I got my first HL when I turned 50 from my sisters. After that, I would get one here and there for gifts. Then I found a first mold Assateague (#74) and Al became more interested in the hunt. We got all we could find. Am a charter member (#609) of the society. Now we have a special dealer who calls when the new HL is in. We have them all except for Coquille, the original Hatteras and some of the mistakes. Love to see each and every one as they arrive. HL keeps making them better and better. We still check out dealers when we're traveling - still thinking in the back of our mind that we might find something hidden on a shelf as many did in the past. Don't think that's going to happen any more especially with the way HLs have caught on. The first ones were a marvel to look at when they came out - it's unbelievable to look at them and compare what HL can do with details now.