Forest City Coins

Learn more about our story. This story begins with a young boy named Keith Greenham. Keith was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and lived pretty much a normal boys life. He was into comic books and marbles as many kids his age were. What was different with Keith was he had a knack for business at a very young age. You see, he used to take his little re... d wagon and load it up with his comic books and go around his neighborhood, door to door, and ask the father of the house if he read comics. Most of the men at that time did read comics, and were happy to see Keith at their doors. He would trade his comics with them, giving them a comic of their choice for two of their own. So Keiths collection grew and grew, as did his interest for other collectibles. From comic books his interest grew to coins. In 1952, his father, Ivan Greenham, was stationed in Halifax with RCEME, and was transferred to London, Ontario. So, Keith, and his mom and dad all moved to London where Keith attended high school. In 1959, Ivan was transferred back to Halifax, where Keith graduated from Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. Buying, selling and trading coins is what put Keith through university. In 1964, his family moved back to London to live. At this time he found it very difficult to get a job, so he decided to open his own business. In September of 1964, Keith opened up his store, Forest City Coins and Stamps, Ltd., on Dundas Street in the east end of London. He stayed there for nearly 2 years, and then made the move to Richmond Street, between King and Dundas, across from the old Simpsons building. His business and clientele were starting to grow by this time and Keith was always busy running around, making a deal here and there. In 1969, Ivan Greenham started to mount military medals for his war buddies. He did an excellent job and with that came an excellent reputation. This is where we find a story within a story. The Ivan Greenham Medal Dept. continued to grow and become well-known as did Forest City Coins. Even ...Read More