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Archraz
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 Posted 11/23/2008 6:35 pm
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This might be an unusual thing to ask, but have you ever had the feeling when you were at a show or a shop that many numismatists just sort of have a "coin collector look" to them?
This is just an odd thought that I've had every so often.
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clembo
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United States
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Posted 11/23/2008 7:08 pm
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Seems most collectors I see are pretty much average looking people. Only difference is we all share a "dark secret". We're coin geeks
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ElleKitty
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USA
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Posted 11/23/2008 7:18 pm
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I stand out at the local coin shows and coin meetings.
For one, I'm female. The average San Antonio Collector is male.
I'm on average about twenty years younger than San Antonio Collectors.
I don't wear vests to tuck my 60-coin holder into the breast pocket.
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vermontensium
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USA
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Posted 11/23/2008 7:29 pm
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I try not to stand out at all at shows. I have a leather pouch on a belt under my shirt. That's where the goodies go. Also, I pull the greysheet out prior to getting to any tables. I'm 38 but don't look it. I get the "Can I help you young man" stuff all the time. I just tell em I am a beginner and just browsing.
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just carl
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snowman
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Archraz
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Posted 11/23/2008 8:14 pm
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I knew everyone would think that this was an odd thought haha. Well, the reason why I bring it up is that often when I go to shows or to a dealer's shop for the first time, the dealer always asks me "So are you a collector?" I then respond, " Oh yes, I have been for many years now." And the dealer then replies "Really? You? I would never have thought that." This almost always occurs, so it made me ponder "just what does a coin collector look like?" I suppose that it is true that there are stereotypes, such as being an old Caucasian male.
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collect4fun
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haidee
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Posted 11/23/2008 10:43 pm
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i definitely don't look like a coin collector, based from what I've read here
hahaha
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DNA
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Elimist
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USA
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Posted 11/24/2008 01:28 am
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I don't look like a coin collector at all.
I'm an athletic 19 year old sporting a military flat-top haircut and a gotee. I drive a motorcycle and enjoy heavy metal music.
Ha Ha, I'm a nice kid though even though I probably just described myself as a thug. The people in my coin club enjoy my company and most people there are nearing or over 50 years older then I am. With the exception of mycrob who actually belongs to the same coin club I belong to.
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Metalman
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ElleKitty
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USA
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Posted 11/24/2008 08:34 am
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They all look like coin collectors. Every last one. That was actually a nice way to spend an hour this damp, foggy, cold morning.
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The DarkSide is strong with this one.
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