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We love our ancient coins, but if we are honest we know most of the people around us do not. There is not one person in a thousand who collects ancient coins. It would be easy to do, but their interests tend in other directions. That's fine. However, I think that proves that thinking a grandson will care is wishful. The grandson would rather have the money and, given ancient-coins, will try to figure out how to turn them into money. If you have ten grandsons and granddaughters they would all rather have the money. Maybe, just maybe, you can cultivate an interest with ancient-coin gifts on birthdays. But don't count on it. Kids have their own lives and the chances they will care passionately about our hobby are really small.
I have known a few collectors who are almost proud they have never sold a coin, not even one they regard as a duplicate. I think that is a serious mistake. You don't find out what coins are worth by buying them. You find out what they are worth by selling them. It is easy to pay twice or three times what you should. Sellers will let you do that. Why not offer your duplicates around and see what they are really worth? What do you have to lose but, possibly, misconceptions about what they are worth?
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*rats* ... I don't have any ancient duplicates, "yet" ... However, I have tried giving a few old Canadian nickels to one of my best friend's sons and he seemed to like them (NOTE => I already knew that the kid collected stamps, so there was a fairly good chance that he'd think that they were pretty cool) ... ... *sigh* ... but since then (a couple of years ago), he is big-time into sports and playing goalie for his hockey team => which is obviously a good thing => I just hope that he'll keep an interest in hockey and still keep the flame burning in the old "collecting-category" ... maybe ... who knows, eh? (I drifted in and out of collecting throughout my years) ...  => I hope that our coins will be worth something someday ... and I hope that I'll have found somebody who shows an interest in them before I die (an honest interest)  => coin collecting picks you, Jimmy!!Edited by stevex6
10/07/2012 10:05 pm
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Jeeze, Warren, I suppose you are right. The likely hood that my son, (who should be born sometime this week) will care about ancient coins is indeed remote. I think maybe if I convince him that its real treasure he might find it more interesting. It didn't work on my wife who and I quote "you spent what on a bleeping button, I am gonna kick your reverse." She did not say bleeping and she did not see reverse, use your imagination. Who knows? All I know is Augustus1/ Dougsmit / and matthewvincent need avatars!
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Pillar of the Community
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Well Steve if I out live you....
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Well I'll certainly keep you in mind, A-noob (thanks for having my back) ...  In all honesty, since we don't have any kids of our own, unless one of my nieces or nephews shows an honest interest in numismatics (which hasn't surfaced, yet), I am making very sure that I am documenting what I paid for each of my coins, what the "book-value" (or approx for ancients) is currently for each of my coins ... plus, I am getting my more valuable ancients authenticated, to assist whoever (my wife) when it comes time to unload my collection ... ... at least that way, I will have had an awesome time collecting them, "and" the person that inherits them will have an easy time either learning and adding to my collection, or an easy time selling the collection for as small a loss as possible!! ... man, when I actually write it down, it's a bit of a sad story, eh? |
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Anoob, when your baby is born you have to let us know. I don't smoke any more, but I'll light up a cigar for you. I hope and pray for an easy birth and a healthy child.
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Congrats on the baby anoob.  Hope all goes well. Maybe we could have a a special smackdown edition featuring children or babies on coins to commemorate the event? Not sure if there are that many coins with childer on them, but there's bound to be a few. Isn't there? |
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Good idea, Bing ...  You must be getting very excited, eh A-noob? Awwww, just think => having a little baby stevex6 running around your house ... accidentally getting into your wine and then getting baby-poop all over your ancient coins (it brings a tear to your eye, don't it?) ... just jokes => and like Bing already stated => I wish you guys all of the luck and happiness in the world!! |
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Steve- I am so excited I am nauseous! All I ever wanted in life was to get pooped, and pee'd on! I realized that I didn't need to have a baby in order to obtain the latter. I have the Bassinet, Crib and toys ready to go. At this point I just want her to have the baby. my wife and her mother are driving me mad. I read almost anything I can get my hands on when it comes to stuff I am interested in and well, my advice for future fathers out there..."don't read about what can go wrong" -it will make you sick to your stomach. Thanks for the support guys. Believe me I don't know the first thing about being a parent, I spent my childhood, circumnavigating my parents, disregarding everything they ever told me, and getting into all sorts of "shenanigans" . At 13 my mother invoked a curse on me, "I hope when you have kids, they will be just like you." Well, looking back, I'm sooo sorry, please release the curse. Please! I am sure it will come full circle. Now-a-days can you prosecute a 10yr old for steeling a 1987 Buick Skylark. I think you can? Oh' the licking I received!
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We reap what we sow my friend. Hehe
Honestly, don't worry about knowing what to do, it will come naturally. I have two great sons, and trust me, I knew nothing about being a parent, or for that matter, even being an adult at the time. I was just barely 20 years old when my first son was born and I was in Vietnam when the second was born. Somehow I managed.
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United States
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I doubt having children was the least of your worries, being wet in that God forsaken jungle, with the snakes, traps, leaches, enemies and God only knows whatever else. Cudos, JW for coming back in one piece when so many did not. Now it seems we just stand around and get blown up, and shot at, and call it an occupation.
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10/08/2012 12:16 pm
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Great thread, interesting discussion. A lot of it chimed true to myself.
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Question anything enough and you have to conclude that most things are pointless.
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It is a strange relationship that I have with this hobby. I don't consider myself a numismatist. Collecting anything is ultimately pointless, to be honest, analyse anything at all too much and you can reach this conclusion. I, either fortunately or unfortunately believe were just highly evolved monkeys hurtling through space on a rock thats ultimately dying. It kinda puts things in perspective Are ancients an investment, very probably not. As a hobby though its a good choice, if you play golf once a week it might cost you $50 that you can never get back. Buy a coin for $50 and enjoy it and you have not really 'spent' the money, just converted it. At any time you can covert it back, in that sense I see ancients as a pretty much free hobby. It is indeed a hobby for the soul, dont let anyone else tell you what you should be collecting as everyone is different and no matter how experienced somebody is it does not mean they are 'right' and you are 'wrong' with regards to this. Opinions are like ?*/%£$&? (a certain part of a persons anatomy I cant mention in a family forum!), everybody has one and most peoples stink! This is ultimately a hobby, no more, no less:
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A hobby is a regular activity or interest that is undertaken for pleasure, typically done during one's leisure time. Some people seem intent on sucking the pleasure out of it, not sure why. If it makes you happy, keep doing it, if not, maybe you should try golf Edited by bobbyhelmet
10/09/2012 12:41 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Forgot to add - Congrats and good luck with the baby Ancientnoob, hope all goes well for you and yours. Having children is one one the few things in life that is not 'pointless' this will enrich your soul more than any / every ancient coin ever could. Edited by bobbyhelmet
10/09/2012 12:50 pm
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Well said Bobby! And thanks a bunch.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I had to look back on this thread for some needed inspiration. Some really great responses.
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