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Moderator
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What has coin collecting done for you? It filled a lot of hours over a lot of years. I think coin collecting is a solitary kind of a hobby but it was extra nice when I got one of my nephews interested for about a year then he lost interest. Keeps me out of trouble (most of the time) John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I've found over the years that collecting coins and many other items is:
1. A method of getting rid of excess money
2. A method of spending to much spare time
3. A way to use up a lot of gasoline in my car to get to coin shows
4. A large inventory of small metal round objects that I can't take with me at the end
5. I have a large pile of STUFF that due to it's value can not show people
6. I've learned that these small round metal objects become sort of a habit that is not easily broken.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Just Carl  Good learning experience. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2311 Posts |
Coin collecting helped me use all my money up on coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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After being on the CCF for the past year, and reading 1,000s of posts, I finally can totally agree w/ something that just carl said |
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United States
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It's allowed me to accrue a public reputation for knowledge and wisdom which is completely unsupported by my actual capabilities.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Ddave, That sounds like something I want to hear from a politician.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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You know Ddave on the internet you can be anyone hahaha
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Moderator
United States
23522 Posts |
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Ddave, That sounds like something I want to hear from a politician. The role of a Moderator is a remarkably political one. Every_single_word must be carefully calculated for effect, and one is never off the clock. |
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United States
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 For me, coin collecting has been a never ending staircase. No matter how seasoned you think you might be, the reality is, you always find something that you have never seen or just learned from. Numismatics is truly fascinating. swcoin.ecrater.com
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New Member
United States
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I have learned so much about history and geography by collecting world coins. I never thought history and the politics of empires could be so fascinating through the study of coins.
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06/26/2013 7:46 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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For me its kept the blood pumping. In the chase of that next great coin. Or maybe its my wife chaseing me and throwing things at me. For bringing another coin home. lol
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Valued Member
United States
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Oh sorry forgot. Happy Birthday.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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...Or maybe its my wife chaseing me and throwing things at me. For bringing another coin home. I encountered that early, and have come up with the "one-for-one" strategy of Type collecting. Whenever I get an upgraded coin the previous needs to go to another collector. I only need one of each type. Too bad that my wife does not share the same philosophy with her "dust collectors".  Edited by oih82w8
06/27/2013 10:17 am
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Valued Member
United States
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It doesn't matter what I do she will never get it. But what are ya gonna do. I have had her for thirty years. I always tell her if this is all she has come up with in thirty years. We should be good.lol. I keep telling her look at how much enjoyment she will get out of liquidateing them when I croak. lol
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