Coin Collecting & Stacking A Very Lonely Hobby

This community is the best outlet for sharing and not feeling alone.

We all need a break sometime. Feel free to take one and come back here feeling a new sense of purpose.

But if you want to keep at it, we will support your with that as well.

I can relate to this thread. My wife and kids, with the exception of my son, have no interest in my hobby. My wife does smile when she sees how excited I get over some coins. My five year old son thinks it's pretty cool and "collects" coins too but I assume he'll loose interest. I recently bought him the Zombucks copper bullion collection. He'll be excited when they come in. I have found that I get a lot of enjoyment reading others posts and posting on this forum as my coin outlet. That's why I love this place!

Thanks all for the encouraging words and wisdom. I think I do need a break and will be taking this break now. But I will be on the forum to continue to read the happenings of my fellow coin collectors and stackers.

Thanks again everyone.
ST

I took a break from Lincoln's . Just needed a break from box after box. It's cool finding stuff though .

I was in the same boat as you. Except it was with sport cards. I collected from 1987 until the early 90's. Became a teen and moved onto other things. Came back to the hobby in 1999 after collecting Star Wars figures which was taking up too much room. Liked to collect, but never found anything that was a perfect fit. No one to share my accomplishments with sometimes took the fun out of it. I switched collecting goals quite a few times and it still was never enough.

That is until I started collecting a certain card. A Ripken error that I could never afford as a kid. Went after all 6 versions the book listed. Then found 7, 8 etc until 21 was the new number (highly debated by some). Helped make a website about it, wrote a little book, was mentioned in a CNBC article and helped numerous collectors with this newly found info. Sure I helped raise the price on previously unknown errors, but it also helped with it's popularity and shed light on unknown info for about 20 years. I was respected in the community online and proud of what I had accomplished. My family, they were happy for me but I got the same looks as you when I would show them a new version, new article I found or any other new discovery. On the other hand, every time my boys show me what they created on minecraft I don't get as excited as they would like to see either.

Sadly I had to sell my collection for financial reasons and took a huge loss financially, but it was the most fun I've ever had collecting and loved it.

I guess my point is like others have mentioned, try to connect to others locally that have the same interests as you. Or what worked for me, instead of collecting what most do, find a niche. I wish you the best of luck.

Happy Hunting, Donovan

You nailed it Carl. I keep my mouth closed regarding my habits and hobby. I learned long ago that some people have great memory and what might have been mentioned or shown in casual conversation to co-workers, strangers or even family members may some day come back to haunt.

I wish I could get the urge to take a small break! I know my checking account would appreciate it!

I know everybody has their own way of collecting. CRH is not my way and that would certainly wear me down after a while.