Coin Addiction - Collectors Version Of Aa

Hello
My name is Louis and I'm an addict

I've been clean and sober from buying coins for 36 hours. My last ebay purchase was a Seated Liberty quarter on Tuesday night. I have 11 more packages coming in the next 72 hours from all recent purchases bringing the past 4 weeks total up to some 59 items.

I am 39 years old and up until a month ago I have played golf with a passion for 20 years, week in and week out, sometimes twice a week. I had worked my handicap down to single digits as a result of my hard work. I have not teed up a ball in a month. All of my greens fees and practice funds have been diverted since I discovered something:

Coins

My children think something is a miss. Dad no longer leaves the house on Saturday at 7:00am not reappearing until lunch. Dad comes home on time each night from the office rather than show up at 7:00 sweating from having just hit 150 8 Irons. What's going on with dad?

Well kids, dad is under his 5x magnifying glass and his halogen desktop lamp studying the fine intricacies of the shield on an 1851 seated liberty half time while he looks up every other 10 seconds and compares what he sees to a PCGS Photo or other auction listings.

This is my new life. I sit in a room surrounded by 6 guitars that I have barely touched in a month as well. I need help. I want to play golf, I want to write a new song but I cannot put my babies down. They...are...my...PRECIOUS!!


Anyhoo, I'll post some new pics in the grading section this weekend to get some thoughts on a few kick butt coins that should arrive!

See you at the next meeting!

You guys are disgusting, sure I have been abusing coins for a few weeks but I'm not addicted.
I can quit any time I want.

My doctor said "Zinc deficiency can lead to diarrhea, loss of appetite, irritability, hair loss, poor vision, slow wound healing and stunted growth."

So I got a box of pennies and now I feel great!

My name is Dave.... I too am an addict. I look forward to going to the mail box in hopes that a new coin or banknote will be there and can not wait to get home to open it. YES..... I force myself to wait til I get home, one must show SOME self control.

I call it the Christmas syndrome, because it is like opening a Christmas present (even though you know what it is) every time!
I'm glad to see that I am not the only one who is affected by Christmas Syndrome.
To help with my buying, I also sell, which in part helps the spread of Christmasitist.

Hello Robert!!

Hello my name is Tony and what Robert said!

Are there 12 steps? Or just Full Steps?...

I might be addicted but just encase - enable me all you want. No addiction is good unless there is an enabler involved. No intervention is needed.

I have a confession to make... I'm addicted to crack...die cracks that is. For the past few months (maybe more) I have been buying Morgans with serious die cracks and clashes. I thought I could quit but then I figured WHY?

There was another post not long ago about what other items we collect. Guns were there many times. It does appear that coin collectors usually have guns too. Coins and guns seam to go together.