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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yes Gabibacsi I am indeed quite young! Leaves a lot of room for knowledge! Haha now I don't know about that but it's a possibility!  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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@SilverCents, you're actually the same age as I was when I started collecting. (I say that like it wasn't 2 years ago lol)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
819 Posts |
I turned 61 in May. Retired in 2018
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3281 Posts |
@GrapeCollects Wow very cool! I find it super cool that you also work at a LCS, wish I could do the same!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1788 Posts |
I'm also 18  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8938 Posts |
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I find it super cool that you also work at a LCS, wish I could do the same! You'd probably be surprised at how willing most dealers would be to at least entertaining the thought. A lot of them have realized that our generation isn't as into coins as theirs, and that if someone wants to get into, has the drive and interest, that shutting them down is bad in the long run. The way I landed mine was by going in frequently, asking questions, expressing my interests and goals in collecting, and my drive to be a larger part of the numismatic community. Quote:I'm also 18 The dastardly duo! I do know of a few, and I mean a few kids in my area around my age who collect, about 3. 1 does world coins, 1 does Jefferson nickels, and the other does large size US currency and banknotes. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You'd probably be surprised at how willing most dealers would be to at least entertaining the thought. A lot of them have realized that our generation isn't as into coins as theirs, and that if someone wants to get into, has the drive and interest, that shutting them down is bad in the long run. The way I landed mine was by going in frequently, asking questions, expressing my interests and goals in collecting, and my drive to be a larger part of the numismatic community. Very interesting. There is a LCS I go to now and again in Florida. It's one of those huge multi-million dollar stores, chalk full of everything, even bars of gold! I would love to work there. Whenever I start living with my Aunt and Uncle during College, I'll really be able to interact with the LCS at that point, rather than only 3 times a year (as I travel overseas with my parents). For the time being, my current "college" job to raise a bit of money would probably be at Publix. But, if I can get a job at that LCS, it'll be like a dream come true! Edited by SilverCents
07/07/2020 01:14 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
646 Posts |
I turn the big six-oh in two weeks. I was casually collecting (mosty Buffalo nickels) in my late 20's - early 30's. Some life (or at least life style) changing things happened, and my collection went to the back shelf of the closet. Then this March, right before they closed everything down, I got a nice high AU 1942-P War Nickel in change. With all the down time from the virus, and the money saved from it, I dove back into collecting. The $1200 stimulus check didn't hurt, either!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
Median age for this poll:
49 years old.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2130 Posts |
I will be starting my last year in my 30's tomorrow.
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Pillar of the Community
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 Happy birthday for tomorrow then Connor!  Good to see so many young people collecting on this thread. So different to stamps where nearly everyone is like 89 years old and smells of wet tweed. Honestly all my stamp clubs, I am way beyond pulling baby legs - to them I am pre embryonic in fact so young they were already older than me, before I was born in some cases. I also remember starting to collect coins seriously just before my 15th birthday back in 1991. |
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Valued Member
United States
134 Posts |
Fifty-nine years young and hanging out at the LCS every Saturday.
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Valued Member
United States
443 Posts |
Never thought I'd be depressed for just making the cutoff.....will be 57 at Thanksgiving.....Yes my mom Had a Turkey Egg with me&  #128584; |
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 United States
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Never thought I'd be depressed for just making the cutoff.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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interesting poll. glad to see some younger folks collecting. I'm 66 and started in the mid-60's with my paper route. it was a lot of fun collecting then as you could find just about anything in circulation. morgans, Peace dollars, indian heads were around as well as buffs, standing liberties, mercs, just about every Lincoln except the keys. silver was common and you were able to complete several albums except for the keys right from circulation. first big purchase 09S VDB XF40 in 1970 for $110  |
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