For Lonesome Numismatists Everywhere

I am like Auldfarte, I do not talk too much about my coins locally except for close friends, because I do not want cousin burglar getting any ideas.

It is ashamed that in todays world, if you have anything of value, you have to hide it. Heck, people will shoot you for 10 bucks nowadays.

These forums give me a little anononimity, yet I can still share thoughts with people with the same interests.

And yes, I am just fine spending time by myself. Like SuperDave said, I am in IT support, and at the end of the day, I do not care to speak to any more silly humans. (Family excluded)

MM

By the very nature of logging on to this forum and contributing, the loners are no longer lonely. 24/7 access to a discussion board to read about other points of view, share images, post questions and discuss topics of a specific nature to people who are interested.

In our age, I find it superfluous to have someone next to me discuss our interst. If I want comments of a useful or relative nature, I can post it to a distribution board to people who are interested and interesting!

I'm an Australian living in London collecting Australian (mainly) and International coins and banknotes. This is my 3rd forum, so sometime, somewhere, someone is logging on that will appreciate the joy and excitement of having a coin for it's own sake, whether if ends off a collection or is the first into a new area.

Of course, there are always traders, coin fairs and other clubs abound for those of the more go-getting nature!

And while spending time alone is enjoyable and rewarding, if you are reading this then you are not a loner.

And remember, Satre said "If you are lonely while you're alone, you are in bad company."

i have always been involved in solitary pursuits - I like to be in control. that's what it comes down to in the end - I enjoy sharing my coin finds with others, but like most of us, those readily available to share with don't have the same interest. I am lucky that my father is a coin dealer and has been able to share his years of experience with me. at times, I'm sure he wants to change his phone number, but I think we have gotten much closer as a result of my interest in coins.

i can appreciate the isolated feeling many of us share - I never fit in growing up and always felt like I was on an island in the ocean - alone and isolated. reading literature and studying history, along with my interests in several hobbies allowed me to connect with others alone on their islands. I was in several clubs for model and prototype trains and ham radio.

now we have the internet and it's interesting that so many people feel isolated. I guess reading about another person via the internet allows for a huge disconnect, at least it does for me. I guess that's more of a function of feeling isolated to begin with. I'm thinking of joining a coin club - that seemed to allow me to share with others while feeling part of a collective whole.

-Steve

TexasMick, that 5 kilo cheese was from northern Spain, from the town of Balaguer if I recall correctly. Near Barcelona. Flavor like a manchego, but a little softer texture. The people that turned up their nose at it 10 years ago would be more appreciative today.

Thanks to this site's mom and pop, moderators, members and contributers we've all gotten together in this forum. Tis a pleasure to be in the company of everyone here.

I'm a loner too. I don't like crowds and people I associate are a small group that I've gotten to know in a long period of time. My family doesn't really understand paying money to buy money. My fiance try to be interested but he doesn't really understand. I don't talk about coins to anyone simply because I'm not much of a talker.

The forum has been great and I don't think I would have been an active collector if not for the forum. Most of my knowledge on numismatic was gained from the forum.