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Pillar of the Community
United States
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People do a lot of crazy things that can ruin coins. What bothers you the most? Those oval tourist trap souvenirs? Using a quarter to unscrew something? Using them for crafts? Maybe a forth thing I didn't think of?
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Valued Member
United States
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Most of those things don't really bother me. I guess I'd have to say dishonest grumpy sellers who try and take advantage of new coin collectors and suck the joy out of them.
Those who impose rules on the way to collect, or what to collect. Those are the most destructive 'coin practices' that bother me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by CoinCollector2012
01/05/2016 09:53 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1316 Posts |
Kinda off topic, but it's the mood I'm in. Train tracks is my favorite. So much fun squishing them :)
But biggest pet peeve: Giving collector coins to people who truly could care less and who then proceed to treat them as such.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7390 Posts |
Nothing bothers me unless it directly affects me. Call me crazy but I don't worry about things out of my control usually
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Valued Member
Canada
174 Posts |
People taking some of my random coins thinking they are basic pocket change.
People getting mad at me because I wont give them a sliver 25c or something like that to use at a vending machine
Edit I forgot its destructive
So melting sliver coins for me
Edited by xd99xd
01/05/2016 11:10 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
757 Posts |
I don't care what anyone does to their coins. The more coins they ruin the more valuable mine become.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1602 Posts |
I get crazy when somebody takes a perfectly good (or great) Au-MS Lincoln Cent and dips it or scrubs it to make it better. Other coins too, but small cents... |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
814 Posts |
Melting silver coins. Of any kind, and any condition (except those that are slick or with nothing left but the outline of a Liberty head).
Edited by hcmusicguy
01/05/2016 2:48 pm
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Valued Member
United States
343 Posts |
Misspelled words.
Kidding, I guess with coins its cleaning. I've known since I was a kid not to do that.
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
People who babble at floor auctions. I need to keep track of the lots, please - so...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6370 Posts |
People who bid against me on ebay, or any auction for that matter.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1812 Posts |
When I first started collecting coins 50 years ago, it was recommended you spray clear lacquer on your Mint State coins to preserve them..
It was also popular finding ads for cleaning coins...
While none of the above bother me, when I harshly cleaned a throw a way nasty looking Cent, many members here did not like the fact that I cleaned a 1960d/d large over small date Lincoln...
Guess you really needed to see a "before" photo (that was not taken).
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Family members who are oblivious to coin collecting. If I tried to show them a nice pickup, It's like I have the black plaque or something.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7390 Posts |
See I don't have that. Basically I've sparked interest, however small, in most family members. For instamce, just last night night my 21yo brother stopped by and made sure to bring a quarter he wanted to ask me about. It was just a saratoga so I told him.about the ATB program and he was educated if only a little. Then I showed him a saratoga bullion & P puck and his jaw dropped. They all love the fact that by nature of the hobby it allows the accumulation of pm's. Edited by Cascade
01/05/2016 3:25 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Posted 01/05/2016 09:34 am
