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New Member
United States
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well I have always been a person to just save a coin here and there as I find different or older ones. We were home and our daughter and her 2 kids came up. Being we have started to get into it more we got it out to show them what we are doing. Well needless to say the two grandchildren got right into it.. Looking at them asking questions and helping searching though some bags of coins I brought out. Then when they went home they started searching though bags of coins they had. They seem to enjoy it and I gave them a few 2x2 coin holders and they are starting to collect. Lets see how long it last  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1315 Posts |
Great post. Where do we even start trying to explain to the non-collectors.
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Rest in Peace
 United States
18456 Posts |
I used to explain to them but they just look at you as if to say " Ok coin nerd ,I have to get back to my computer games now " .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10038 Posts |
This is life in general. Look at it form the other side of the coin (could not resist). Just how excited do we get when someone in our family shows us their rock/Hummel/Beanie Baby/butterfly/china/toenail clipping collection (OK - forget the last one)? We all enjoy someone saying "WOW!" over what we like. But the reality is jbuck hit it on the head.... Quote:
I could not care less who appreciates my coins other than myself. We collect what we collect b/c we like it. And if other don't show the same excitement, that is also human nature. Not everyone's favorite color is purple - it would make life rather boring. And yet one more side of the coin this situation has taught me in life: I have learned, when someone shows me a collection of theirs of which I have no interest, to deliberately make myself take an interest. I want to see what I have been missing that actually makes these objects appeal to another human being enough to want to collect them. The results have been threefold: 1. The other person feels good someone is taking an interest and a better friendship is formed. 2. I learn something I never knew before, which can be a real eye opener at times depending on the subject (now why didn't I see that before?!) and now the bad one, 3. I start to take an interest and have to tell myself I cannot collect the items b/c I just have no more room (this happens when you have about 1000 glass insulators around the house)! Oh - one more thing - I did fail miserably on this account one time when a friend started to enthusiastically show me his (very) thick 3-ring binder full of pages of electrical power stations he has taken in his travels. Even after 10-15 minutes I never did quite understand that obsession no matter how hard he tried.  Now if the pics had only included glass insulators on some of those power poles  How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halveshttps://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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@ T-BOP Who cares .....we care  |
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Valued Member
United States
467 Posts |
I understand the pain of having no family or friends who give a darn or find a finished collection as anything exciting.
But the funny thing is-- neither do I. Usually I don't give a dang either!
Half the time I finish a set, I never look at it again. Often I will sell it for money to start something else.
I like collecting. Having...not so much.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My wife aside, I actually have a great many people in my life who have at least a passing interest in coins. Most of my friends in high school at least knew what a Wheat penny is, and had a little jar or bag of them in their house somewhere. I had neighbors and relatives with albums or jars tucked away in closets and basements. One friend even reached out to me to help her assemble a small assortment of coins to celebrate her Indian heritage. Now the number of people I know who would budget for a Seated dollar or Alexander III tet... None! There is absolutely nothing wrong with collecting "small game" coins however. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4870 Posts |
Collecting for me gives me a sense of accomplishment. The older coins give a sense of connection to not only my past but my ancestors and the turbulent times our respective countries have been through, a part of history if you will. I don't really have anyone to share my collection with that would appreciate and understand it. I'm slowly getting back into US coins. I've had a love-hate relationship with them, at least with the modern issues. But I really love my Canadian coins!! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Great post T-Bop. This has been on my mind for awhile now. Someday, one of my kids will get my collection and they will have no idea what they're getting or how wonderful it really is. They'll know I enjoyed it though.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Hmmm... The main thought I have is that there are many hobbies that others enjoy that I have absolutely no interest in. I collect coins because I'm OCD. Related to that and going beyond, once I get into something, I focus full force to learn as much as I can about the subject and sometimes that leads to an abrupt halt in interest when I feel that I've attained enough knowledge or skill under autodidactic circumstances. With numismatics, I sense that any halt in learning will be a long time from now, if ever, which makes it a great hobby to get into for me. But, that's for me. I don't, and never would, expect anyone else to think the same way I do about it. Yes, sometimes it's a little disappointing to not be able to share what's really great about that nickel I just bought but, that's why I'm very happy I found this forum.  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Guys I really haven't finished a set of coins other then Roosies , Jefferson's and 41-58 Wheaties .and just a few coins shy of Liberty head Nickels ,Mercury Dimes, Washington quarters and Walking Liberty halves .I'm just trying to make a point that when we do complete a set of coins then we usually are the ones who cares the most, if not anyone else . Believe it or not, I have a log book giving precise instructions to my children and Grandchildren on what to do if anything happens to me . They better read that book .  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Who cares? That's what CCF is for. We care! I understand what it's like to live 'in the closet' with your collection. You almost have to. Posting pictures of your coins on Facebook is a dumb move. It makes you a target. For me that's why I'm a member here. We can show our coins off with other enthusiasts without having to worry about getting robbed. I would love to see pics of your completed collection T-bop! Show case away! Edited by MikeF
07/14/2017 11:34 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
My deceased wife had no interest in my rather high falutin' coin collection.
"Just do what you like!"
Nobody else really understood what my collection was about.
So I had to decide for myself.
My previous post contains the thinking that resulted opon the completion of my Australian Gold Type set.
My advice is:
Think for a long time, with a view to expanding your numismatic horizons. THAT is the answer to the question:
'Where to from here?'
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Valued Member
Canada
458 Posts |
yes nice to share that with us her my wife and daughter don't care I hope that I can leave he enough info that she sells it for a good price, but that is not why I started to collect and today I enjoy the peacefulness of the hobby.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Unfortunately this is true of almost any hobby. Ever go to a car show? Sometimes there are hundreds of cars and some have had many thousands of dollars worth of work done to them. Many hundreds of people walk by each one and say things like, "That's nice". Some take photos of them and then later just delete those. Some of the car owners have several such show cars and so what? They just sit in a garage most of the time and few people see them then. And when the owner of those cars die, most family members just sell them off since few of them really care.
No one in my family cares about coins. When I pass away, I guess all my coins will be just dumped at a bank. However, I still collect coins for my own pleasure and if I had to worry about my coins future, I'd probably just sell them all off now.
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