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Valued Member
United Kingdom
438 Posts |
No I just enjoy being awkward!  |
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New Member
Spain
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male, 48 working/living in Spain. 31 years with Uncle Sam.
jdheyne, don't worry about it fading away, I started collection coin when I was 13, it does fade away, different interest, but it comes back. My son is 11, I don't expect him to stay as motavated as I am now, but at least when I move on to a different plain in life, he will have the collection. I don't know if you have any kids, but someday you might, and the more you collect now, the better he/she will have later, along with the memory of you.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1247 Posts |
AEtheling, do you mine if I ask if your sig line has anything to do with George Orwell? I get goose bumps when I see "room 101."
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
438 Posts |
Yeah partially, being the room of your own personal Hell. However, it is also in reference to a UK TV show of the same name. The TV show invites celebrities on to talk about general stuff but also to pick out what they hate the most about society (you know the little annoying things in life). They get the choice of one thing they'd like to put in room 101 (which is a prison of sorts for all annoying things).
I can't tell you the amount of stuff celebs have offered up, it ranges from the acceptable to the unbelievable; the government, the bit of string that holds new socks together, mimers, clowns, clouds that look like they might rain. Anne Robinson (of the Weakest Link fame) caused a national outcry when she put the Welsh in room 101! But someone got their own back later when they said Anne Robinson should go in room 101 to join the Welsh.
Edited by Ętheling
01/19/2006 04:25 am
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Valued Member
United States
62 Posts |
Im a 27 year old male. Just got back into coins after a 13 year layoff.....
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Valued Member
 United States
458 Posts |
Well, I have to admit at this point, I am surprised and disappointed somewhat that only 16% of our members are female. I coulda swore we had many many more females in our forum. I guess that many of our males (83%) were correct, that coin collecting is a male dominated hobby and that females are just not interested in collecting money instead of spending it---sad---  --I'll post this one last time, to see if our females will validate my point that we DO have many more females in here---Speak up ladies or forever hold your peice..  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
756 Posts |
Well, Cisco...I don't think it has anything to do with them not being interested in Collecting Coins, but not being (majority) raised by people or around friends that share this similar interest.
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New Member
United States
17 Posts |
I started collecting when my grandpa gave each of us a jar full of coins he had in his cabinet. He just threw them in during his life. I don't think my brothers or sister has them now, but I do and I know most of the ones he gave me. Maybe it's because of the sentimental part that we "females" have that keeps me interested in them.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1203 Posts |
I believe it was male the last time I checked. As for age, lets just say they don't allow me to have candles on my birthday cake any longer. Something about a fire danger. |
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United States
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Valued Member
United States
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Sentimental value certainly causes me to hold onto things!
I was considering trading in some of my gold for other coins to take advantage of the current high price (overpriced, in my opinion). But I thought about all of the gold coins I own, and they all have acquired some sort of sentimental value. The best choice to trade in might have been a 1-ounce gold Maple Leaf; I certainly could have picked up something nice in trade, but my grandfather gave it to me. Since it has that connection with him, sentimental value has overridden its financial value and I'll probably hold on to it no matter how high gold gets. The funny thing is, just about two weeks ago my grandfather suggested that I sell some gold to take advantage of the high price. I'm sure he would be happy if I traded in that Maple Leaf on something else, but in my mind selling it would break the sentimental connection, so I'll probably keep it while gold prices fall at some indeterminate time in the future.
Other gold coins also have a certain amount of sentimental value. In some cases, I connect them with certain events in my life, and in others I just like the designs. In the end, I could not think of a gold coin I was willing to part with.
Irrational? Probably, yes. But I never claimed to be a fully rational person!
Heather
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Turkey
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I don't think that's irrational (maybe that's because I do the same:)
Th purpose to sell gold when the prices are high is to get some profit that may be in serious values only is you are doing that continously. If you sell when the prices are high, buy when low.
Othervise, I don't think it's worth giving away sth just for some extra bucks.
(By the way, how could we change the topic that much:)
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New Member
United States
36 Posts |
Male, just past 30.
I would guess that most collectors are middle age males.
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Valued Member
United States
458 Posts |
Ok members, I guess I was wrong about our membership. I really felt that we had many more females in our forum. I still think we do, but for what ever reason they will not post. Thats okay, women I guess like to rather read than talk. Coin collecting IS a male dominated hobby...(That just don't sound right)
Hmm for some reason that just does not resonate with me..I still believe we have MANY more females in our forum, they just will not admit it..Wonder why?
Can the ladies that have posted please enlighten us males why the "other" females won't post?
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New Member
United States
4 Posts |
I just joined today and I belong in the "female and under 30" category...guess that kinda makes me odd 'man' out  |
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