Hi everyone. I dusted off my old collection with the kids (7 and 5 years old) because the oldest one is currently very into Greek Mythology and I remembered that I have some old Roman bronze coins. It has been fun to get back into the hobby, and I think I have caught the collecting bug again.
About meI have a history degree and an urban planning degree. I worked as an urban planner for many years, but I am currently working as a software engineer. For me coins hit the sweet spot of history, economics, and technology!
About my collectionMy great grandmother decided to put a roll of
Mercury dimes away in a drawer in 1945 when they discontinued the design. She added a roll of
Walking Liberty half dollars a couple years later. In 1964 she added a roll of
Roosevelt dimes,
Washington quarters, and a mix of Kennedy/Franklin half dollars. This was eventually passed down to my dad and then to me. Throughout my childhood I added to it through coin roll hunting and filling out the Whitman folders. I added a few odds and ends from the LCS. I even got those ancient Roman coins mentioned above off of
ebay.
What interests me about collectingI feel like what really sets humans apart is our ability to cooperate. Markets represent a big leap forward in our ability to cooperate, and coins are a technology that demonstrate our capacity for abstract thought. They symbolize labor/value. It's cool to think about how coins are deeply human artifacts.
I'm interested in collecting coins that have been in circulation and have some wear. It is amazing to me to handle coins that were used by people hundreds (or even thousands) of years ago and to think about how they were in contract with these same coins, what was going on at the time, and what their lives must have been like. Collecting worn out coins also helps keep costs down!
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Forgot to add. Thank you to the mods for hosting this. I love a good old fashioned internet forum!
Posted 05/18/2024 04:27 am
to you and your kiddos 
