How old are you? Poll on Coin Collectors

RedstoneCoins

I am curious as to the average age of a coin collector. What is your current age?

Hydrant

I am 66 years old. But I look 46 because of good genes and also because I've been pickled for the last 20 years. Or more. Actually a lot more than I care to admit too.

Kliao

Hmm. 🤔 Am I the only one under 18 around here?

Smudge

If this was not a private poll no one would have voted.

Mdcoincollector2003

I’m 16! Part of the elusive 6%.

dogwood

Interestingly, I joined this forum at the first year mark of my age group, and now I’m only a year away from the last year mark in the group.
Seeing stuff like this in print pi*ses me off.

kiyote

Age is just a number. I’m 47 but I feel like an 81-year old with severe cardiac arrhythmia.

ChrisH821

A few more months and I'll be in the next bracket...

GiveMeProof

There were two choices for 60 years old... I went with the low range.

Walkerfan

@GiveMeProof said:
There were two choices for 60 years old... I went with the low range.

You chose the right one, as the higher bracket should have began with 61.

privatecoin

I am younger than my body is telling me....

BryceM

I’m 48, and secretly annoyed that I’m aging. I know - no sympathy here, but at least I get to still feel like a youngster.

golden

I am old but my wife says that I act like a child.

Pnies20

35 and will be in the next bracket in October

Dave99B

Where are all the 76+ year olds?

Dave

Jimnight

Many moons.

crazyhounddog

What do you think? I’m old as dirt! I try everything I can not to become a grumpy old man. So far so good😊

Justacommeman

46-60 is too wide a net. Kind of skews the poll

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Azurescens

Late 30s this year. The 80s and 90s were an awesome time. I'm happy to have lived my childhood largely in a pre-Internet era.

9/11, 2008, and this all in one lifetime, bailing out corporations three times in my life while paying student loans has put a damper on my collecting.

But I guess I did the right things with my business because I have more gold and silver than I ever dreamed, living at home sequestered eating gourmet chocolates and expensive tea in designer pajamas, while people are fighting for 99 cent boxes of pasta and downloading auto dialers for unemployment.

I see news articles about people having to resort to food shelves for the first time in 50 years. Must be nice having lived such a privileged life.

air4mdc

At work tonight I was referred to by one of the new young guys (30yrs. old) as an “ old timer. ”
I’m thinking it’s about time to retire.

lordmarcovan

Well, that little statistical breakdown was depressing, but not surprising.

I am 54 going on 80. Upper teeth all gone, eyesight going, hearing getting much worse, mobility decreasing. Youngest child about to leave the nest.

Wait, hang on a sec-

HEY YOU KIDS! GET OFF MY LAWN!!!

mumble * mutter * grumble *

Wha-? Oh, sorry.

Where was I?

Oh yeah. Aging. Grouchier every day. Knees shot. Fat. Diabetic.
Grew a beard in quarantine. Yep- it's grey.

Oh, hey- y'know those handlebar thingies to help get up from the toilet? They're starting to look useful. My mother has one of those rolling walker thingies she can push around and use as a seat if need be. That's starting to look pretty sweet too. I can get winded just going to the mailbox.

At least I still have my coins to play with. Even if I can't see the daggum things anymore withou-

Wait, hang on a sec...

PULL YER BRITCHES UP, KID!!! Nobody wants to see yer drawers!

mumble * mutter * grumble *

Wha-? Oh, sorry.

Where was I?

Whothehell knows?

mumble * mutter * grumble *

HEY! YOU NEXT DOOR! THAT'S RIGHT, YOU!!! WHATSYERNAME! TURN THAT CRAP DOWN!!!

You call that "music"? Let me tell you about mu-

Wait... wha-?

Where was I?

What are we talking about?

bearcave

My sentiments exactly @lordmarcovan !

BillJones

@kiyote said:
Age is just a number. I’m 47 but I feel like an 81-year old with severe cardiac arrhythmia.

I am sorry to read that, and you have my condolences. I didn’t really start to feel my age until i turned 70.

lordmarcovan

BTW, when I started collecting coins, a smiling peanut farmer from Georgia had just won the presidency but wasn't inaugurated yet.

This is how people dressed.

This is what our family car looked like. (Yep, ours was yellow, just like this.)

This was my favorite record album.

Y'see, young'uns, a record album was...

Aw, never mind.

This flag was everywhere.

And we had new, funny lookin' quarters! I got my first one at the roller rink.

Y'see, young'uns, a roller rink was...

Aw, never mind.

SoFlo

lordmarcovan , Did you own a pair of red bell bottom pants like that?

Namvet69

I'll be 71 in September and I rotate 8 pairs of running shoes. Altra are my faves. Peace Roy

lordmarcovan

@air4mdc said:
At work tonight I was referred to by one of the new young guys (30yrs. old) as an “ old timer. ”
I’m thinking it’s about time to retire.

It's always fun when one or more of your bosses are younger than some of your own offspring. The "baby boss" phenomenon. That first happened to me a while ago.

I think once or twice I've been treated by a doctor younger than myself, but at least the doctors are still older than my kids. For now.

lordmarcovan

@Mizzou said:
lordmarcovan , Did you own a pair of red bell bottom pants like that?

Mine were purple velour with a red stripe down the side. Worn with a red and gold paisley shirt that had lapels so wide you would glide to safety if you fell off a building.

The hang-gliding is the only part of that paragraph I made up.

Kliao

@Mdcoincollector2003 said:
I’m 16! Part of the elusive 6%.

You me and one more are in the 2% now!

johnny9434

60 last month and I am grateful to be here. Fwiw

ricko

Well... I am in the top group....or is that the bottom group? Just like age, it is a matter of perspective...I am very active and most do not think of me as old...shocked when they find out Especially those younger than me that are much less active. At work a few weeks ago, a shooter dropped his magazine... I bent over from a standing position and picked it up...He said when you get old you won't be able to do that... I asked how old he was... he was seven years younger than me... Cheers, RickO

Oldhoopster

The coffee mug I currently use at work is one I got at a conference in 1991 and has the date printed on it. That mug is older than 5-6 engineers in my department.

BTW: The conference was May 20-22, 1991, so Happy Birthday coffee mug

Dentuck

Most days I don't feel a day over 80.

I have to "call shenanigans" on LordMarcovan --- he's not half as grumpy as he claims to be! In fact, a few years ago he did something very cool and very ungrumpy. He sent me an amazing box of coins, tokens, and medals for my nephew who was getting interested in numismatics. That quarantine beard might be grey, but the heart is gold.

topstuf

Helluva way to become a one percenter.

TurtleCat

When my brother started teaching after college he quickly discovered one thing: it’s generally not that you feel older but everyone else gradually starts to look younger and younger. My brain keeps telling me I’m around 25 but my body keeps telling me I’m in my 40s, lol.

metalmeister

Eisenhower was president and there were 48 states. And yes, I went to Sunday school.

tommy44

I hope this poll is still here in August so I can change my vote to the 76+ category.

Walkerfan

I’m 53 and I walk 5 miles three days a week. Only health problems are high cholesterol and I have to have arthroscopic surgery on my knee from an old sports injury. My blood pressure is perfect and I don’t have to take any medication for it. I have good genes and I am a social drinker....3 or 4 beers once a week. I don’t plan on retiring, anytime soon, as I like to stay active and make money.

Catbert

When the brackets have inconsistent amount of year spans, it distorts the visual representation of the graph.

OPA

Does not bode well on the future for the so called "classic" coin market. To many Dinosaurs.

2ndCharter

I went to my first coin show in 1965 at the age of 15 and, quite understandably, I was the youngster there. The disconcerting thing is, I go to some shows today and I STILL feel like the youngster there when I look at the even older codgers around me. Anybody else get that feeling?

MrEureka

It would be interesting to compare these results with those for home owners and stock investors.

TurtleCat

@2ndCharter said:
I went to my first coin show in 1965 at the age of 15 and, quite understandably, I was the youngster there. The disconcerting thing is, I go to some shows today and I STILL feel like the youngster there when I look at the even older codgers around me. Anybody else get that feeling?

Same. When I first when to a coin show in the 80s I was about 14. Most of the dealers were selling raw and a couple in particular kept telling me to "shine it up and it'll be BU". Now I'm in my 40s and when I go to a show I feel like on the younger end when I look at the cases I'm more interested in (non bulk bullion).

Azurescens

@BillJones said:

@kiyote said:
Age is just a number. I’m 47 but I feel like an 81-year old with severe cardiac arrhythmia.

I am sorry to read that, and you have my condolences. I didn’t really start to feel my age until i turned 70.

My dad said the same thing. 50s and 60s were nothing but 70? Hire a kid to mow the lawn.

asheland

43 here, 44 in August.

Swampboy

70+ is a great age to be.
I wish I would have realized that earlier in life. I wouldn't have been as concerned about aging.
Hey, it's good to see the young guns around these parts.

edwardjulio

Late to the hobby for me. Attended first coin show at age 62.

joeykoins

@lordmarcovan said:
What are we talking about?

Lol.lol.🤣 That's FUNNY dude! Lol thanks for making us feel old as well.
Lol 🤣

joeykoins

@metalmeister said:
Eisenhower was president and there were 48 states. And yes, I went to Sunday school.

Yes,yes and yes!

jesbroken

72 yesterday.

ctf_error_coins

@BryceM said:
I’m 48, and secretly annoyed that I’m aging. I know - no sympathy here, but at least I get to still feel like a youngster.

I took up kayak fishing at the age of 48, one of my best choices in life.