Thank you for your service. It is very rewarding. Especially so since my son followed in my footsteps. He now has 19 years in. He just made asst. chief at our counties only paid/career dept.
Retired from law enforcement this year, started law enforcement in 1982, married a parole officer and she still works! Started collecting in the 60's, had about 1500 coins (and several hundred toned) stolen about 2004, got out at that point and got back into it last year. Ebay is not the same as it was when it started!😮
@bearcave said:
Retired from law enforcement this year, started law enforcement in 1982, married a parole officer and she still works! Started collecting in the 60's, had about 1500 coins (and several hundred toned) stolen about 2004, got out at that point and got back into it last year. Ebay is not the same as it was when it started!😮
I am a diesel mechanics for a fleet of semi trucks and I also raise 40,000+ chickens(in what the industry calls a broiler barn) at a time for butchering which get rotated out several times year
Wife and I are very proud of all 3 of our sons, but it's nice to see one involved in the fire service. A highlight of my career was in 2013 when my son got to travel with me to the west on a wildfire assignment.
After hearing all my stories and seeing my pictures he finally got to experience it. He hasn't missed a year since. Now if I could just get him interested in coin collecting.
Dula (I know there's another spelling too) in the world of childbirth or dula from the urban dictionary? lol!
Coins are Neato!
"If it's a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone...somewhere...is making a penny." - Steven Wright
Teacher / Coach. High school English. 41 years. Same School. Coached Track and XC for 35 years . . . .we still are one of only 3 schools to win a National Championship in Boys and Girls XC. National Best All-Time in Girls XC (18:13 average on a Footlocker Course for all 7 girls) . 7 Footlocker Finalists (best of 3rd Nationally in each gender). Top 5 in USA/Today in history. A few Olympians, 75 NCAA D1 distance kids . . . and 20-30 HS coaches following . . . at schools around the west.
Now just HS Golf. Still teaching HS Juniors . . . 2nd generation. Collecting since clad coins came on the scene. Did some Registry stuff but now just having fun. I like eye-appeal . . . and will be seeing Bryce for some Ortho work on this old distance running body . . . . .
@SeattleSlammer said:
Child Protective Services and the like.
Started collecting coins around 1998.
Cps often in my eyes get a bad wrap and you and many others like you have done alot of good for kids and families...
I know unfortunately cps was involved in my childhood very often until I was 16 but they did alot of good for my life...
So thank you!
You are both very much appreciated!!! I was both a licensed foster parent and I'm an adoptive parent as well
Coins are Neato!
"If it's a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone...somewhere...is making a penny." - Steven Wright
26.5 years and a long 3.5 to go assuming VW/Traton let's me get there...a merger is taking place w/Navistar aka International Harvester and will be finalized no later than 7/1/21. My current function is being a on Core Team where we work together with other engineering groups to help launch new products and/or assist with changes happening on the engine, transmission and cooling systems. We also train operators on their jobs, Job safety audits, ergonomics and listen to lazy people whine about how hard their job is. I can honestly say I can build just about any class 4-8 from the ground up ... OK, maybe 85% of it haha and have ran at a minimum 120+ jobs on my own over the years.
Oh, did a stint in the Army 77'-83' ...electronics and whatnot.
I have had a interest in collecting since the mid-70s but only the last 5 years more seriously.
Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
Retired in 2006 as General Manager for a Navistar International Truck Dealership after 20 years(mostly coal truck sales, parts and service). Was also Mine Superintendant for Commonwealth Coal Co. at three different sites(all in Ky) previously.
Been collecting since the late 50's and seriously since the 70's.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
Started with Michigan Bell in '75 while still in high school. Also worked for Ameritech, SBC and AT&T so only worked for 1 company for 46 years (not counting the short 18 month layoff in '77). Dinosaur that works in the wire line side of the business. For the most part, the last one with specialty in DS1 and DS0 testing systems. Enjoy what I do and the freedom attached to my position but the end is near.
Started collecting in mid 70's but sold off everything in mid-80's. Got the fire re-lit with the hobby about 10-12 years ago.
@coinsarefun said:
Architect, general contractor, remodeling and new spec home builder.
Yep, I’m a girl. And, Jack(Jill) of trades and master of none
I can verify all of the above. I've seen you in action . When I bought my first home in California you talked me out of buying one one the side of "cliff". FYI those homeowners are still working on the bridge in their driveway
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Walker Proof Digital Album Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
@coinsarefun said:
Architect, general contractor, remodeling and new spec home builder.
Yep, I’m a girl. And, Jack(Jill) of trades and master of none
I can verify all of the above. I've seen you in action . When I bought my first home in California you talked me out of buying one one the side of "cliff". FYI those homeowners are still working on the bridge in their driveway
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Thanks!!
I just finished a whole house remodel and addition on Coldwater Canyon.......basically new.
Prominent Beverly Hills plastic surgeon.
He bought for $2.3M costs $2.1M sold for $6.6M. At least until he changed his mind and is
renting it out.....for a handsome price.
Edited to add (since everybody else has): collected coins as a kid, dropped out except for proof sets in deference to puberty and consequential child-rearing, got back into it "when the old dog died and the last kid moved out" in 1999, and thereafter.
30 years in sales and management in specialty chemicals field, then turned my hobby into second career as a full time coin dealer for the last 19 years. Coin collector for over 60 years.
Specializing in coins with "thin film interference" & "sulfur impregnated surfaces" due to hanging out with "old bags" and "wrappers"
Lawyer in California. 39th year. Self employed for 27 years. Best part of the job is helping people resolve disputes they find themselves in that they have no ability to deal with.
Collecting from 1963 to about 1978 as a YN. Started again as an adult in 1998.
I owned a sound, lighting, video and staging production company. I'm retired now. Looks like I retired at the right time (2019) as my business was hit hard by Covid. Everything we did involved crowds and meetings, which were the first to go, and will be the last to come back.
I started collecting as a child, but lost interest in my teens. I came back to the hobby in 2005 and have been collecting ever since.
Started out in automotive crash repair and closed out the last 12 years of my career at a low volume exotic car manufacturer here in Braselton, Georgia. Retired four years ago at age 55 and loving it! Been collecting for 50+ years and finally have the means to acquire the coins I've always wanted. Life is good.
30 years in biotechnology in San Diego, helping develop recombinant therapeutic antibodies, enzymes, and more recently as a director and vp for genetic and cellular products. Edit: coin collector since 1975
I have been installing and servicing commercial low-voltage electronic systems for the past 35 years. That includes fire alarm, sound reinforcement, intercom, A/V, burglar alarm, access control, CCTV, structured cabling and the list goes on. Most of my work is in new school construction. I also did a short stint(1981-85) in the USAF working avionics on F-111s. I have been collecting coins since 2012.
I’m the head of R&D of a vitamin and pharmaceutical company that specializes in making softgel capsules. I collected off and on since I was a kid in the 60s, but more seriously since about 2001 or so.
@relicsncoins said:
Maintenance tech. in the semi-conductor industry. I was a field service engineer for Nikon Precision Inc. for 22 years before that.
Assuming you work in photolithography? I was a process engineer in diffusion and etch for RCA right out of college.
Yep, I work on ASML scanners, TEL tracks, SUSS tracks and aligners.
Need a Barber Half with ANACS photo certificate. If you have one for sale please PM me. Current Ebay auctions
Computer networking engineering 1983 - 2001. Retired to enjoy a hobby...motorcycles and racetracks, which became a business until retiring again in 2015.
Collecting since the '60's. Only seriously since the '90's.
Lance.
Software engineer in the healthcare industry. If you've picked up a prescription from a pharmacy there's a good chance it was sent using the software I've been working on for the past 18 years. Received my first Morgan dollar as a gift when I was ten (still have it), but I'd say I started seriously collecting in 2009.
Ph.D. specializing in satellite imagery interpretation. Around 15 years ago, thank the good Lord, had enough scratch to retire, and decided I wanted to give back and teach math and science at public schools. At that point ran into the great god of CA. bureaucracy, where I couldn't teach K-12 unless I got a teaching credential, which is essentially a Masters degree. Needless to say, this all seemed rather absurd, particularly as CA. was/is shorthanded for teachers who can teach math/science.
I decided to teach for a bit as a substitute teacher (all you have to do is pass a test to get Emergency Credentials), to see if I liked teaching enough to want to waste a couple of years going back to University to get teaching credentials. Found out I enjoyed being a substitute teacher, as I could set the days of the week I wanted to work, didn't have to put up with the politics of the parents, and didn't have to put up with the politics of the school. So, I've been a "substitute" teacher for 15 years now.
@koynekwest said:
I'm retired from the Post Office (17+ years ago.) I've been collecting since the summer of 1961 (60th anniversary this year.) My favorite coin from the get-go has been and is the Buffalo nickel, for which I co-authored one book (Treasure Hunting the Buffalo Nickel and The Authoritative Guide for Buffalo Nickels with John Wexler and Kevin Flynn) and authored another (Buffalo Nickels-The Abraded Die Varieties.) This hobby keeps me occupied and sane in my retirement.
I too am retired from the post office. I just retired this past Dec. 1st after 31 years.
Supply Chain Management for a mining company for the past 14yrs.
Hoping to be a Financial Advisor in the next month or so (working through the process).
Thanks to all those servants and retired servants we have on the board (teachers, PO, military, fire, kids, etc.). You’re underpaid and under appreciated.
Been collecting since the mid-90s off and on, but mostly on.
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That's awesome!!!
Oilfield trash here! Lol Started collecting in the early 80's until my collection was stolen. Started back about 2003.
My Original Song Written to my late wife-"Plus other original music by me"
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8A11CC8CC6093D80
https://n1m.com/bobbysmith1
Retired from law enforcement this year, started law enforcement in 1982, married a parole officer and she still works! Started collecting in the 60's, had about 1500 coins (and several hundred toned) stolen about 2004, got out at that point and got back into it last year. Ebay is not the same as it was when it started!😮
Remember these three rules and you should be OK.
Wise words from a Journeyman when I was an apprentice.
Thanks for your service!
I'll take them In stride brotha
I am a diesel mechanics for a fleet of semi trucks and I also raise 40,000+ chickens(in what the industry calls a broiler barn) at a time for butchering which get rotated out several times year
Successful transactions with: Lakesammman, jimineez1, Flackthat, PerryHall, bidask, bccox, TwistedArrow1962, free_spirit, alexerca, scooter25, FHC, tnspro, mcarney1173, moursund, and SurfinxHI (6 times)
Wife and I are very proud of all 3 of our sons, but it's nice to see one involved in the fire service. A highlight of my career was in 2013 when my son got to travel with me to the west on a wildfire assignment.
After hearing all my stories and seeing my pictures he finally got to experience it. He hasn't missed a year since. Now if I could just get him interested in coin collecting.
Professional over talker: heavy weight division
11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set
Dula (I know there's another spelling too) in the world of childbirth or dula from the urban dictionary? lol!
Coins are Neato!
"If it's a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone...somewhere...is making a penny." - Steven Wright
Teacher / Coach. High school English. 41 years. Same School. Coached Track and XC for 35 years . . . .we still are one of only 3 schools to win a National Championship in Boys and Girls XC. National Best All-Time in Girls XC (18:13 average on a Footlocker Course for all 7 girls) . 7 Footlocker Finalists (best of 3rd Nationally in each gender). Top 5 in USA/Today in history. A few Olympians, 75 NCAA D1 distance kids . . . and 20-30 HS coaches following . . . at schools around the west.
Now just HS Golf. Still teaching HS Juniors . . . 2nd generation. Collecting since clad coins came on the scene. Did some Registry stuff but now just having fun. I like eye-appeal . . . and will be seeing Bryce for some Ortho work on this old distance running body . . . . .
Drunner (see why my handle is that name ???)
You are both very much appreciated!!! I was both a licensed foster parent and I'm an adoptive parent as well
Coins are Neato!
"If it's a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone...somewhere...is making a penny." - Steven Wright
26.5 years and a long 3.5 to go assuming VW/Traton let's me get there...a merger is taking place w/Navistar aka International Harvester and will be finalized no later than 7/1/21. My current function is being a on Core Team where we work together with other engineering groups to help launch new products and/or assist with changes happening on the engine, transmission and cooling systems. We also train operators on their jobs, Job safety audits, ergonomics and listen to lazy people whine about how hard their job is. I can honestly say I can build just about any class 4-8 from the ground up ... OK, maybe 85% of it haha and have ran at a minimum 120+ jobs on my own over the years.
Oh, did a stint in the Army 77'-83' ...electronics and whatnot.
I have had a interest in collecting since the mid-70s but only the last 5 years more seriously.
Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
Wow, it seems like I’m in good company! Full-time firefighter, 19 years in so far.
MY GOLD TYPE SET https://pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/complete-type-sets/gold-type-set-12-piece-circulation-strikes-1839-1933/publishedset/321940
Retired in 2006 as General Manager for a Navistar International Truck Dealership after 20 years(mostly coal truck sales, parts and service). Was also Mine Superintendant for Commonwealth Coal Co. at three different sites(all in Ky) previously.
Been collecting since the late 50's and seriously since the 70's.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
Architect, general contractor, remodeling and new spec home builder.
Yep, I’m a girl. And, Jack(Jill) of trades and master of none
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC
Retired law enforcement. 29 years. Now armed security in a high school.
Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.
Started with Michigan Bell in '75 while still in high school. Also worked for Ameritech, SBC and AT&T so only worked for 1 company for 46 years (not counting the short 18 month layoff in '77). Dinosaur that works in the wire line side of the business. For the most part, the last one with specialty in DS1 and DS0 testing systems. Enjoy what I do and the freedom attached to my position but the end is near.
Started collecting in mid 70's but sold off everything in mid-80's. Got the fire re-lit with the hobby about 10-12 years ago.
I can verify all of the above. I've seen you in action . When I bought my first home in California you talked me out of buying one one the side of "cliff". FYI those homeowners are still working on the bridge in their driveway
m
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
I did 15 years of that also. I loved it.
Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.
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End Systemic Elitism - It Takes All Of Us
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Thanks!!
I just finished a whole house remodel and addition on Coldwater Canyon.......basically new.
Prominent Beverly Hills plastic surgeon.
He bought for $2.3M costs $2.1M sold for $6.6M. At least until he changed his mind and is
renting it out.....for a handsome price.
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC
Cybersecurity
I work in paper converting. I make paper towels and toilet paper for a living!! Started stacking 7 years ago, into numismatics for the last 2.
Fire Prevention Inspector for the office of the state fire marshal.
Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value. Zero. Voltaire. Ebay coinbowlllc
National Security - 20 years active duty & 10+ years federal.
Retired psychologist.
Edited to add (since everybody else has): collected coins as a kid, dropped out except for proof sets in deference to puberty and consequential child-rearing, got back into it "when the old dog died and the last kid moved out" in 1999, and thereafter.
Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
I'm a retired business owner. Collected in the 1980's then took 30 years off to raise a family. Been back at it for the past 12 years or so.
30 years in sales and management in specialty chemicals field, then turned my hobby into second career as a full time coin dealer for the last 19 years. Coin collector for over 60 years.
Lawyer in California. 39th year. Self employed for 27 years. Best part of the job is helping people resolve disputes they find themselves in that they have no ability to deal with.
Collecting from 1963 to about 1978 as a YN. Started again as an adult in 1998.
I owned a sound, lighting, video and staging production company. I'm retired now. Looks like I retired at the right time (2019) as my business was hit hard by Covid. Everything we did involved crowds and meetings, which were the first to go, and will be the last to come back.
I started collecting as a child, but lost interest in my teens. I came back to the hobby in 2005 and have been collecting ever since.
Started out in automotive crash repair and closed out the last 12 years of my career at a low volume exotic car manufacturer here in Braselton, Georgia. Retired four years ago at age 55 and loving it! Been collecting for 50+ years and finally have the means to acquire the coins I've always wanted. Life is good.
I am the education director and author for the largest coin club on the planet. I have been collecting since I was 12 and am 60 now.
Auto parts peddler. If I cant help you fix your brakes, I can sell you a louder horn.
Collecting coins since 1975. Some things never change.
BST transactions: dbldie55, jayPem, 78saen, UltraHighRelief, nibanny, liefgold, FallGuy, lkeigwin, mbogoman, Sandman70gt, keets, joeykoins, ianrussell (@GC), EagleEye, ThePennyLady, GRANDAM, Ilikecolor, Gluggo, okiedude, Voyageur, LJenkins11, fastfreddie, ms70, pursuitofliberty, ZoidMeister,Coin Finder, GotTheBug, edwardjulio, Coinnmore, Nickpatton, Namvet69,...
30 years in biotechnology in San Diego, helping develop recombinant therapeutic antibodies, enzymes, and more recently as a director and vp for genetic and cellular products. Edit: coin collector since 1975
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
I have been installing and servicing commercial low-voltage electronic systems for the past 35 years. That includes fire alarm, sound reinforcement, intercom, A/V, burglar alarm, access control, CCTV, structured cabling and the list goes on. Most of my work is in new school construction. I also did a short stint(1981-85) in the USAF working avionics on F-111s. I have been collecting coins since 2012.
Real-time software engineer. I'm mostly retired now....... unless the money runs out.
I'm currently collecting social security........ until it dries up.
Pilot, flight instructor, aircraft mechanic, and aviation technical advisor. Flying since 1984 and collecting since the late 1970's.
I’m the head of R&D of a vitamin and pharmaceutical company that specializes in making softgel capsules. I collected off and on since I was a kid in the 60s, but more seriously since about 2001 or so.
Mr_Spud
Yep, I work on ASML scanners, TEL tracks, SUSS tracks and aligners.
Computer networking engineering 1983 - 2001. Retired to enjoy a hobby...motorcycles and racetracks, which became a business until retiring again in 2015.
Collecting since the '60's. Only seriously since the '90's.
Lance.
Software engineer in the healthcare industry. If you've picked up a prescription from a pharmacy there's a good chance it was sent using the software I've been working on for the past 18 years. Received my first Morgan dollar as a gift when I was ten (still have it), but I'd say I started seriously collecting in 2009.
Ph.D. specializing in satellite imagery interpretation. Around 15 years ago, thank the good Lord, had enough scratch to retire, and decided I wanted to give back and teach math and science at public schools. At that point ran into the great god of CA. bureaucracy, where I couldn't teach K-12 unless I got a teaching credential, which is essentially a Masters degree. Needless to say, this all seemed rather absurd, particularly as CA. was/is shorthanded for teachers who can teach math/science.
I decided to teach for a bit as a substitute teacher (all you have to do is pass a test to get Emergency Credentials), to see if I liked teaching enough to want to waste a couple of years going back to University to get teaching credentials. Found out I enjoyed being a substitute teacher, as I could set the days of the week I wanted to work, didn't have to put up with the politics of the parents, and didn't have to put up with the politics of the school. So, I've been a "substitute" teacher for 15 years now.
Started collecting coins circa 1987.
U.S. Type Set
Critical Care and Sleep Physician - taking care of patients and doing research in both areas.
Collected for the last 10 years, switched over to world coins in about ~2018 though I appreciate the eye candy and knowledge here, too.
My current "Box of 20"
I am also retired from the PO. 8 year ago.
I am an air traffic controller since 1991, getting closer and closer to retirement (2030!!). I collect my special year since around 2018.
Coinsof1984@martinb6830 on twitter
Supply Chain Management for a mining company for the past 14yrs.
Hoping to be a Financial Advisor in the next month or so (working through the process).
Thanks to all those servants and retired servants we have on the board (teachers, PO, military, fire, kids, etc.). You’re underpaid and under appreciated.
Been collecting since the mid-90s off and on, but mostly on.
Full time: University Administrator
Part time: Captain of high speed passenger ferry
Been collecting off and on since the late 70’s. My favorite series is the Indian gold quarter eagles.
Corrections officer here, been collecting since 2006 mostly modern stuff.