North Carolina lawyer. Focus on construction and business litigation. Been collecting off and on since I was 8. Been serious about the hobby since about 2017.
Man, what an amazing collection of talent. Across every spectrum.
How cool would it be to have a forum member party? I wouldn't know who to talk to first. Engineers, scientists, educators, military, law enforcement. It would be a club med supreme.
I would love to hear from you lurkers. Speak up!
Lance.
Accounting, predominantly receivables and credit management. I currently work for a manufacturer of truck parts, and a medical device manufacturer before that. I have at least 15 years before retirement. Collecting coins off and on since 1980.
My career is the research and development of complex systems. I cannot confirm nor deny that my career is in the US defense industry. My skill set includes the application of mathematics, scientific knowledge, engineering principles and structured engineering processes. My conferred degrees include PhD engineering, MS engineering, BS computer science, and AAS technology. I am a member of IEEE and INCOSE.
I earned these awards during my short career in the US military.
I was once honored to be selected as Engineer of the Year by a Washington DC engineering society. I was also once selected by my work campus as Asian-American Engineer of the Year.
I am a US collector from my teenage years. I was once a part-time dealer in my early adult life. I am a part-time numismatic researcher. I have a numismatic book that resides in two US Presidential Libraries (Eisenhower and Nixon).
I’m a professional tattoo artist in western South Dakota. Opened my first studio 20 years ago this month and got married later that same year. Started tattooing under a master tattoo artist 4 years before that at age 25. Started seriously coin collecting around this same time and for me the attraction is art based. I love that I’ve sat with tens of thousands of people from all walks and stages of life over the years. It’s similar to people watching accept you get to interview the person, a lot of times at length. Still going strong, I expect to keep tattooing until I can’t physically. Tattooing has blessed me with too many things to list and has changed my family tree and made something like collecting possible for me.
Tree killer. Corporate M&A attorney for 28 years. Was a corporate paralegal for 9 years before that. Started collecting when I was a kid. I remember riding my bike to the bank to exchange bills and coins for Bicentennial dollars, halves and quarters.
@WildIdea said:
Tattooing has blessed me with too many things to list and has changed my family tree and made something like collecting possible for me.
Wait, so if I become a tattoo artist, I can get new relatives?
@WildIdea said:
Tattooing has blessed me with too many things to list and has changed my family tree and made something like collecting possible for me.
Wait, so if I become a tattoo artist, I can get new relatives?
Most likely, if one has a proper respect for the craft. I’m bonded much deeper with my colleagues and clients far and near and the association within the culture than I am with many of my biological family members. Any regular day at the shop at a minimum is 10 fold more interesting than a family reunion or wedding where I could bump into them for instance. Outside of my folks, a few awesome aunts and uncles, a couple studly siblings and my loving grandmother that is. I’m many other ways it’s launched me out of what would be my basic social economic expectation and putting the next generation of my immediate family within striking distance of a broader level of opportunity.
Absolutely! I’ve done several over the years. Buffalo nickels seem to be the most requested. Also, Purple Hearts, military ribbons, medals, silverware patterns all the above. Those are the knowing ones. I take a lot or art cues from Medallic Art and obsolete bank notes. There are more than a few that don’t know their lettering was inspired by a note from American bank note company from 1903 or the like or the filigree curves on our own regular dollar bill.
Absolutely! I’ve done several over the years. Buffalo nickels seem to be the most requested. Also, Purple Hearts, military ribbons, medals, silverware patterns all the above. Those are the knowing ones. I take a lot or art cues from Medallic Art and obsolete bank notes. There are more than a few that don’t know their lettering was inspired by a note from American bank note company from 1903 or the like or the filigree curves on our own regular dollar bill.
Do you keep a photographic record of your work. I'd like to see some pics of some of your coin related work.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
Absolutely! I’ve done several over the years. Buffalo nickels seem to be the most requested. Also, Purple Hearts, military ribbons, medals, silverware patterns all the above. Those are the knowing ones. I take a lot or art cues from Medallic Art and obsolete bank notes. There are more than a few that don’t know their lettering was inspired by a note from American bank note company from 1903 or the like or the filigree curves on our own regular dollar bill.
Do you keep a photographic record of your work. I'd like to see some pics of some of your coin related work.
Wealth advisor Morgan Stanley ( or successor firms) going on 40 years.
Zero complaints on broker check ( finra)
Helped clients navigate through 87 crash,
1990-1991 recession ( savings & loan blowup) , Russian default 1998 , dot com bust 2001-2002, housing bust recession 2008-2009, various drawdowns 10-20% the next 10 years then the pandemics crash last year.
I get a lot of joy seeing my clients succeed in their business, meeting their goals and growing their wealth into a successful retirement.
One aspect in my business not talked about often is the intimate information
shared over years regards children and family members. I often act somewhat as counselor .
Hard to retire as I’m working from my hone the last 6 years in a area I love
Cannon Beach OR. Earn good living .
West coast time serves my lifestyle well as I’m up at 4:30 am and generally done by 2 pm .
Rest of my day to walk the beach , swim,
or play golf or with coins .
Feel very blessed.
I manage money. I earn money. I save money . I give away money. I collect money. I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.
Retired. Spent 39 years in the commercial computer field working on mainframe computers. My official title was Senior Enterprise Systems Field Engineer for whatever that's worth.
My grandfather would give me a silver dollar periodically when I was a young child in the 1950's which sparked my interest in coins. I collected mostly Lincoln cents as most kids did when we were young. Life took over when I started building a career and a family and coins were less relevant. I inherited a collection started by my great uncle and was passed down thru my grandmother to my mother and to me currently. Unfortunately my great uncle was more of a "collector of coins" then a "coin collector" which some of you can relate to. He did have some valuable coins but the majority are lower grade common coins which I still cherish today.
Successful BST transactions with lordmarcovan, Moldnut, erwindoc
Attorney, and custom home builder. I only build for myself. Live in them for a minimum of two years to get the full Federal Home Tax Exemption, sell, go find another piece of dirt. I do have a General Contractors license to get discounts on material and fixtures. Luckily, I retired young. Thank god, because I hated working.
Government contractor running operations and maintenance services in Federal Buildings and Federal Courthouses. Have licenses in electrical, plumbing and HVAC. Retiring in 4 years. Collecting since 2000. Mostly Gold.
So many interesting and varied skills and professions presented so far.
Thank you all for your services and dedication!
Me?
A long career in Medical and science imaging all the way from film photography, microscopy and videography to medical Radiography - very recently retired following 31 years with our University Medical Center.
Also worked teaching part time at the local College- Radiologic Sciences and Technology. I really LOVED working with the patients and students and am already missing that!
I have always loved the sciences and capturing visual images in challenging circumstances.
Started collecting casually as a kid in the 60’s and lost interest as a teen. My interest was rekindled about a decade ago after inheriting a collection which was in need of order and some conservation measures.
Now- I’m adjusting to retirement after having worked two plus jobs for years and a very hard 2020 with some health challenges and retirement to adjust to.
In spite of the tough times, I really am very fortunate to be where I am currently. :-)
Happy, humble, honored and proud recipient of the “You Suck” award 10/22/2014
Corporate lawyer for a big firm for 20 years. Decided to leave the rat race to be my own boss 4 years ago and as a first step towards an eventual retirement. Now I advise a select group of small business owners, especially with sales or acquisitions, and unexpectedly take home more money and have less hassle.
Credit my grandparents for getting me started with coin collecting in the 1970s. Picked the hobby back up 20 years ago when I had kids and rejoined the local coin club.
I'm researching Morgans, Liberty dollars, Barber halfs, Liberty Walkings, other American coins, old bank notes, commemorative, even some foreign coins. My late Mother left the collection to me/my son and I figure she started collecting when she was a teenager (born in 1921 and died at age 97.5 in 2019).
USAF (Ret) 1974 - 1994 - The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. Remembering RickO, a brother in arms.
I work for the circus circumcising elephants. The pay ain't so hot but the tips are big.
USAF (Ret) 1974 - 1994 - The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. Remembering RickO, a brother in arms.
Sheesh, not a bread man in the bunch. I was one for almost 40 years delivering to stores and restaurants in central California, including 5 years in Yosemite. Thomas, Entenmans, Sara Lee, Oroweat....we had it all.
12 years retired.
Started collecting from change and rolls from the bank in 1960. @SkyMan turned me into toner fanatic in the early 2000’s.
Plumber and Facilities Maintenance Technician for the last 15 years. Pretty much heard all of the jokes and sayings. Is that your plumbers crack or are you just happy to see me?
@morgandollar1878 said:
Plumber and Facilities Maintenance Technician for the last 15 years. Pretty much heard all of the jokes and sayings. Is that your plumbers crack or are you just happy to see me?
The plumber’s credo:
Hot’s on the left, cold is on the right,
crap flows downhill, payday isn’t always on Thursday,
and don’t chew your fingernails.
USAF (Ret) 1974 - 1994 - The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. Remembering RickO, a brother in arms.
I do a lot of things; actually I find it rude to find queries like this from perfect strangers during an international pandemic with all the suffering. A more human question is "how are you doing under the current crisis?"; or how can we help one another?
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Explosive Ordnance Disposal. Retiring soon at 39 and hopefully finding a more interesting job. You all have listed plenty of those.
I have Worked for the Tn. Dept. of Corrections for 24 years. Security for 22, Maintenance for 2. Been collecting since about 1974.
North Carolina lawyer. Focus on construction and business litigation. Been collecting off and on since I was 8. Been serious about the hobby since about 2017.
Wahoo554.
Nice to see more than one lawyer on the forums.
Civil/Environmental Engineer
Man, what an amazing collection of talent. Across every spectrum.
How cool would it be to have a forum member party? I wouldn't know who to talk to first. Engineers, scientists, educators, military, law enforcement. It would be a club med supreme.
I would love to hear from you lurkers. Speak up!
Lance.
Accounting, predominantly receivables and credit management. I currently work for a manufacturer of truck parts, and a medical device manufacturer before that. I have at least 15 years before retirement. Collecting coins off and on since 1980.
My career is the research and development of complex systems. I cannot confirm nor deny that my career is in the US defense industry. My skill set includes the application of mathematics, scientific knowledge, engineering principles and structured engineering processes. My conferred degrees include PhD engineering, MS engineering, BS computer science, and AAS technology. I am a member of IEEE and INCOSE.
I earned these awards during my short career in the US military.
I was once honored to be selected as Engineer of the Year by a Washington DC engineering society. I was also once selected by my work campus as Asian-American Engineer of the Year.
I am a US collector from my teenage years. I was once a part-time dealer in my early adult life. I am a part-time numismatic researcher. I have a numismatic book that resides in two US Presidential Libraries (Eisenhower and Nixon).
These days I mostly sit on my backside and buy the Au with my stimulus checks. Been hoarding most of my life, rather heavily the last 20 years. THKS!
The whole worlds off its rocker, buy Gold™.
Federal Law Enforcement. I have been collecting for a decade now.
I’m a professional tattoo artist in western South Dakota. Opened my first studio 20 years ago this month and got married later that same year. Started tattooing under a master tattoo artist 4 years before that at age 25. Started seriously coin collecting around this same time and for me the attraction is art based. I love that I’ve sat with tens of thousands of people from all walks and stages of life over the years. It’s similar to people watching accept you get to interview the person, a lot of times at length. Still going strong, I expect to keep tattooing until I can’t physically. Tattooing has blessed me with too many things to list and has changed my family tree and made something like collecting possible for me.
Tree killer. Corporate M&A attorney for 28 years. Was a corporate paralegal for 9 years before that. Started collecting when I was a kid. I remember riding my bike to the bank to exchange bills and coins for Bicentennial dollars, halves and quarters.
Wait, so if I become a tattoo artist, I can get new relatives?
Most likely, if one has a proper respect for the craft. I’m bonded much deeper with my colleagues and clients far and near and the association within the culture than I am with many of my biological family members. Any regular day at the shop at a minimum is 10 fold more interesting than a family reunion or wedding where I could bump into them for instance. Outside of my folks, a few awesome aunts and uncles, a couple studly siblings and my loving grandmother that is. I’m many other ways it’s launched me out of what would be my basic social economic expectation and putting the next generation of my immediate family within striking distance of a broader level of opportunity.
I must bookmark this thread for when I need 'free' professional advice from my friends here
Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb
Bad transactions with : nobody to date
@WildIdea Do you ever get requests for coin tattoos?
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
That's a tough job. Congrats on retiring!
Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.
Absolutely! I’ve done several over the years. Buffalo nickels seem to be the most requested. Also, Purple Hearts, military ribbons, medals, silverware patterns all the above. Those are the knowing ones. I take a lot or art cues from Medallic Art and obsolete bank notes. There are more than a few that don’t know their lettering was inspired by a note from American bank note company from 1903 or the like or the filigree curves on our own regular dollar bill.
Do you keep a photographic record of your work. I'd like to see some pics of some of your coin related work.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
Maybe a topic of another thread.
Big Respect to the first responders!!!!!
Wealth advisor Morgan Stanley ( or successor firms) going on 40 years.
Zero complaints on broker check ( finra)
Helped clients navigate through 87 crash,
1990-1991 recession ( savings & loan blowup) , Russian default 1998 , dot com bust 2001-2002, housing bust recession 2008-2009, various drawdowns 10-20% the next 10 years then the pandemics crash last year.
I get a lot of joy seeing my clients succeed in their business, meeting their goals and growing their wealth into a successful retirement.
One aspect in my business not talked about often is the intimate information
shared over years regards children and family members. I often act somewhat as counselor .
Hard to retire as I’m working from my hone the last 6 years in a area I love
Cannon Beach OR. Earn good living .
West coast time serves my lifestyle well as I’m up at 4:30 am and generally done by 2 pm .
Rest of my day to walk the beach , swim,
or play golf or with coins .
Feel very blessed.
I give away money. I collect money.
I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.
Retired. Spent 39 years in the commercial computer field working on mainframe computers. My official title was Senior Enterprise Systems Field Engineer for whatever that's worth.
My grandfather would give me a silver dollar periodically when I was a young child in the 1950's which sparked my interest in coins. I collected mostly Lincoln cents as most kids did when we were young. Life took over when I started building a career and a family and coins were less relevant. I inherited a collection started by my great uncle and was passed down thru my grandmother to my mother and to me currently. Unfortunately my great uncle was more of a "collector of coins" then a "coin collector" which some of you can relate to. He did have some valuable coins but the majority are lower grade common coins which I still cherish today.
Successful BST transactions with lordmarcovan, Moldnut, erwindoc
Attorney, and custom home builder. I only build for myself. Live in them for a minimum of two years to get the full Federal Home Tax Exemption, sell, go find another piece of dirt. I do have a General Contractors license to get discounts on material and fixtures. Luckily, I retired young. Thank god, because I hated working.
Been collecting since 1956.
Truck Driver since 1974.Thinking more each day about retiring. Been Collecting of and on since 1979
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Government contractor running operations and maintenance services in Federal Buildings and Federal Courthouses. Have licenses in electrical, plumbing and HVAC. Retiring in 4 years. Collecting since 2000. Mostly Gold.
I toil away my days in the dark damp enamel mines.
So many interesting and varied skills and professions presented so far.
Thank you all for your services and dedication!
Me?
A long career in Medical and science imaging all the way from film photography, microscopy and videography to medical Radiography - very recently retired following 31 years with our University Medical Center.
Also worked teaching part time at the local College- Radiologic Sciences and Technology. I really LOVED working with the patients and students and am already missing that!
I have always loved the sciences and capturing visual images in challenging circumstances.
Started collecting casually as a kid in the 60’s and lost interest as a teen. My interest was rekindled about a decade ago after inheriting a collection which was in need of order and some conservation measures.
Now- I’m adjusting to retirement after having worked two plus jobs for years and a very hard 2020 with some health challenges and retirement to adjust to.
In spite of the tough times, I really am very fortunate to be where I am currently. :-)
Happy, humble, honored and proud recipient of the “You Suck” award 10/22/2014
I'm an adult film star.
I'm a college library director.
Very new (like two weeks!) to coins.
What coins are you researching /looking to collect ?
I give away money. I collect money.
I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.
Corporate lawyer for a big firm for 20 years. Decided to leave the rat race to be my own boss 4 years ago and as a first step towards an eventual retirement. Now I advise a select group of small business owners, especially with sales or acquisitions, and unexpectedly take home more money and have less hassle.
Credit my grandparents for getting me started with coin collecting in the 1970s. Picked the hobby back up 20 years ago when I had kids and rejoined the local coin club.
Indian Head $10 Gold Date Set Album
I'm researching Morgans, Liberty dollars, Barber halfs, Liberty Walkings, other American coins, old bank notes, commemorative, even some foreign coins. My late Mother left the collection to me/my son and I figure she started collecting when she was a teenager (born in 1921 and died at age 97.5 in 2019).
marketing; got into coin, stamp & rock collecting briefly as a child - long hiatus - back into bullion, coins, nclt, medals, etc a few year ago
what remains of grandpa's coins, mixed in with a handful of world coins from teens and 20s
Brb... I am going to go brush my teeth.
Landlord for the last 22 years. Before that 25 years in electronics.
Professor of Art (retired), professional artist (31 years), and coin designer (17 years).
Collecting coins on and off since 1963...
Software Sales
Ex officer in military now on medical retirement. I have been collecting since 1989.
Coin collecting interests: Latin America
Sports: NFL & NHL
CEO property & casualty insurance company - in Texas. Rather busy right now. Started collecting about 1955. Keeps me sane, mostly.
I work with explosives & munitions
USAF (Ret) 1974 - 1994 - The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. Remembering RickO, a brother in arms.
Love Cannon Beach, we like to stay there on our visits to OR and hit the trails nearby....
Successful transactions with-Boosibri,lkeigwin,TomB,Broadstruck,coinsarefun,Type2,jom,ProfLiz, UltraHighRelief,Barndog,EXOJUNKIE,ldhair,fivecents,paesan,Crusty...
cannon beach / oregon coast; on of my favorite places on earth
I'm never going to admit how I knew that.
Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
I teach middle school...because I hate myself.
I wanted to go into that line of work but everyone told me that I was over qualified.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
I work for the circus circumcising elephants. The pay ain't so hot but the tips are big.
USAF (Ret) 1974 - 1994 - The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. Remembering RickO, a brother in arms.
Sheesh, not a bread man in the bunch. I was one for almost 40 years delivering to stores and restaurants in central California, including 5 years in Yosemite. Thomas, Entenmans, Sara Lee, Oroweat....we had it all.
12 years retired.
Started collecting from change and rolls from the bank in 1960. @SkyMan turned me into toner fanatic in the early 2000’s.
- Bob -
"Central Valley" Roosevelts
MPL's - Lincolns of Color
Plumber and Facilities Maintenance Technician for the last 15 years. Pretty much heard all of the jokes and sayings. Is that your plumbers crack or are you just happy to see me?
The plumber’s credo:
Hot’s on the left, cold is on the right,
crap flows downhill, payday isn’t always on Thursday,
and don’t chew your fingernails.
USAF (Ret) 1974 - 1994 - The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. Remembering RickO, a brother in arms.
I do a lot of things; actually I find it rude to find queries like this from perfect strangers during an international pandemic with all the suffering. A more human question is "how are you doing under the current crisis?"; or how can we help one another?