My username comes from part of my first name, Rocco, and the Aspie (Asp-E) is short for Aspergers autism (which is now called Level One Autism)
The name Aspergers comes from Hans Asperger (Johann Friedrich Karl Asperger) who “discovered” or first described the Autism spectrum condition in his studies of atypical neurology in the early to mid 1900s
Aspie Rocco is also my PCGS Registry name and ebay username.
@breakdown said:
Been a Tom Petty fan for 40 years and probably picked it after attending one of his concerts. In retrospect, Refugee would have been a better handle but Breakdown was always one of his best concert songs.
I miss that guy.
Runnin' Down a Dream might apply to the three of us better.
I was a mail carrier for 34 years in the Midwest. I used to walk 12 miles a day on my route. Retired in 2014 and have since become a school bus driver. I enjoy being on the go and having a connection to the community.
Was new to computers,web and forums. It was a learning experience ,as is our hobby. Needed something so I picked coinlearner,for some reason. Thought about changing but will lose all my "badges" since 2007 .. The icon/picture is my other hobby
Mine comes from a geneological investigation I was conducting for an individual. I discovered two original marriage records for two couples who were married in 1874. The discoveries I made opened the floodgates for adding multiple generational entries to the maternal side of the family tree for the individual. The geneological wall came down, in other words. Maternal side of family trees can be tough to develop because when women get married they more often than not lose their maiden name. These days many women use both married and maiden last names. That's a good thing, in my opinion.
I decided to use mr1874 as my ID here as a result of my success in locating the aforementioned marriage records. I'm just an amateur geneological researcher. There was lots of luck involved with me making the discovery that I did.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.-Albert Einstein
My first name is problematic for some people, so I came up with an even more obscure handle. Cara bonn airgid is Irish Gaelic for "(silver) coin friend". I shortened it to carabonnair which sounded loftier.
Wow, some interesting stories of how forum members got their (handles) or forum names. Mine not so much.
My forum handle is my last name. My first name also follows all my posts. I've never liked anonymity on the internet as people tend to hide behind the keyboard. I chose to put it all out there and by posting my name at the end of each post it says I stand behind what I say. It also keeps me from saying things I may later regret. At least, most of the time.
Edited to add: My avatar is one of my favorites coins.
Back in the day when forums were just starting to make their presence on the world wide web, a friend made an account calling it vulcan, so I started the handle vulcanize and between the two of us sharing passwords, confused the heck out of the rest of the members for a very long time getting cheap kicks out of it.
Fun times.
A coin has three sides---obverse, reverse, and edge.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Just took my first name and the first four letters of my last name.
My user ID from nearly 20 years ago was Woodwind because I played sax and clarinet extensively when I lived in Southern California. I no longer play, and that ID has fallen into the abyss after a long break from collecting and these boards, so I just went with the variation of my name.
☺️ Welcome back!
What is your interest in coin collecting hobby?
@Allentram said:
Just took my first name and the first four letters of my last name.
My user ID from nearly 20 years ago was Woodwind because I played sax and clarinet extensively when I lived in Southern California. I no longer play, and that ID has fallen into the abyss after a long break from collecting and these boards, so I just went with the variation of my name.
@Paradisefound Mostly Walking Liberty Halves and Jefferson Nickels, though I'm starting to focus on all denominations from 1934 to 1950. I'm a lower budget guy and that's the earliest era on which I could conceivably put together an entire MS set.
@Allentram glad you focus on a couple interest and of course the nominal point should not be the point at all!
I love the least important coins and medals in my stash.
Happy Coin hunting and share your latest find ☺️
My nickname in high school and college given to me by my basketball teammates was "Ike" (a shortened version of my last name).
While in college some of my teammates and I went to a midnight movie showing of the Clint Eastwood movie "The Eiger Sanction".
One of my teammates thought Ike and Eiger sounded similar, so he took "Sanction" from the movie and started calling me "Iker Sanction". Eventually my teammates followed suit. Thereafter they shortened it to just "Sanction".
That name stuck through the years and a few people still use it today when referring to me.
Fastforward to when I joined the forums in 2004. I made a mistake in setting things up using the handle "Sanction". I had to start over and I ended up adding "II" at the end of "Sanction".
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My username comes from part of my first name, Rocco, and the Aspie (Asp-E) is short for Aspergers autism (which is now called Level One Autism)
The name Aspergers comes from Hans Asperger (Johann Friedrich Karl Asperger) who “discovered” or first described the Autism spectrum condition in his studies of atypical neurology in the early to mid 1900s
Aspie Rocco is also my PCGS Registry name and ebay username.
http://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistry/publishedset.aspx?s=142753
https://www.autismforums.com/media/albums/acrylic-colors-by-rocco.291/
@breakdown
Runnin' Down a Dream might apply to the three of us better.
My 1866 Philly Mint Set
Two old nicknames, nothing original, but stuck with it since day one.
Lived in Pipestone, MN, for a number of years. Last name Peters and some of my friends called me Pete.
Set up an email to buy a pair of shoes online some 20 years ago. Thought the name was so silly that I kept it, and used it.
Mine is simply the name of a road in Asheville, NC and I liked the name. I’ve used this name for close to 20 years.
My YouTube Channel
I was a mail carrier for 34 years in the Midwest. I used to walk 12 miles a day on my route. Retired in 2014 and have since become a school bus driver. I enjoy being on the go and having a connection to the community.
well, this is pretty boring, but Kaz has been my nickname since childhood.
Was new to computers,web and forums. It was a learning experience ,as is our hobby. Needed something so I picked coinlearner,for some reason. Thought about changing but will lose all my "badges" since 2007
.. The icon/picture is my other hobby 
Mine comes from a geneological investigation I was conducting for an individual. I discovered two original marriage records for two couples who were married in 1874. The discoveries I made opened the floodgates for adding multiple generational entries to the maternal side of the family tree for the individual. The geneological wall came down, in other words. Maternal side of family trees can be tough to develop because when women get married they more often than not lose their maiden name. These days many women use both married and maiden last names. That's a good thing, in my opinion.
I decided to use mr1874 as my ID here as a result of my success in locating the aforementioned marriage records. I'm just an amateur geneological researcher. There was lots of luck involved with me making the discovery that I did.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.-Albert Einstein
My first name is problematic for some people, so I came up with an even more obscure handle. Cara bonn airgid is Irish Gaelic for "(silver) coin friend". I shortened it to carabonnair which sounded loftier.
Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association
Cuz I’m just friggin nuts 😂🤪😎
A nickname I was called when I was younger. I have always stood my ground.
Wow, some interesting stories of how forum members got their (handles) or forum names. Mine not so much.
My forum handle is my last name. My first name also follows all my posts. I've never liked anonymity on the internet as people tend to hide behind the keyboard. I chose to put it all out there and by posting my name at the end of each post it says I stand behind what I say. It also keeps me from saying things I may later regret. At least, most of the time.
Edited to add: My avatar is one of my favorites coins.
Donato
Donato's Complete US Type Set ---- Donato's Dansco 7070 Modified Type Set ---- Donato's Basic U.S. Coin Design Set
Successful transactions: Shrub68 (Jim), MWallace (Mike)
Back in the day when forums were just starting to make their presence on the world wide web, a friend made an account calling it vulcan, so I started the handle vulcanize and between the two of us sharing passwords, confused the heck out of the rest of the members for a very long time getting cheap kicks out of it.
Fun times.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/quarters/PCGS-2020-quarter-quest/album/247091
Mele Kalikimaka was taken so I settled on 1Mike1
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
Should probably use it as my Icon
By the way, the Charter Oak really did have HUGE leaves like that
My parents decided mine, clear back in the 70s.
I decided to use my real name to avoid the smokescreen of Internet anonymity. It prevents me from saying things I wouldn't in person.
My favorite out of the entire set …. followed by the Beaver ☺️
Family landed in Dorchester [Boston] in 1630
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
Front man of the most underrated rock band of all time
I like astronomy. I've had a telescope of some kind since I was 12.
Everything is all right!
Here I was thinking you were a baseball fan from Houston!
It fits on a Coke bottle.
It fits on a race bib.
It looks nice in cursive font.
It made my home office have four degrees more than any other room in my home.
Acronym for Engineer of the Year (EOY) is not well known and applies to a single year.
Superior NCO is no longer valid as I'm honorably discharged veteran.
Given the Astros history, that does not exclude him.
My 1866 Philly Mint Set
A girlfriend once stated the obverse made her think of the song "Walk Like an Egyptian", I now cannot unsee or unhear it. @TomB.
My 1866 Philly Mint Set
First initial, last name...
Successful BST transactions with: SilverEagles92; Ahrensdad; Smitty; GregHansen; Lablade; Mercury10c; copperflopper; whatsup; KISHU1; scrapman1077, crispy, canadanz, smallchange, robkool, Mission16, ranshdow, ibzman350, Fallguy, Collectorcoins, SurfinxHI, jwitten, Walkerguy21D, dsessom.
Oh, Susanna ❤️❤️❤️
Growing up friends used to call me squirrel girl, which evolved into chipper, and eventually rokky from the rocky and bullwinkle cartoon.
Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd)
The Mysterious Egyptian Magic Coin
Coins in Movies
Coins on Television
@rokky are we coin sis now? 🌺
Well, there are two sides to a coin. Then , there is the edge. A rim, a device, a field and so many other parts. All one in the same.
A coin has three sides---obverse, reverse, and edge.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Inside, outside, heads, tails. Semantics, my man. And the edge is the edge.
If you're not livin' on the edge, you're takin' up too much space.
Yes! 🙋♀️🌺 there’s not too many of us🙋♀️🌺
Sorry, I'm from Minnesota.
Everything is all right!
Astronomic Joe?
Just took my first name and the first four letters of my last name.
My user ID from nearly 20 years ago was Woodwind because I played sax and clarinet extensively when I lived in Southern California. I no longer play, and that ID has fallen into the abyss after a long break from collecting and these boards, so I just went with the variation of my name.
☺️ Welcome back!
What is your interest in coin collecting hobby?
@Paradisefound Mostly Walking Liberty Halves and Jefferson Nickels, though I'm starting to focus on all denominations from 1934 to 1950. I'm a lower budget guy and that's the earliest era on which I could conceivably put together an entire MS set.
@Allentram glad you focus on a couple interest and of course the nominal point should not be the point at all!
I love the least important coins and medals in my stash.
Happy Coin hunting and share your latest find ☺️
1632 here. You beat us by 2 years. Must have been quite an exciting time.
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
My middle name and I like fast cars.
My nickname in high school and college given to me by my basketball teammates was "Ike" (a shortened version of my last name).
While in college some of my teammates and I went to a midnight movie showing of the Clint Eastwood movie "The Eiger Sanction".
One of my teammates thought Ike and Eiger sounded similar, so he took "Sanction" from the movie and started calling me "Iker Sanction". Eventually my teammates followed suit. Thereafter they shortened it to just "Sanction".
That name stuck through the years and a few people still use it today when referring to me.
Fastforward to when I joined the forums in 2004. I made a mistake in setting things up using the handle "Sanction". I had to start over and I ended up adding "II" at the end of "Sanction".
"SanctionII" it has been ever since.
Tedious explanation, but that is my handle story.
I took Golden because I like Gold!
I thought about using CHEAP SKATE, but it had 2 many letters to remember.
USN & USAF retired 1971-1993
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