When family members discover coins it can be amusing

TheNumish

I've been into coins since I was 13 and now I'm 40. My family never really paid too much attention to it. I remember after a summer of cutting lawns finally coming home with a Gem 09-S VDB(wish I still had it) and showing it off to my family and my Mom saying, "That's very nice dear but isn't it your night to take the trash out." Fast forward to today. About a month ago my Mom calls to tell me she is saving state quarters and wants to know why she can't find any of the Western Sates. Had to explain to her that it'll be a few years. Then I sent her the really nice Dansco alum to put her set in. Last night she called because she wanted to know why it's so hard to find the D mints and she's exhausted from looking for them. She wanted to know if I knew anywhere she could go and to find the missing coins. I look at the corner of my office that has my ever growing inventory of state quarters and tell her it might be a little difficult but think I could locate them. She's all charged about it and is calling her girlfriend whose having the same problem so I can hook her up too. I must say it makes me happy she's into this and if my Mom can get excited about coins then coin colecting has a great future.

jom

I think it's still amusing when the family doesn't care. My wife still says "..why did you buy that crap?" when I bring home new coins. I find that amusing. lol

jom

cacheman

All I ever hear is,"Oh, that's nice" and then its dropped. I'll tell you that I would rather be spending my "gravy" money on coins than on clothes or toys (jet ski's, boats, motorcycles, and the like). For once I might be into something that appreciates as opposed to depreciates...at least I hope so

ARCO

Most of my family rolls their eyes when I bring up coins. My co-workers give me a ribbing every time they catch me cruising Ebay for halves.

The funniest part of being a serious collector is dealing with the layperson. On these boards for the most part, the coins being discussed are scarce, relatively costly and difficult to locate. I find it a hoot when a neighbor or friend who finds out I am a collector comes over to get my opinion on a coin. It is fun, but it is funny because almost always it is a coin of near zero worth.

Maybe it is some Darkside copper 40 years old from guatamala, or a handful of 40's dates worn lincolns that their grandad passed on to them.

The best was my neighbor calling me in near frantic elation that she came across some very old silver dollars. They were shiny and probably worth a fortune she mused. I got to see them and had to break her giddy elation that they were called "morgan" silver dollars and were fairly common. Hers I explained was a common date, circulated and cleaned. "$10-$12.00 tops" I said.

Oh the shattered dreams! LOL

Tyler

mact

I have to agree with all posts so far especially the spouse ones.

matt

BBN

My wife could care less about my collecting, but she understands the value and respects the value it has w/ me.

I've really been getting a guy I work w/ into coins. Right now he's just into getting bulk silver, but his interest will grow and mature like everyone else. I give it 6 months and he'll be telling me about the Walking half set he's putting together

RLinn

The one I hate is when you show off that prize of a find at a real steal or that drop dead DCAM that finally slabbed at the grade you always knew it to be and all the wife can say is "Do you have anything that's really old?"

shirohniichan

The one I hate is when you show off that prize of a find at a real steal or that drop dead DCAM that finally slabbed at the grade you always knew it to be and all the wife can say is "Do you have anything that's really old?"

Some forum members would say the same thing.

Libertad

Libertad

My wife's usual reply to a new coin I'm excited about;
"Is this real money?"

But she did tell one of the daughters who was whining about my extravagance during a financial crunch of her own that it doesn't hurt anything, I enjoy collecting and it makes me happy, and there are a lot worse hobbies out there.

I may keep her.

mrdq

my brother-in-law

"IT'S HALF A DIME AND YOU PAID WHAT? " long pause "THAT'S A GRAND FOR A NICKEL THEN, RIGHT?"

he doesn't get it either

FlyTooHigh

My wife loves to see the coins, and she knows I am collecting for her and the kids. But she has no real love for the coins. Only for my objectives. And that is a fact!

stman

I took my granddaughter to coin shop recently and had her pick out a silver proof eagle of her birth year.

I was surprised that on the way home she kept pulling it out of bag and checking it out. This gave me pure joy to see the grin on her face. Since it's evident she will get a lot more coins when I'm gone and that she might really appreciate it.


stman

Hoot

Last year my youngest daughter quipped, "Gosh dad, it's just a buffalo nickel... I mean, if you've seen one haven't ya seen 'em all?"

I howled. She was right, in a way - her way! Still she loves Lincoln cents and as I took her to the local coin shop this summer, she wanted to choose from a rather nice MS63BN 1909 VDB and a good looking XF45. I asked her which one appealed to her most? She was 100% clear on the 63! I laughed again!

Both of my girls don't know if it is more fun to collect coins or watch their dad get so worked up about them!

Hoot

Clankeye

Try showing a toned coin to a non-collector. Boy, they never get that one. For that matter see Shiro's post above. Try showing one to some board members.

My coin collecting has been the object of ridicule (in a good natured way) for years around my friends. But, after my uncle passed away and I was allowed to look through his small collection and found a raw Isabella quarter that PCGS annointed with a 65, everybody quit laughing for at least a day or two. You can imagine what I heard. "That's worth how much?" "And it's a quarter?" And yes, the coin is still sitting in my Aunt's safe deposit box. Hopefully her grandson will appreciate it some day.

Bear

Clank - I gues that shows that we dumb collectors sometimes do things right , if only by error , mischance and happenstance. Bear

Clankeye

Yes, Bear. If I do something right it usually is a combination of those three things.