Riotous coin collectors.

cladking

I hope you're not hearing this here first, but there are some people
who consider coin collectors to be a pretty staid and boring group. In-
deed there are those who even percieve us as nerds.

Well meet the modern coin collector. According to the lead Coin World
story (5-5-03) 4,000 coin collectors rioted at the Vatican City to get the
new issue proof and mint sets which went on sale.

Talk about passion.

VonZipper

I wonder how many hail mary's they had to say?

Singapore

Speaking of passion, I went berzerk at the last Baltimore show because the staff at the refreshment stand in the concourse area wouldn't sell me a Blueberry Muffin until the show started, at which time I would be in the bourse, not hanging around the concourse eating.

Certainly I was justified in my behavior.

Wondo

Singapore,

An then you caught a plane to Vatican City. I've seen it a thousand times. Coins don't kill people, people....

Singapore

Thats correct, the high energy fuel of that processed, artificial Blueberry Muffin allowed me to burst into the show at 10:08, run around the bourse floorlike an idiot visiting 78 tables in 11 minutes and still catch the 11:35 to Vatican City out of BWI.

cladking

But if you try to inhale or inject real blueberries there can be serious complications.

ConstellatioCollector

People,

I have a running battle with an employee at work that says baseball cards are worth more than coins. I find it interesting each day, I arrive, to discuss the different cards he has purchased and the amount paid for something that will burn at a lower temperature than metal! We end up laughing about the burning/melting temperature of cardboard and metal!

BigE

cladking, I would like to see pictures of these coin-nerds rioting at the Vatican. What did they do when someone cut in line in front of them-------------tie their shoelaces together?-----------BigE

Cam40

Ya Those rabble rallzin darksiders. I heard one even taped a `kick me` sign to anothers back.

longnine009

We could challenge the stamp collectors to a rumble?

wingedliberty

I heard that alot of them were just speculators who heard that they could make a buck?
Can they really be called collectors/numismatists. I venture to say that they are not really that.

Brian.

Barry

Not surprising. As one who has participated in the "lift lines" at a European ski resort (and also was one of 300 people attempting to get a plane ticket reissued after a flight was cancelled), southern Europeans have no concept of waiting in line. It's a free for all, with all the pushing and shoving that can be mustered.

MadMarty

Now if you live in Italy, wouldn't we be considered Darksiders!

LucyBop

<< <i>there are those who even percieve us as nerds. >>



The HepKitty can never be a nerd! Impossible!

RotatedRainbows

Indeed there are those who even percieve us as nerds.

I never once heard anyone call a coin weenie a nerd!!

cladking

If you haven't tossed your 5-5 CW yet, you might want to check out
Beth Deisher's Editorial on page 10 also. It has some insights on the
state of the hobby past, present, and future.

nickel

singapore - i have also been at baltimore , and it's frustrating that dealers get in an hour before the general public , and i can't buy a coffee until after the crowd starts walking in .

beartracks42

That's just Balmer for ya.!!