How do you want to be remembered in the hobby?

airplanenut

Lots of people have lots of goals for the hobby- whether it to be famous, have a great collection, be a great dealer, or something else.

How do you want to be remembered in this hobby?

Personally, since I have no idea how I'll be financially in the future, I can't say I want to have a certain collection yet- I just don't know (of course, one day I'll have a big collection, but time will tell its contents).

So, for the time being, I say I want to be remembered for helping get others into the hobby- I'll gladly help with YN functions now, as well as when I am no longer a YN myself. To get more people stimulated in the hobby would be my ultimate satisfaction, regardless of the possibility to have tangible assets .

Jeremy

VonZipper

To be thought of as a nice, friendly and somewhat knowlegable person, not strictly for the coins I own.

jbsteven

I would like to be know as a straight up guy that gives good deals on the coins I sell. Also, I would like to purchase a nice high profile coin(s) to get my name recorded "in the books".

ARCO

I hope whomever gets my coins when I die will appreciate the original problem free coins I leave, and realize that as their temporary steward I was able to keep them and pass them on unmolested for the next generation(s) of collectors to enjoy.

Tyler

MacCoin

I'll be lucky to be remembered at all. I see my kids sell off all my collection for what they call get out of it.

dpoole

I want to be remembered as somebody who stumbled into the scene, threw stupid money around, was unbelievably lucky about the timing, sold out for obscene profits because somebody else like him happened to show up right then, and started collecting butterflies because he found coin collecting too easy, and wonder why everybody thought you needed to know what you were doing.

JoyofCollecting

I'd like to be remembered as "the man that shot Liberty Valance."

dan1ecu

That's a good question. I don't think I'll be remembered in the numismatic world. It's probably the major coin dealers who have an agenda to change the hobby for the better that will be remembered. Of course there are famous collectors, but they had the money to build major collections. Being in academia, I probably won't make it to that level, but you never know.

Dan

GDJMSP

As one who tried to help others learn about coins and the joys of this wonderful pursuit.

cladking

I'd like to be remembered as a very sincere pretender to the throne.

BigE

This is a very good question,I agree with dpoole's statement, and thanks Airplanenut for the question-------------BigE

ConstellatioCollector

I'd like to remembered as a person with a passion for colonials, especially Novas, and was always fair and when asked, had the knowledge to answer questions acurratley. I hope that my Son will pick up this trait from me and follow in my footsteps when I have gone to the coin gallery in the sky!

ursabear

If I am remembered, I'd like for folks to remember that I spent lots of time giving out/spending cool basic coins to the public and to kids to get them interested, as well as someone who regularly spends Kennedys and Sacs that the average collector would not otherwise find unless they were bought from the mint.

As a collector and a seller, I'd like for folks to remember that they enjoyed dealing with me.

griffin6

I make my living buying and selling coins, and while I joke that I've chosen this route to "avoid working for a living." I can't begin to express how much I enjoy my life and my work. My backup line is that I buy and sell coins while collecting friends, and in the long run, that is far more important.

We never know where life takes us. Giving something back is both a matter of knowledge and opportunity. Sharing your knowledge with a "newbie" is every bit as important as anything anyone can do because it is the result of a desire to participate and a willingness to share. It may also be the precursor to opportunities on a larger scale down the line, because there are always opportunities for doers.

Giving something back is really a two way street. In sharing of yourself with others, you receive as much as you give and really grow through the experience. I remember my first "letter to the editor" roughly twenty-five years ago opining that most dealers started as collectors and despite the need to earn a living, are kindred spirits with collectors. A modest start, but an involvement that evolved through local coin club leadership roles and eventually a seat on the ANA board. I gratefully credit that experience as one of the most significant periods of personal development in my life.

I have no idea how far I can or will go in the hobby, but that's secondary. I would like to be remembered as someone who didn't miss an opportunity to participate, used common sense in all circumstances, and cared for others.

coppercoins

It's rather simple for me, but goes deep. I have always been known as a person who has trouble finishing projects once started. I usually give anywhere from a few minutes to a few days to something then get tired of it and put it away - models, artwork, books, etc.

Coppercoins.com is a different story. I started working on it in April, 1999 and am still going strong. I understand from some of the folks I know around the country that I am beginning to make a name for myself in the error/variety sector of the hobby, but it's not that part of it that I'm after. I am after completion of this project.

Given the project I have lined out for myself, I should complete it in three to four more years. It will be the most graphically intense numismatic web site on the internet, and may take more disk space than any other coin related site. It will have millions of lines of code, tens of thousands of database records, over 50,000 coin images, and will take a person more than a year with even a fast connection to visit every page, every manifestation of the data and actually read it all. Most of all, it will be the most complete I can possibly make it before stopping (or dying) - it is dedicated to all who are interested in the subject, and will be left to my son as a reminder that if a person persists in completing what many think is impossible, it can still be done despite what others say. I have had many people tell me this site is impossible for one person to finish - I'll never know, I have half a dozen people volunteering their time to help complete it because they see how dedicated I am to the collectors of the specialty I chose.

michael

for me

i am just an unknown mostly forgettable small crazy collector that doesnot get out much...... if at all in the mainstream coin game

and i am not much to look at also..........lol ........................... not much sparkle

so no one really knows me............ or cares...............LOL

so there is really nothing much to be remembered about ..................as concerning me

and that is just the way i likes it!!!

sincerely michael

topstuf

As the ............................. COIN NAZI !!!!

When I had the shop, I was courteous and pleasant to all coin collectors, buyers, and sellers.

BUT................I had a few who got the.................. "NO COINS FOR YOU ! "

One guy looked at TWO Franklin halves for (I am not kidding)........TWO HOURS! Only to hand them back. We waited on other customers while he gazed and gazed. He got ONE more chance the next time he came in. Same stuff. I casually walked over and asked for the coins. and.....put....them...back.

But my all time FAVORITE customer was the one who would look and look and look until he had MEMORIZED the contents of the cases.

THEN.......(not knowing that I kept complete sets of Lincolns, Injuns, Buffs, and Walkers in backstock) ...would ask for the 21S walker which I would go to the safe and .....produce.

"AAAAAGHHHH.....he HAS one!" And then would come the stammering and lookin at the watch and the ...GRIN.... and the request for a................BUSINESS CARD!

I was always tempted to have some "business cards" printed that said: "ONE TICKET....Redeemable for an easy exit...."

and then have it printed on that joke paper that can't be torn.

Never had the guts to do it though.

Stories, stories, stories... Thank GOD those incidents were in the minority of cases.

barberlover

Coins??? Jeremy, being remembered is a lofty thing to talk about, but being remembered for coins is not at the top of my priority list.

I hope when i go i'm remembered for being a nice guy who loved his wife, respected his parents, who believed in god and along the way was thought to have a good eye for nice coins.

If some of you think that sounds to sappy, sorry, but thats who i am. Les

Bear

It is my wish to be remembered as the little bear who spake, that there is more to life

then coins. There must also be laughter, wisdom, caring and enlightenment of the soul.

ccrdragon

Bear and Les have said it all for me as well. The coins are just a sideline, but that stuff is the real reason/meaning of why we are here!

kranky

I know there will never be a Heritage auction with "The kranky collection" on the cover, and that's OK with me.

If people would remember me as a friendly, funny guy who liked to share his knowledge, that would be great. Oh, and I know they would also think, "And wasn't he short for his weight?"

rainbowroosie

As the proud owner of the prettiest rainbow Roosevelt set in existence...note I said prettiest, not highest graded...Nick Cascio can have the slabs!!! Hi Nick!!!..............................

lordmarcovan

Regardless of what I collect or sell or deal in or buy, I'm afraid I'll be forever typecast as "The Holey Coin Man". I guess that's better than some things.

morganbarber

I'd love to say that I would like to be rememberred for my vast knowledge, but this will not happen. It is sufficient that people understand that I truly love U.S. coins.

Coulport

'bout the best I could expect is:

That old guy with the nice coins that used to do the shows sure had a very pleasant wife.