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Now over a 100 posts. A little about me since you all seem to know one another.

blastpakblastpak Posts: 567
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I'm an idiot as far as coin collecting goes but I'm learning alot from the rest of you so it's your faults. I live in NY..south of Rochester. I'm 32 yrs old. I have a wife and two children..(boy and a girl) and my wife wants to mess it up and have another but I'm not into it right now. Also a golden retiever. I work as a waterplant operator..pays the bills and new home but doesn't pay for these beautiful coins that you guys purchase. Damn...oh well I'll get there. Plan on getting a detector this spring as I have a great spot to search, 180 homes from the 1600-1700s used to stand in this location and now they're just foundations...can't wait. Well thats it. Nice to meet you.
Earth is the insane asylum for the universe.

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  • pharmerpharmer Posts: 8,355 ✭
    Hey, that's where all those coin collecting early settlers were buried with their collections, the model upon which this group was formed.
    Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

    Apropos of the coin posse/aka caca: "The longer he spoke of his honor, the tighter I held to my purse."

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  • DHeathDHeath Posts: 8,472 ✭✭✭
    Nice to make your aquaintance. Wish I'd have been more serious in my early thirties. Now that I'm in my late 40's, I've likely only got 6 or 7 decades left. image What do you collect?

    Don
    Developing theory is what we are meant to do as academic researchers
    and it sets us apart from practitioners and consultants. Gregor
  • blastpakblastpak Posts: 567
    Anything and all. My collection for what it's worth right now is all raw. Nothing of much value but I like em. Made a few purchases but I'm not into one type. Don't know enough yet and havn't been out to get the books.
    Earth is the insane asylum for the universe.
  • nwcsnwcs Posts: 13,386 ✭✭✭
    Wow, sounds like a great place to dig!
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  • 100proof1957100proof1957 Posts: 6,231 ✭
    Belated welcome aboard !
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  • mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
    You're going to have LordM breathing down your neck with his metal detector.
    coinimaging.com/my photography articles Check out the new macro lens testing section
  • meos1meos1 Posts: 1,135 ✭
    Welcome aboard, This is a off topic thread for the US Coin forum. When I posted my happiness about my 100th post it was uncerimoniously moved to the Open forum where this thread belongs.
    I am just throwing cheese to the rats chewing on the chains of my sanity!

    First Place Winner of the 2005 Rampage design contest!
  • ms70ms70 Posts: 13,954 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I'm an idiot as far as coin collecting goes >>



    No you're not! You collect coins and that makes you cool! Well, my wife says I'm a nerd...... But I say cool! image

    Welcome aboard & make sure you spend time on the Metal Detecting Forum. Lots of interesting stuff there! image

    Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.

  • my3centsmy3cents Posts: 1,411
    uhhhh

    How about an invite up?

    You supply the food, I'll supply the grog, and we can stay out late!

    I have a Whites 950 and it's itchin' to go to work image

    My Auctions
  • morgannut2morgannut2 Posts: 4,293 ✭
    Anyone who will no doubt soon be putting together a 17th/18th century coin collection for free, isn't an idiot! Welcome--and show us what you get when the ground melts.
    morgannut2
  • thebeavthebeav Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>a great spot to search, 180 homes from the 1600-1700s used to stand in this location and now they're just foundations.... >>



    Would it be too much to ask that you post a map?image
    Nice to meet you too !! I enjoyed your bio.....I'm Paul....
    My Ebay Coin Store
  • NickelbackNickelback Posts: 381
    I feel the same as DHeath, but at the time I was in the same situation as you: early thirties, wife/kid, and not a lot to invest. Fortunately, the net has made it a lot easier to learn some of the basics. Now that I'm back I have so much more information available than before. I'm a Newbie on the forum compared to you, but you certainly have a lot more going for you in terms of time/information. Welcome. image
  • ERER Posts: 7,345 ✭
    From one idiot to another.imageimage
  • zkcoinszkcoins Posts: 1,754
    I too just hit 100. Wow, I talk too much I think. Anyway, welcome form one noob to another. I am young also(25), so don't let these old guys get to you, lol. Good luck with the detecting!!
    Zach

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    Zach

    Check my ebay BIN or Make Offers!!
  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,082 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Welcome aboard.
    theknowitalltroll;
  • IrishMikeIrishMike Posts: 7,737 ✭✭✭
    Welcome aboard. The amount of money you spend on this hobby is not relevant to the amount of pleasure you can derive from it. There is a little kid in all of us that comes out in collecting the coins you like. Hopefully as you spend more time in the hobby collecting your likes will expand. There are enough different coins, errors and related items that don't require much of a cash outlay. Whether you spend a lot of money or a little concentrate on coins you like collecting.
  • FC57CoinsFC57Coins Posts: 9,140 ✭
    Welcome to the boards - I pretty much agree with the above statements - don't worry about the hobby, enjoy it image
  • blastpakblastpak Posts: 567
    Thanks all. Yeah I can't wait til spring. I'm a big hiker/backpacker so I know I'll have a good time searching for coins. Hopefully I'll be able to fill my backpack..image

    Sorry all no map to scale but I've already found 16 foundations walking my dog. Would you trust me with the location I gave you anyway? image
    Earth is the insane asylum for the universe.
  • cohodkcohodk Posts: 19,105 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Welcome neighbor. I live north of Syracuse
    Excuses are tools of the ignorant

    Knowledge is the enemy of fear

  • SmittysSmittys Posts: 9,876 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Welcome and Hello from a neighbor,
    I'm located in Penn Yan , that's South of Rochester too.
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    If you get a chance stop in my Shop and say Hi.

    Smitty
    https://www.ebay.com/str/christyscoins

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