The Wonderful World of Numismatics
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mjhoffpauir
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Hello,
I am new to the forums and hope that I am on the right thread. I apologize if I am not. I have a sort of weird question. My question is this. When does one become an coin collector? Let me explain. My father was in the USAF and as a young man I collected different coins and paper currency at every base he was stationed at. This included Germany, Japan, Alabama and Texas. I later joined the Army (2-87 Infantry 10th Mountain Division NY) and had the "oppurtunity" to visit many far away and exotic places. Every where I went I collected any coinage I could get my hands on. I guess I did this becasue I liked the way the different coins looked like. I had no idea of their silver content or worth as rare coins. In May 2003 a friend turned me on to "buying" silver coins on EBay and Teletrade. I have been hooked since. I am completely enthralled with the numismatic world and have read several dozens books on the subject. It is the greatest hobby in the world. I also collect comic books and stamps. Was I a "coin collector" when I started collecting as a boy? or when I started collecting 2 years ago via EBay and Teletrade? I know it seems like a silly question, but I am new to these forums. Thank you for any replies.
P.S. I guess I like to think I have been collecting coins since a little boy instead of just two years ago. Lastly, is the forum that I can submit some pictures of coins I purchased and ask you guys for your opinion? Thanks again.
M J Hoffpauir
I am new to the forums and hope that I am on the right thread. I apologize if I am not. I have a sort of weird question. My question is this. When does one become an coin collector? Let me explain. My father was in the USAF and as a young man I collected different coins and paper currency at every base he was stationed at. This included Germany, Japan, Alabama and Texas. I later joined the Army (2-87 Infantry 10th Mountain Division NY) and had the "oppurtunity" to visit many far away and exotic places. Every where I went I collected any coinage I could get my hands on. I guess I did this becasue I liked the way the different coins looked like. I had no idea of their silver content or worth as rare coins. In May 2003 a friend turned me on to "buying" silver coins on EBay and Teletrade. I have been hooked since. I am completely enthralled with the numismatic world and have read several dozens books on the subject. It is the greatest hobby in the world. I also collect comic books and stamps. Was I a "coin collector" when I started collecting as a boy? or when I started collecting 2 years ago via EBay and Teletrade? I know it seems like a silly question, but I am new to these forums. Thank you for any replies.
P.S. I guess I like to think I have been collecting coins since a little boy instead of just two years ago. Lastly, is the forum that I can submit some pictures of coins I purchased and ask you guys for your opinion? Thanks again.
M J Hoffpauir
"There are two types of people in the world. Those that do the work and those that take the credit. Try to be in the first group, there is less competition there" - Ghandi
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You have been collecting since you were a boy so you were a coin collector as a boy.
Welcome from me, too. I'm just getting into this as well, and finding stashes of coins I've saved for one reason or another since I was a kid. (Except those Morgans I hocked for drinking money when I was 16--OMG!)
The Baltimore coin show inspired me in a couple of different ways--one was to start doing country type sets. I know there is another forum for this (I'm on my way), but thought it was worth mentioning. I was a military brat too, and continued to travel long after leaving home. (It's hard to quit the peripatetic lifestyle.) Since I have a few stamps and currency, too, I'm doing an album with combined coinage, stamp, and currency pages from each country, maybe with a photo or train ticket added in. (Most people would call this a scrapbook, I guess! Actually, the inspiration was that all that pretty money is tucked away in jars, etc., and would be so much nicer and more accessible if organized in album pages.) I started last night after I got home, and by 3am, I was about half finished. I have no expectation of value in such a thing, (except the kind that's not measured by money), but it was sure fun.
My other inspiration was treasure coins--but that was quickly quelled by the price tags on those things!
--Kelly
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Sounds like you've been a collector for a long time.
Perhaps someone who just amasses a few coins and never goes any further could
be said to not be a collector, but anyone who studies or collects coins can date his
involvement from his very first one.
Edited to add: Yep, your a collector for sure. Now lets see some pics.