How often do you mention to non collecting friends or acquaintances that you are a coin collector...

SanctionII

and how amenable are you to showing some of your coins if your friend or acquiantance expresses an interest to see them?

I do not mention that I am a collector to very many people, but some friends and clients of mine know I collect. I have showm some of my coins to even fewer people. What is your practice? If you have really high value coins, do you talk about same and show them to non collectors?

coinnut86

not very often. however my boss knows I collect, and he spreads it like wild fire. He will even tell complete strangers, while I'm standing there! It really bugs me and I asked him not to go around spouting off about my hobbies to others, he doesnt seem to think it's a very big deal.

coinnut86

PerryHall

I'm very careful who I tell that I'm a coin collector. I don't need my home burglarized.

09sVDB

My boss is a collector too. He knows, and we go to shows together. Other than my immediate family, no one knows for the above reasons.

OffMetal

I never mentioned to anyone that I am a collector. If they ask, I'd use big words like "Numismatic collectables" and they'd give me a funny look.

Often, people at school oooohhh and aaaahhh at the Morgan Dollar I keep in my pocket as a pocketpiece

Ben

numonebuyer

Very rarely.

Most non-collectors are really not interested.

I find it somewhat amusing.

flaminio

Almost never. I don't even tell my wife (although I think she suspects...).

Fairlaneman

If someone brings the subject up I will join in. Outside of that its my dirty little secret. A couple of times I have had to chastise the 2 boys and the wife about talking about my hobby.

Actually the wife has been collecting the state quarters and she talks to people about them constantly. Along with her quarters she shows off the silver rounds that I have bought for her since 1981. A round a year keeps her happy and lets me play.

Ken

kiyote

I mention new upcoming coins on my livejournal-- a pal admitted to me he collected as well. I went to his house to see what he had...

Proof SAE's in original boxes from 1992-on
Proof sets, silver and clad, from 1992 on
mint sets from 1999 on
6 gold 1 oz AEs
1 platinum tenth oz
about 40 Unc SAEs of various dates.

All in all, I was impressed-- he had more than I thought he'd have. He had NO idea the sets that he owned had appreciated at all.

MORGANHUNTER2

at work there are a few ofus that have a small collection, well small considering what I have bought , but nonethe less they collect. took an 04-O in NGC 66 one day- and one guy went nutzo- loved the coin- asked me how much- showed him CW and grey sheet- he offered me CW- said nah- I might send it to another company one day and watch it go up in grade he said what would it be worth then? All I could say was better than a grand.

He still asks to see this coin.- No- it sits fer awhile, or until I have 4 more that look as good as this one in ngc 6 holders.

Myqqy

I mention it only to people that become close friends...... usually people don't give a crap....

mirabela

A few old, close friends of mine know I collect, and two have actually seen some coins. They were pretty bored. Beyond that, the only one I have ever told is a sculptor who teaches art at the school where I work. I was moving a few things to the bank & thought he'd appreciate the designs -- a Vermont, a Bay Bridge, and a Pilgrim. He did.

coinnut86

I do say something every once and a while, but only if someone asks.

I got a brick of nickels last week and after searching through them, I went to pay for a pop at a gas station. I asked the lady if she was short on nickels, she resonded yes, so I grabbed a $20 bag and placed it on the counter and began counting out the change. The look on her face was priceless. Naturally her jaw dropped and she asked why in Gods name did I have so many nickels. I told her (keep in mind I'm 19) I have been saving them since Nam. She accepted them saying wow, and I left.

Woodwind

Not very frequently. Having just relocated 10 months ago, I've told only one new coworker that I'm a coin collector. If I do mention, I don't reveal the general value of my collection.

michael

How often do you mention to non collecting friends or acquaintances that you are a coin collector

NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kiyote

I mention it about as often as I mention I'm a furry on here.. never!

(Unless you count this one time)

ccex

The last time that I mentioned I was a coin collector in front of a bunch of strangers was when I was selected for jury duty two months ago. The judge was somehow impressed with my answers to the standard questions. When he asked the potential jurors whether we have recently been a defendant in a lawsuit, I proudly and truthfully replied that I was a coin collector named as a defendant in the ACG lawsuit. That, and a comment of my mistrust of lawyers, got me disqualified as a juror in a murder case.

rmoss

I did tell my cat's vet that I collected coins because he graduated from the Tuskegee Institute. I asked him about it and found that he had never seen a BTW or Carver/Washington commem. I took my set of BTW's and C/W's by his office one day and let him see them. He was amazed. He told me his father had been one of the Tuskegee Airmen. We had a very pleasant conversation on Booker T. Washington that afternoon.

TorinoCobra71

<< <i>I'm very careful who I tell that I'm a coin collector. I don't need my home burglarized. >>



What he said. I let only family members and close friends know that I collect coins.

TorinoCobra71

cartwheel

I'm very careful who I tell that I'm a coin collector. I don't need my home burglarized.

What he said. I let only family members and close friends know that I collect coins.

What he said and what he said!

Cartwheel

pf70collector

never.

Burks

I'll tell anyone I personally know very well I'm a coin collector if they ask. Doesn't bother me to show them what I have as it is nothing fantastic like late 18th/early 19th century dollars or anything. It's amazing how many people see an Ike dollar and comment "we had a dollar coin THAT big?". Some find it cool that I have coins dating back farther then they can trace their family.

MrBreeze

Looking at the question from another perspective, when do other people mention their hobbies? I know some of my friends like fishing, hunting and similar activities. Beyond that, I would not know what they do other than what I have seen them do. I also like gardening, but I don't feel the need or desire to mention that unless someone is openly asking for a response to a gardening question I can answer. How often do people, in general, ask/talk about coin issues? If someone I know says, "Hey, guess what, I like growing weed in my spare time." Is that when I respond with, "That's great, I collect coins."

MajorDuty

I rarely talk about my collecting mostly because the layman is uninterested and clueless.

Ever notice when non-collectors turn a coin around to look at the other side they ALWAYS flip it the wrong way? Sometimes they'll do this multiple times and never figure it out.

Spiffy469

I don't mention it to many people outside of my relatives and a handful of close friends, though I have had to explain myself on a few occasions at work when I go through the cash registers and look at all the coins and currency. Its kind of nice now though because I now have friends and co workers that grab things out of their change and the registers at work for me knowing I collect. Most of them have no interest, so I am usually able to get what they buy out of the registers and such at face value, which is always nice with silver coins and such.


jeff

BlindedByEgo

Between a small safe, an office away from home, and a bank deposit box I feel fairly secure - you cannot live in fear. While I don't shout from the rooftops that I like coins, I do let it get out there that I will buy collections at fair prices. Word of mouth has been my best advertising - that, and a finder's fee to the person who locates the deal

I don't often show coins unless a person shows an interest - for most, it's "TEGO" - the eyes glaze over