Do you feel less nuts....

topstuf

Do you find yourself more willing to show a large coin or a gold coin to a non-coin person if you intend on telling them how crazy much you paid for it?

eyoung429

Do you feel less nuts....



Only after the wifey see's the bill for the coins!!!!!

rsdoug81

First of all, I can't wait to see the responses to this based on the thread title. I don't tell anyone how much I paid for any of my coins unless it's a major rip.

Cladiator

I try to make it policy that I don't tell non-coin people how much I pay for my coins. If they are pushy I'll tell them they are in the $20-$50 range. The less people that know my collections true value the better.

rsdoug81

<< <i>I try to make it policy that I don't tell non-coin people how much I pay for my coins. If they are pushy I'll tell them they are in the $20-$50 range. The less people that know my collections true value the better. >>



And then there are those of us who don't have to worry about anyone stealing our 'high dollar' collection. Lots of people know I collect coins...I always do a 'show and tell' with my history students. They're always interested, but they never really inquire about the value or cost.

PerryHall

<< <i>I try to make it policy that I don't tell non-coin people how much I pay for my coins. If they are pushy I'll tell them they are in the $20-$50 range. The less people that know my collections true value the better. >>



I agree. Security considerations prevent me from advertising that I'm a coin collector.

rsdoug81

I like to share my collection as tangible pieces of history. Of course, there are security considerations, but I don't think this hobby would be half as fun for me if I couldn't show off my collection.

Barndog

I find talking to non-coin people (even sometimes non bust half dime people) about coins (bust half dimes) is as useful or enjoyable as someone else talking to me about Oprah

tjkillian

<< <i>I find talking to non-coin people (even sometimes non bust half dime people) about coins (bust half dimes) is as useful or enjoyable as someone else talking to me about Oprah >>



I don't know what an "Oprah" is, but I for one enjoy bust half dimes, all flavors. Heck, I even enjoy Seated Half dimes.

Talk all you want

Tom

OKbustchaser

<< <i>I find talking to non-coin people (even sometimes non bust half dime people) about coins (bust half dimes) is as useful or enjoyable as someone else talking to me about Oprah >>



See, your problem is that you are supposed to be talking about half dollars not half dimes

millennium

I never reveal what I paid.....willingly. It's no ones business, and my wife doesn't ask.

Cladiator

<< <i>

<< <i>I find talking to non-coin people (even sometimes non bust half dime people) about coins (bust half dimes) is as useful or enjoyable as someone else talking to me about Oprah >>



See, your problem is that you are supposed to be talking about half dollars not half dimes >>

Blasphemy!!!!

topstuf

<< <i>I don't know what an "Oprah" is >>



It's loud Italian singing. Man, you must never get out.

eyoung429

D'oh....man do I feel stupid.... and I do not mean this sarcastically.....I thought that he was talking about Winfrey.......



sheesh....

NoGvmnt

"I thought that he was talking about Winfrey"


What's a "Winfrey"?

Jim

eyoung429

The one with the talk show...

Gemineye

Ok.........now let me get this straight.......
Opra...... sings Oprah.. on coin talk show.........when is it on ......what channel...??????.......

topstuf

<< <i>What's a "Winfrey"? >>



Jeez, doncha get mail neither? Allus gettin stuff where ya ...."winfrey"...prizes. All ya need is a box top. Or a slab label.

TorinoCobra71

<< <i>I try to make it policy that I don't tell non-coin people how much I pay for my coins. If they are pushy I'll tell them they are in the $20-$50 range. The less people that know my collections true value the better. >>



Verbatim Baby. I dont even know what my whole collection is worth.......Let alone a NON-COIN person!

TorinoCobra71

TwoSides2aCoin

so far
always two,

never less
never more

Baley

well, I'll tell you this:

the looks from non-collectors are a lot less "funny" when the coin is of an obsolete design.

Ever show "slabbed pocket change" to a non-collector?

did you see the look in their eyes when you said, "yes, but look at the condition this one is in!"

at least obsolete coins are "old"

if it's big and/or gold, so much the better

MrBreeze

"Do you find yourself more willing to show a large coin or a gold coin to a non-coin person if you intend on telling them how crazy much you paid for it?"

I don't even like to tell myself what I paid for some of my coins. It makes me wonder how many out of body experiences I have had, or, why my brain shuts down so easily when I see a coin that I like. "Man, that is a sweet Seated Quarter...silence...Why is that person sending me an invoice?"

OKbustchaser

<< <i> "Man, that is a sweet Seated Quarter...silence...Why is that person sending me an invoice?" >>





Now that is a GREAT tag line. Someone is going to HAVE to use it.

michael

Do you find yourself more willing to show a large coin or a gold coin to a non-coin person if you intend on telling them how crazy much you paid for it?

NO

best case scenerio you do a john j. ford jr.

and...............................

you only show and tell when you offer to sell