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Do you enjoy the hobby more as a result of you participating on the forums?

SanctionIISanctionII Posts: 12,527 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Collecting for many is a solitary pursuit. In addition to other beneifts, the forums help reduce the solitude. I for one have enjoyed the hobby much more since joining the forums.

How about you?
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  • CladiatorCladiator Posts: 18,189 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If I couldn't share my collection and obsession with other like minded people I'd likely not be collecting.
  • CameonutCameonut Posts: 7,348 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes. I have learned a tremendous amount from these forums and I also try to give a little back.

    “In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." - Thomas Jefferson

    My digital cameo album 1950-64 Cameos - take a look!

  • edix2001edix2001 Posts: 3,388 ✭
    I enjoy saving money by learning what not to buy from discussions online.
    member, Greater Houston Coin Club - Edwin's Coin Cabinet
  • AngryTurtleAngryTurtle Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭
    its like going to a coin show every day, not for the actual coin shopping, but for the gossip and info. I get to coin shows only several times a year, so I learn a lot here.
  • jmj3esqjmj3esq Posts: 5,421 ✭
    Definately. I have seen some of the nicest coins on earth as a result of this forum. It keeps going and gives me ideas. I love sharing my coins and experiences with others and love to see other forum members coins and experiences. I have learned a heck of a lot, too.
  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    The Forum is great....It's just the people

    that annoy me.image
    There once was a place called
    Camelotimage
  • ArizonadesertratArizonadesertrat Posts: 566 ✭
    I rejoined the hobby last January, after a 25-year hiatus, and the Forum has been quite helpful in enabling me to quickly catch up with TPG- and pricing-related issues.
  • mrearlygoldmrearlygold Posts: 17,858 ✭✭✭
    The forum is a great addition

    Coin's for sale/trade.


    Tom Pilitowski
    US Rare Coin Investments
    800-624-1870

  • BIGJAYVEEBIGJAYVEE Posts: 647 ✭
    The best show in town,for info,latest updates,and just plain fun.Adds alot of interest to the hobby IMHO.image
  • mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
    Yes. It introduced me to taking pics.
    coinimaging.com/my photography articles Check out the new macro lens testing section
  • ModernCrapNutModernCrapNut Posts: 2,086 ✭
    It's great for what I've learned, keeping current with the latest news about the hobby, and some good laughs.


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  • pharmerpharmer Posts: 8,355 ✭
    Yes, and it will be even better when PCGS gets the variety attribution thingie going full bore, so we can talk varieties 24/7.
    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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  • BlindedByEgoBlindedByEgo Posts: 10,754 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Participating in the PCGS coin forum has impacted my collecting more than any other singular event.

    Check out my current listings: https://ebay.com/sch/khunt/m.html?_ipg=200&_sop=12&_rdc=1

  • BECOKABECOKA Posts: 16,961 ✭✭✭
    Yes,

    I have met a few interesting folks on these boards which have made collecting a little more fun.

    As far as the material on the forums, sometimes it is hard to weed out what I need but if a question is asked directly ususully the expertise is there with an answer and sometimes great discussions follow.
  • ElKevvoElKevvo Posts: 4,133 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yep! This place is great! Educational, fun and interesting.

    K
    ANA LM
  • guitarwesguitarwes Posts: 9,289 ✭✭✭

    Absolutely! It gives that daily "buzz" to keep one excited.

    @ Elite CNC Routing & Woodworks on Facebook. Check out my work.
    Too many positive BST transactions with too many members to list.
  • malachi555malachi555 Posts: 365


    << <i>If I couldn't share my collection and obsession with other like minded people I'd likely not be collecting. >>



    Ditto. It helps to have people as passionate as you are about an interest
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The forum adds a great deal to the hobby... it is educational, entertaining and informational (there is a difference between the first and third). Cheers, RickO
  • MrBreezeMrBreeze Posts: 1,036 ✭✭✭
    yes

    https://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistry/collectors-showcase/world-coins/one-coin-per-year-1600-2017/2422

  • JJMJJM Posts: 8,080 ✭✭✭✭✭
    yip
    👍BST's erickso1,cone10,MICHAELDIXON,TennesseeDave,p8nt,jmdm1194,RWW,robkool,Ahrensdad,Timbuk3,Downtown1974,bigjpst,mustanggt,Yorkshireman,idratherbgardening,SurfinxHI,derryb,masscrew,Walkerguy21D,MJ1927,sniocsu,Coll3tor,doubleeagle07,luciobar1980,PerryHall,SNMAM,mbcoin,liefgold,keyman64,maprince230,TorinoCobra71,RB1026,Weiss,LukeMarshall,Wingsrule,Silveryfire, pointfivezero,IKE1964,AL410, Tdec1000, AnkurJ,guitarwes,Type2,Bp777,jfoot113,JWP,mattniss,dantheman984,jclovescoins,Collectorcoins,Weather11am,Namvet69,kansasman,Bruce7789,ADG,Larrob37,Waverly, justindan
  • IGWTIGWT Posts: 4,975 ✭
    Where else can one see a classic commemorative tattoo?
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,717 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think of the forum as one big coin club.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,507 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I once told Mr Hall had it not been for him and his company, I'd never have come back to coins.
    I have to say this forum keeps my drive alive, but the integrity of the hobby was protected by TPG's... Not all, but a few good men in a few companies.

    I agree with your initial post, SanctionII

    Joe
  • ziggy29ziggy29 Posts: 18,668 ✭✭✭
    It certainly helps me feel like I'm still actively participating in (and enjoying) the hobby even when I'm not buying coins.
  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,225 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Absolutely. You tend to get out of a hobby what you put into it, and the forum (as well as other similar venues) have allowed me to do exactly that.
    John
    Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars • Variety Attribution
  • DDRDDR Posts: 1,621 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes, absolutely. I've learned a lot from this forum.
    David
    Complete Set of Chopmarked Trade Dollars
    Carson City Silver Dollars Complete 1870-1893http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/showcase.aspx?sc=2722"
  • oildvroildvr Posts: 147
    This forum has definately made collecting more enjoyable for me!I enjoy the threads about coins I don't collect,as it gives me a lot of info about them.
  • BBQnBLUESBBQnBLUES Posts: 1,803 ✭
    Without this forum (Thanks PCGS) I would be regulated to posting in rec.collecting.coins to get my "coin fix" on a daily basis image

    R.C.C. is just too inflamatory for my prefernces plus it tends to be a Spam Bot paradise...

    LOVE all the varied topics posted in this group !!
  • dogwooddogwood Posts: 1,935 ✭✭✭✭
    In my previous coin collecting go around, in the eighties, i would just stop by Mark's Coin Shop in Los Gatos for a Numismatic News and a few stories then kinda wait for a big show to come around. With this Forum, and the online auctions and websites, the hobby is available anytime at my desk. The Boards raise the oportunity for involvement to a fulfilling level. Went to a coin club meeting ONCE, moons ago....I like this better.
    We're all born MS70. I'm about a Fine 15 right now.
  • CgbCgb Posts: 710 ✭
    Yes, and Yes.
  • pf70collectorpf70collector Posts: 6,723 ✭✭✭
    Who else am I going to talk to about coins.
    Montana State Quarter Die Clash

    Box of 20
  • BarbercoinBarbercoin Posts: 1,033 ✭✭✭
    Yes

    WTB: Barber Quarters XF

  • mrmommrmom Posts: 348 ✭
    definitely yes,

    I've learned many things here.
  • 19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,492 ✭✭✭✭
    Yes. Just for the knowledge, friends and sometimes humbling experiences! image
    I decided to change calling the bathroom the John and renamed it the Jim. I feel so much better saying I went to the Jim this morning.



    The name is LEE!
  • dan383dan383 Posts: 812
    This place is great..............I can actually talk to people on these boards ,and
    they know what I'm saying ! The things I have learned along the way are invalueable in
    my persuit of hoarding as much precious metal as possible . With 3 safes full the wife is getting a little annoyed . She does however find the time and money better spent this way than on a bar stool .
    This site has made me realize that I'm not alone when trying to fight this disease . While I collect Jeffersons , and Franklins , I find it hard not to have nice coins of other series . The info such as die markers , and fake markers that are openly shared by the members here make every minute I waste worthwhile !!!

    Thank You All !



    Dan
    Fishing is not a matter of life and death.......It's much more important than that........
  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    YES!image
    My Medals collection

    FOR SALE Items
  • SkyManSkyMan Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The forums here and ATS definitely make coin collecting more fun. Aside from the education I get here, and the Woody I get from looking at some truly RIGHTEOUS coins image, the nicest thing is that I get to meet other people first here and then in person, which is absolutely the best part about it. Meeting and enjoying other people who share the same passions is one of life's great pleasures. It's nice to find other people that don't think FBL stands for Full Blown Lunatic.
    Toned Franklins

    U.S. Type Set
  • SFDukieSFDukie Posts: 618 ✭
    Definitely. There's a wealth of info here, and lots of folks who share it freely. image
  • percybpercyb Posts: 3,333 ✭✭✭✭
    The breadth of knowledge here pulled me deeply into the hobby. I got it bad image
    "Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world." PBShelley
  • fastrudyfastrudy Posts: 2,096 ✭
    Yes, knowledge and friends are the best. Forum and forumites keep me abreast of things numismatic.
    Successful transactions with: DCarr, Meltdown, Notwilight, Loki, MMR, Musky1011, cohodk, claychaser, cheezhed, guitarwes, Hayden, USMoneyLover

    Proud recipient of two "You Suck" awards
  • bigmarty58bigmarty58 Posts: 2,002 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I really enjoy this wonderful forum, it's like reading a new book everyday. And in time, I hope to contribute more.

    Robert.
    Enthusiastic collector of British pre-decimal and Canadian decimal circulation coins.
  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,887 ✭✭✭✭✭
    NO! You guys/gals have me going every which way. Used to be real simple for me: if it didn't have a CC
    on it I wasn't interested. Now I have all this other STUFF that I can't live without all because of you fine
    folks getting me all fired up!
    STOP IT NOW!

    BOBimage
    Registry: CC lowballs (boblindstrom), bobinvegas1989@yahoo.com
  • dwsswsdwssws Posts: 2,166
    yes have met some wonderful people hereimage
    steve

    myCCset
  • robkoolrobkool Posts: 5,934 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I always collected coins way before joining this CU forum, but never met anyone here tho...
    Ebay items for sale Current BIN's / The Kingdom Collection
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  • robecrobec Posts: 6,808 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not only have I met some great people, seen some incredible coins, and learned more than I ever thought there was to learn (with only about another 99% more to learn), but without the forum I would have never known about MPL's.image

    - Bob -

    MPL's - Lincolns of Colorimage
    Central Valley Roosevelts

  • MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,550 ✭✭✭✭✭
    "Do you enjoy the hobby more as a result of you participating on the forums?"

    Absolutely! image
  • SwampboySwampboy Posts: 13,094 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>yes >>



    image

    "Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso

  • dizzyfoxxdizzyfoxx Posts: 9,823 ✭✭✭
    Come to think of it, image
    image...There's always time for coin collecting. image
  • MercfanMercfan Posts: 701 ✭✭
    VERY much so!

    Thanks, PCGS!

    image
    "Coin collecting problem"? What "coin collecting problem"?

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