How have these Internet world coin forums enriched your collecting?

Doogy

How has these forums contributed to your enjoyment of collecting, education and friendship? How has your collection evolved as a result of these forums?

I'm including this to mean all of the aggregate Internet world coin forums, as there are many fine ones in addition to this PCGS one.

looking forward to a good thread!


Doug

TwoKopeiki

This forum definitely helped me evolve as a collector. Without it I would have never been exposed to some of the most amazing coins in history through other posters sharing their collections.

goossen

Internet and coin forums/lists helped me in many ways. I've learnt a lot about coins. How to grade, store, and take care of them.
I've seen wonderful pieces, I've made trades with other collectors.

Internet forums were, are and will be very important on this hobby of mine.

pendragon1998

They've enriched my collecting and depleted my wallet.

Colquhoun

Well, just today I was thinking about how countries put holograms on coins, and come home to find a thread about it. Knowledge what these forums are wonderfully full of. Rarely does a day go by that I don't learn something.. often in areas I didn't know I had any interest in.

JCMhouston

They have cost me a lot of money for sure!!!

SYRACUSIAN

Extremely positive.The people and the coins, almost exclusivey here.

Aethelred

In more than any other way, by the lasting friendships I have made here.

wybrit

Even an exile like me has met some of the members (who I would not have been aware of otherwise). In particular: avarel, farthing and Civitas. All three are outstanding folks (even farthing, who is an Arsenal fan).

I have some very nice pieces in my collection courtesy of forum members. Without this site, those deals would not have been done.

It's also pushed me into better imaging. I started out with lousy scans and now have passable digipics instead, though I am still woefully behind the best imagers here, given tht I use a 3.2M pixel camera.

JimK

Thanks for asking Doug,
Collecting: I realized how I am interested in collecting more than just American coins. I am currently attempting type sets of countries where my ancestors came from. This may take a while but then, I am in no hurry and when I am done I will have some pretty nice stuff- hopefully!
Education: This forum in particular at times has sent me on research quests where I have very much enriched my knowledge of many types of coins and medals that I had never seen before. This is where my strongest interest lies as I love to research and I believe it is through that research I have learned the most. Thanks to all who have posted some beautiful, interesting and historical pieces!
Friendship: Haven't got there yet, but then I am pretty new here...
Jim

TwoKopeiki

<< <i>(even farthing, who is an Arsenal fan). >>

ajaan

Some of the best looking, intelligent people in the world are Arsenal fans.

JimK

My wife is English and is a Manchester United fan...


(standing by for criticism)

ajaan

Man U, isn't that the team with the revolting fans?

farthing

The Dynamos of Kiev? They have been down for a few years. How are they doing in European competition these days?

JimK

<< <i>Man U, isn't that the team with the revolting fans? >>



Actually, she's a pretty nice looking bird...

farthing

The one thing that ajaan, wybrit and myself can agree on is our feeling towards ManU!















Though I will grant you that they look to be doing quite well this year.

TwoKopeiki

Sigh... since Shevchenko left .....

JimK

<< <i>The one thing that ajaan, wybrit and myself can agree on is our feeling towards ManU!


Though I will grant you that they look to be doing quite well this year. >>



Did I mention....
I am a Munich fan!

wybrit

Some of the best looking, intelligent people in the world are Arsenal fans.

But most of Arsenal's fans look more like ajaan...

Aethelred

<< <i>Some of the best looking, intelligent people in the world are Arsenal fans.

But most of Arsenal's fans look more like ajaan... >>



Who, it is only fair to add, lives in a hole in the ground.

percyb

This one has broadened my knowledge and appreciation of coins from around the world.

Rickc300

<< <i>In more than any other way, by the lasting friendships I have made here. >>



Well said and I couldn't agree more!

Ricke

<< <i>

<< <i>Some of the best looking, intelligent people in the world are Arsenal fans.

But most of Arsenal's fans look more like ajaan... >>



Who, it is only fair to add, lives in a hole in the ground. >>




ergo, logically, all Arsenal fans live in holes... I think.

shirohniichan

This particular world coin forum has broadened my collecting interests by showing me photos of coins I'd never seen before. For example, seeing an East Africa George V shilling for sale got me interested enough to buy it. Once I had it, I wondered what other shilling-sized coins from his reign looked like throughout the Commonwealth. First I had to find out which countries or other issuing authorities had silver shilling equivalents during that time, what they looked like, how big they were, what fineness they were struck in, etc. That, in turn, started me researching how the Commonwealth was organized, where members were located, etc.

So, in brief, looking at photos of pretty coins can take up a lot of one's time and collecting energy.

trozau

Sometimes you want to go
Where everybody knows your name.
And they're always glad you came.
You wanna be where you can see,
Our troubles are all the same ...