I have two simple questions for every fellow forum member???

dizzyfoxx

1.) Why do you like coins?

2.) Why do you collect coins?

I don't think a question can get any simpler than these. But, are the answers just as simple???

messydesk

1. They're cool
2. It's fun

IGWT

1. They're fun.
2. It's cool.

tahoe98

...........i like them because they are a form of art. i collect them because i like history.

doh

1. I was raised around them. Beyond that, they're pieces of history you can touch and I love that. Many are also very beautiful.
2. I collect coins because of the reasons mentioned above but also because they are often a good investment and store of value. I know that's not important to every forum member, but it's important to me.

reds

I got started when the wife brought home a 50% of center cent one day from work and I thought to myself , man thats cool

guitarwes

1) I think they are tangible pieces of history and are just plain neat. As far as coins vs. paper money, metal is always better to me.

2) I like looking at them and wondering where all they've been and who have handled them, and also a good store of wealth.


-wes

Newcomp103

<< <i>1) I think they are tangible pieces of history and are just plain neat. As far as coins vs. paper money, metal is always better to me.

2) I like looking at them and wondering where all they've been and who have handled them, and also a good store of wealth.


-wes >>




I am trying to keep up with Wes!

lasvegasteddy

1)it's a passion

2)i persue that passion

Musky1011

I like little round shiny things

Beer cans Flopped

rgCoinGuy

1) It's the hobby of kings, therefore, better than collecting Nascar junk.
2) For pretty much all of the previously mentioned reasons, art, history, potential store of value, and I have developed a liking to taking their pictures.

jimmymac

1. learn a lot about the history surrounding the coin of interest - find it fascinating holding a coin in hand and wondering if President Jackson or Lincoln ever had it in his pocket.

2. like the challenge of completing a set i.e. 7070 Dansco and showing the collection to family and friends.


great questions with lots of different answers!!

LeeBone

1) Oh, the stories they could tell.

2) Because my parents bought me penny books when I was a kid, and from then on it was an addiction.

tightbudget

1. Historical and neat
2. Interesting

19Lyds

1.) Why do you like coins?...................Because regardless of the current market, they ALWAYS have value

2.) Why do you collect coins?..............Unlike other things that can be collected, they will ALWAYS have value.

FilthyBroke

<< <i>1.) Why do you like coins?

2.) Why do you collect coins?

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1- As suggested by others, for their historical value and to a lesser extent for their artistic value.


2- I have always collected something, from trading cards to memorabilia and now coins. (Coins have so far been the most interesting and profitable.)

richardshipp

Lemme think...

Answers:

1. I don't know I just do

2. I don't know I just do


Dizzy.... you ask hard questions.

FatMan

1. Coins are a bridge to the past. It's all about history for me.

2. Because if I didn't collect coins I would simply blow the cash on some other stupid hobby or interest.

BECOKA

1.) I have no idea. Maybe OCD

2.) Again probably OCD

Mercfan

1) I just can't help myself.

2) I just can't help myself.

pennyannie

2.to hide money from the government and wife

1. I had a crappy childhood and now i buy all the toys and cool stuff i can afford and find

MidLifeCrisis

1. Historical significance

2. Because I can

RYK

<< <i>1. Coins are a bridge to the past. It's all about history for me.

2. Because if I didn't collect coins I would simply blow the cash on some other stupid hobby or interest. >>



That is exactly my position.

KISHU1

1 It gets my wife mad

2. It gets my wife mad

hee hee

CoinJunkie

<< <i>1.) Why do you like coins?

2.) Why do you collect coins?
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Good questions.

1) It's mostly about the artistry and historical significance for me.

2) Beyond the pleasure of just owning and looking at them, it's fun to put together sets. It's also fun to
make money when you sell, spot an undergraded slab, etc.

Goldbully

<< <i>

<< <i>1.) Why do you like coins?

2.) Why do you collect coins?
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Good questions.

1) It's mostly about the artistry and historical significance for me.

2) Beyond the pleasure of just owning and looking at them, it's fun to put together sets. It's also fun to
make money when you sell, spot an undergraded slab, etc. >>




Great answers CoinJunkie...love the handle too!!!

JoeLewis

1. just 'cause
2. just 'cause

cuzzx

1. Have you ever thought about how might have touched this coin through the years. I do.

2. just cause I can. Still thinking.

barbershopper

1. I'll never be broke.

2. Because they're there! (surprised no one said this)

JET

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julie43

I like money, and I like money

norwegianguy

1. They are very collectable.
2. I like to hunt for treasures.

curly

<< <i>1.) Why do you like coins?

2.) Why do you collect coins?

I don't think a question can get any simpler than these. But, are the answers just as simple??? >>




1) Because they are cool.

2) Because they are cool.

CertifiedGoldCoins

<< <i>1.) Why do you like coins? >>




<< <i>2.) Why do you collect coins? >>

They are a tangible link to our past.

TwoSides2aCoin

<< <i>1.) Why do you like coins?

2.) Why do you collect coins?

I don't think a question can get any simpler than these. But, are the answers just as simple??? >>



1) ... because they're easy to amass and they make books I can put them in.
2)... because manhole covers take up too much space in my closet and the bank looks at me funny when I try to rent boxes for them.

I am a simple minded fellow

fcloud

1) the beauty and history

2 the fun and challange

Boom

1- Ummmmm

2-

commoncents123

I collect coins because so many other people do..

coinkat

I like history, art and design and what has been reduced from history, art and design onto small round planchets and/or flans that have been accepted as means to satisfy debts, create commerce among people and nations to sustain civilization.

Some art and design reflected on coinage is better than others... but in the matter of taste, there is really no dispute.

Have fun with coins and if you are not having fun, there are other things to collect that can be fun. Life is short so search for what you like and don't loose the passion to undertake the challenge of the search... whatever the search... coins, stamps or whatever...


While one may think this reads like alot of armchair philosophy...

bidask

Those 2 questions are too cerebral for me.

Bear

I like to have my money

tied up in, well....MONEY!

BXBOY143

<< <i>1) It's the hobby of kings, therefore, better than collecting Nascar junk.
2) For pretty much all of the previously mentioned reasons, art, history, potential store of value, and I have developed a liking to taking their pictures. >>




100%

CoinJunkie

<< <i>
Great answers CoinJunkie...love the handle too!!!
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Thank you, GB. Yes, the Gothic Crown is undoubtedly one of my favorite coin designs;
owning one is on my "to do" list... Wish I could afford the PR65 in Northeast Numismatics'
inventory. I saw it at Long Beach. Mind-blowingly beautiful.

(Sorry if this was OT)

yevrah

Answer 1- They're pretty and cool to think where some of old circulated coins have been and with what kind of character.
Answer 2- What better thing is there to collect than money?

coinkat

CoinJunkie:

I think you could find a very attractive Gothic Florin (1849 Godless) for around $200-300

CertifiedGoldCoins

, CoinJunkie

lkeigwin

My ancestors, on my father's side, arrived at Jamestown in the early 17th century. On my mother's side, in New England, in the early 18th century. As a kid I remember reading about lives in those days, the suffering and defeat, harsh winters and disease. Children dying young. Families sometimes reusing given names of dead offspring to honor them (which made working the family tree challenging).

In the late '50's my father gave me a few well circulated silver three cent pieces and half dimes. They were from my grandmother's small estate. I never knew her. She was born in the late 1860's. I think that was when I first felt a connection to coins.

Think...how many objects have your held in your hands that belonged to those who lived very long ago? Maybe old, worn coins weren't special like family heirlooms. They changed hands often and never really "belonged" to a family. But old coins are fascinating to me because of the history, imagining whose hands managed these coins. And if they are pristine and uncirculated, well then they represent the period. Old or new, coins say a lot. How can you not love them?

PrivateCoinCollector

1. I really am not sure.
2. I cannot help it.

razzle

I agree with most reasons already given. My only contribution is that my coin horde of mostly common stuff somehow gives me an illusion of wealth--of financial well-being. I once read the research outcome that men take a sense of well-being from how many pairs of socks they have in their drawer. Coins do it for me, my socks get holes...
raz

yellowjacket

1. They give me a thrill!

2. They give me a thrill!!

(However, when you start talking about passion, I start thinking about my wife, not coins.)

Garrow

Type2

1. $$$$$$!

2. $$$$$$!
I love MONEY.