Do you bring some of your coins to work to look at them during the day?

bidask · February 18, 2009 11:15PM

I do cause I am an addict.

OKbustchaser · February 18, 2009 11:20PM

Only if I pick it up from the PO at lunch. Then all my fellow computer nerds call me Supernerd.

Kdog08 · February 18, 2009 11:21PM

Since I have my safe deposit box here on site, I always have the "good ones" with me at work!

jessewvu · February 18, 2009 11:22PM

Nope. I do bring in direct ship rolls of the dollars and people in my office like to use them in the soda machines.

notwilight · February 18, 2009 11:27PM

I bring in a few inexpensive ones and share them with friends. My best hit is an an NGC MS66 38D toned buffalo that is beautiful in hand but only worth about $50. They keep trying to buy it from me. I've got a couple of them hooked on MS/PR69 modern silver commens. --Jerry

ModernCoinMart · February 18, 2009 11:43PM

I'm surrounded by coins, so generally not...

Though I do bring coins into the office on occasion to take pictures of, or if I need to ship something or have something delivered here...

jmj3esq · February 18, 2009 11:52PM

I have before.

AnkurJ · February 19, 2009 12:02AM

Sure do!

RYK · February 19, 2009 12:09AM

Once or twice, if I had a half day and was transporting them to the SDB.

I do have lots of Steelers crap in the office (Terrible Towels, photos, banners, etc.)

Longacre · February 19, 2009 12:19AM

I have an inexpensive D. Pedro IV medal on my desk. I like the picture of the horse on the front. I wrote a thread a few years ago about getting a QE delivered to my office by Doug Winter, and then taking it outside to view it in the natural light. I took a misstep on the stairs, and almost became the first person to break a leg looking at a coin.

ricko · February 19, 2009 12:20AM

No... work is separate from my hobby(ies).... Cheers, RickO

doh · February 19, 2009 12:22AM

Actually yeah. I have a PCGS holder in my pocket right now (and I'm not just happy to see you).

RYK · February 19, 2009 1:07AM

<< I have an inexpensive D. Pedro IV medal on my desk. I like the picture of the horse on the front. I wrote a thread a few years ago about getting a QE delivered to my office by Doug Winter, and then taking it outside to view it in the natural light. I took a misstep on the stairs, and almost became the first person to break a leg looking at a coin. >>

It's a good thing you did not just stick your head out of the window. You could have been the first person to fall out of a penthouse window while viewing a coin.

saintguru · February 19, 2009 1:16AM

I've had many of them here but not on a road trip.

I have all coins shipped to me and I ship from work. The light here is also very good.

In fact, there's one coming here today! WHERE'S FEDEX???

Meltdown · February 19, 2009 1:19AM

I do pretty regularly. I have quite a few lookers that are raw and in coin capsules.
I flip 'em when I walk the hallway or just tilt them around under some light when I get
a few moments of slow time.

DAM · February 19, 2009 1:54AM

Glad to know I'm not alone doing that. I also have a copy of my coin pics on my computer here. Frequently look through that.

adamlaneus · February 19, 2009 1:58AM

I get 'em shipped to work.

My office lighting consists of a balance of indirect sky illumination and fluorescent illumination. Two of the worst sorts of lighting for coin viewing.

And although I try to keep my coins out of view from my coworkers, i'm pretty certain they know I am a freak because I get 'questions' from time to time. It's probably because of those darn presidential dollars.

barbershopper · February 19, 2009 2:37AM

I'm retired but I do keep an album or two out of the safe to have handy
for a quick peek now and then.
JT

BECOKA · February 19, 2009 3:43AM

Only if I pick them up from my PO box on the way to work. usually the box remains sealed until I get home though.

McDonis · February 19, 2009 3:56AM

I took in the type set the other day to show someone who has a son who just started to collect. She got excited and when home for lunch and brought in his collection.

PerryHall · February 19, 2009 4:06AM

How many of you take a new favorite coin to bed with them?

DwaineO · February 19, 2009 4:11AM

All the time seeing that I work from home.

lathmach · February 19, 2009 4:27AM

I own a machine shop.
I've noticed that cutting oil has a somewhat detrimental effect on my Brilliant Uncirculated and Proof coins.
Therefore, I tend not to look at the coins while I'm working.

Ray

ArizonaJack · February 19, 2009 4:53AM

I have brought a few SVDB's in to show the guys, many are just freaked out at the pricetag or have never seen one in person. Even non collectors know that coin.

jdillane · February 19, 2009 4:57AM

Usually if I stop by the PO on my way. I have brought in some on occasion for show and tell.

Bochiman · February 19, 2009 5:29AM

I usually bring them in when I pick them up from the PO on the way to work.
I've shown the svdb ("what's so cool about that that it is worth more than $2400?"), the 55/55 DDO Lincoln ("that's pretty cool! How much? WHAT?????"), some toned IHC proofs ("cool...I've never seen one of those before"), but the favorite(s) seems to be the early copper (large cents more than half cents even)...pre 1800 is really cool to many here.

Some of the work folks even surprise me and say "I know what you are...you're a num...numis....numismatist"

YaHa · February 19, 2009 5:43AM

<< I usually bring them in when I pick them up from the PO on the way to work.
I've shown the svdb ("what's so cool about that that it is worth more than $2400?"), the 55/55 DDO Lincoln ("that's pretty cool! How much? WHAT?????"), some toned IHC proofs ("cool...I've never seen one of those before"), but the favorite(s) seems to be the early copper (large cents more than half cents even)...pre 1800 is really cool to many here.

Some of the work folks even surprise me and say "I know what you are...you're a num...numis....numismatist"

>>

500Bay · February 19, 2009 6:08AM

never bring coins to work....

I do, however, sneak a look at the message boards while at work

pf70collector · February 19, 2009 6:37AM

Just a Jefferson Liberty Medal. For $3.50 I don't care if it gets stolen. But it has been in front of my computer since I got it last year.

rld14 · February 19, 2009 7:11AM

<< 
I do have lots of Steelers crap in the office (Terrible Towels, photos, banners, etc.) >>

Not sure where you're located but a friend of mine has one of those post-disaster decontamination companies, he might be able to fix that for you.

LeeBone · February 19, 2009 9:55AM

I can actually say that I have.

I was never going to be the one who admitted it first though..

itsnotjustme · February 19, 2009 9:56AM

Let me think..... NO.

I will admit once or twice a broght a couple in to show to a fellow collector.

DorkGirl · February 19, 2009 10:01AM

My "show and tell" buddy at work retired today. I'm happy for him, but sad for me. Now there is no one for me to talk coins with....except you guys

LeeBone · February 19, 2009 10:11AM

We`re all here for ya to talk to

achillesaero · February 19, 2009 11:10AM

Oh yea,they sit on my tool box so everybody can say oooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh thats a nice shiny coin!

SilverEagles92 · February 19, 2009 11:17AM

<< How many of you take a new favorite coin to bed with them?

>>

Er... Kinda.

When I get a new coin, I'll often leave it on the bedside table overnight so I can see it firs thing when I wake up in the morning.

Does that make me a geek?

JedPlanchet · February 19, 2009 11:21AM

No, but I look at this forum quite a bit ...

Mercury · February 19, 2009 11:28AM

Only if they are shipped there. I do however, have several of those sixties era paperweights with coins inside the plastic.

That being said I have pictures of every coin I own on my computer at work.

Mercury

jfoot13 · February 19, 2009 11:30AM

no but on a good day I bring some home

Musky1011 · February 19, 2009 12:48PM

Jeffery Dahmer brought someones head to work

ProofArtworkonCircs · February 19, 2009 2:41PM

I had a delightful setup at work. I was looking through 7 rolls of cafeteria quarters during lunch hour. The older cashier was a hyperactive personality who efficiently processed two lines of customers. She had no time to spend humoring me. Her many rolls of change were at her feet. She said just to help myself. I did. That seemed a bit strange, but it worked.

Unfortunately some low life took note of this and cleaned her out one day. Grabbed her rolls and left and she never noticed that it wasn't me.

I thought the jig was up on this setup, but the next day we conducted business as usual. I would have thought management would have squashed it, but somehow it didn't happen. This swapping went on till she married and moved away.

Her replacement, another older woman, expressed astonishment at the first cashier's marriage. Said she was married once and wasn't going to go through that again at her age. This new one swapped quarters with me, but she handled this herself - no more self service.