is coin collecting addicting?

WingedLiberty1957

(Sorry if this has been discussed before)

Do you ever find yourself trying to wean yourself off the "drug"?

Also it's interesting but for me my passion in a particular series or type seems to develop like a storm ... it gathers, it reaches a peak intensity, then it slowly wanes ... of course this is over a long period like a few years.

It's also interesting that during the time of peak intensity is when i tend to overpay for coins ... and during the waning period, I become more more selective, only buying really nice pieces when they are "on sale"

Does anyone else share in the dynamic?

If you experience things differently, I would be interested to hear.

AnkurJ

Yes. Realone will fill in the rest

DCAM

Nope, it's expensive!

Wooly

Absolutely! The hardest part is not buying all the really nice pieces, and saving up and waiting it out for the WOW pieces. But I live vicariously through others for now. Helps to ease those numastic shakes.

messydesk

Addictive? Yes.

In a bad way? That depends on how you balance it with the rest of your life.

MilkmanDan

I get a rush when pulling the trigger on a sweet coin. I like that feeling and want to feel it often.

joeykoins

If one is constantly searching through your change,your spouses change,your family members change,looking deeply in the "take a penny,add a penny" boxes at public places and always checking the slots in phones (phones?Huh?)gumball machines,Coin Star machs.arcade machs. and constantly looking on the ground for loose coins,in a word,YES! You are addicted,as I am.What fun,though,right? -joey

milkcoin

<< <i>I get a rush when pulling the trigger on a sweet coin. I like that feeling and want to feel it often. >>



just like what the gambler said when he went all-in for $5k at the table with those pocket aces on his pre-flop starting hand! i know the feeling.

dogwood

Do you ever get out of bed shaking, needing your first coin of the day?
Not even in the same universe.

ambro51

Of course not not.

steveben

hello. my name is steveben and i collect charlotte gold. <hangs head in shame>

TwoSides2aCoin

I would hardly call this hobby addictive. It's very clear that those who are in it seriously, are passionate. Lest we mistake passion for a mental illness.

WingedLiberty1957

LOL

renomedphys

I have often thought that there must be copper in my blood. I'm sure it got there via the coin needle that's stuck in my arm.

ambro51

You blow your nose verdigris comes out

WingedLiberty1957

Classic!

Ahrensdad

It's my drug of choice and I'm always looking for a good fix...

coinsarefun

<< <i> It's also interesting that during the time of peak intensity is when i tend to overpay for coins ... and during the waning period, I become more more selective, only buying really nice pieces when they are "on sale" . >>






Hmmmmmm, reminds me of marriage.


Hot and heavy, then there is a cooling off period.........then can go either way, back on to the fire and heat up or out for sale to the attorney of choice

Bochiman

Addicting, yes. Contagious, no.

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TwoSides2aCoin

<< <i>You blow your nose verdigris comes out >>

JustMe2

I've basically spent every single penny that I've made in the last ten years on coins. The cars are old, etc but I gota fill the holes. Thank god the wife works so that we can eat.

ricko

It is for some people, and for some it is just a hobby. Cheers, RickO

yellowkid

No more than, say drugs, or ice cream