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Do you really LIKE numismatics , or is it just a trade ?

TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,623 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Edited "LOVE" to "really LIKE" in the title. image

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Just a hobby...but I do love the hobby...image Cheers, RickO
  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,623 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Just a hobby...but I do love the hobby...image Cheers, RickO >>

    .... they don't make "LIKE" buttons here, but you typically would get one for most of your posts from me, RickO.

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  • AMRCAMRC Posts: 4,280 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Both. But I love my work. Nothing makes me happier than going through a hoard that I have purchased.
    MLAeBayNumismatics: "The greatest hobby in the world!"
  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,623 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ^
    Same, but the "filthy" is really disgusting. I think musicians who play on strings, or horns, or mechanics who work with tools will all tell you, they love their trade, but the drawbacks are usually stinky hands after handing metal. While most of us know NOT to clean coins, nearly all of us understand the need to clean hands . Some things about the study really stinks. Literally. Usually my hands when "searching" or studying suffer this indignity. The handling is the dirtiest part of a hoard.

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  • ColonelJessupColonelJessup Posts: 6,442 ✭✭✭✭✭
    All true, but when I saw the reference to cleaning hands I immediately thought of mustardimage
    "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." - Geo. Orwell
  • lcoopielcoopie Posts: 8,873 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The word love is used differently by different people.

    IMO love doesn't apply to my hobby.

    Like a lot does.
    LCoopie = Les
  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,942 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Just a hobby...but I do love the hobby...image Cheers, RickO >>




    image
    Registry: CC lowballs (boblindstrom), bobinvegas1989@yahoo.com
  • jdimmickjdimmick Posts: 9,783 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Although I do it for income reasons, I love it
  • LotsoLuckLotsoLuck Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭
    I enjoy it immensely along with many other things.
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,843 ✭✭✭✭✭
    imageimageimage
    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • magikbillymagikbilly Posts: 6,780 ✭
    If I showed you my Lusitania/Mauretania album, or my Hiroshima stuff, or my 1939 NYWF memorabilia, you'd know right away. image

    Eric

    Edit - coins too image
  • MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,560 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I love the trade....in fact, working out a good trade can be the most fun you can have in the hobby!
  • indeetlibindeetlib Posts: 607 ✭✭
    I love numismatics - that's why I made it my trade!
    indeetlib.com
  • s4nys4ny Posts: 1,573 ✭✭✭
    Love coins, love buying coins, love selling coins.
  • AuroraRaritiesAuroraRarities Posts: 167
    I love numismatics. For most of my life, the study of coins and the history and people behind them has fascinated me. Using my library and experience to research something and gain a detailed understanding of it is something I find immensely enjoyable. The joy is in the journey, as they say.

    Another aspect is communicating with others who share a passion for numismatics. People have different experiences and often valuable insights that enhance my understanding and enjoyment. And when my knowledge can help someone else, that's a great feeling.

    Researching, seeking out, and finding a special coin is a wondrous feeling. Getting to do that to bring joy to other collectors while paying the bills...What could be better?! image
  • ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭
    It's one of my true loves. I'll never leave it.


    Buyer and seller of vintage coin boards!
  • PokermandudePokermandude Posts: 2,713 ✭✭✭
    I really like the hobby. I also really like the trade.. but only when I am making money!
    http://stores.ebay.ca/Mattscoin - Canadian coins, World Coins, Silver, Gold, Coin lots, Modern Mint Products & Collections
  • TinyTiny Posts: 2,598

    I do like the hobby and the pretty round pieces of metal.

  • NookerNooker Posts: 634
    Because it's NOT my trade, I really like it

    I've found that sometimes turning your interests or passions into work, will quickly diminish their appeal.

    Some can keep the passion after this transition, and I'm jealous of them.

    Nooker
  • SmEagle1795SmEagle1795 Posts: 2,199 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I really like it, and it is not my trade.
    Learn about our world's shared history told through the first millennium of coinage: Colosseo Collection
  • magikbillymagikbilly Posts: 6,780 ✭


    << <i>All true, but when I saw the reference to cleaning hands I immediately thought of mustardimage >>




    Invent mustard that polishes slabs! image

    "pastrami or scratched slab - we got your back"

    Eric
  • bob48bob48 Posts: 460 ✭✭✭
    Been collecting as far back as I can remember, 1960's
    its a hobby for kings and the king of hobbies.
    Love the hunt and chasing the coins, researching the different types.
    Always learning something new, meeting new people.
    But the best part is SHARING what you know with others! I think thats where the most enjoyment comes from.
    Bob

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  • ElcontadorElcontador Posts: 7,694 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I like it because I am a collector. If it was a business, I would run away as quickly as possible.
    "Vou invadir o Nordeste,
    "Seu cabra da peste,
    "Sou Mangueira......."
  • Cougar1978Cougar1978 Posts: 8,820 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I love numismatics, addicted to it. Its both a hobby and business....
    Investor
  • AuroraBorealisAuroraBorealis Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Don`t you mean LUV? The other word is reserved for family and special friends... image
    Not my trade but I do LUV numismatics and funny thing is every person I have dealt with that are in the trade I can tell they sincerely LUV it as well...

    ABimage
  • vibr0nicvibr0nic Posts: 614 ✭✭✭
    Considering how much we all put up with, I suspect we must love it. image
    I like large size currency and silver dollars.
  • Type2Type2 Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Some times it's like work and some times it's just Collecting but it is fun so no big deal. image


    Hoard the keys.
  • ClosedLoopClosedLoop Posts: 1,077 ✭✭✭
    I like it so much that is very difficult to get
    Rid of anything I own.
    figglehorn
  • yellowkidyellowkid Posts: 5,486 ✭
    Collecting has always been very important to me, probably too important. I'm trying to cut back and put that energy into guitar playing.
  • coindeucecoindeuce Posts: 13,496 ✭✭✭✭✭
    yolo image

    "Everything is on its way to somewhere. Everything." - George Malley, Phenomenon
    http://www.american-legacy-coins.com

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