Explain your handle

AgMe

Agme = "silver me", kind of like "beer me"

~g

mademan

My moniker is mademan- a mademan is a member of the Cosa Nostra ( which we all know never existed) I am of Italian heritage and I will not disclose wheather I am currently or have ever been in the witness protection program--Honestly , I am half Italian / half Irish and I was watching the Sopranos heavily(it is like watching old home movies to me-snickersnicker:joker at the time and I could not think of anything else.---so the truth is out Don/mademan

raycyca

Combination of names. Ray-me, Cyrus(cy)-son, Carolyn(Ca)-wife. Hence raycyca. I'm the one ER and jack the knife hate. I'm a trauma room nurse that is called "the black cloud" When I'm alone in a 4 bay taruma room, it's NOT uncommon to be working a code, then trauma back to back or side by side. Trouble follows me whenever I'm in there. Life is much better when I work in the ICU. Love this thread! Ray

100proof1957

like my 100 proof Kentucky Bourbon and 57 Proof coins !

Light12

I hunt with a Browning Auto 5 Light 12, 12gauge shotgun. Its older than I am.

Boom

Pretty obvious, don't you think?

slumlord98

Slumlord is a vocational thing, 98 was the year I hooked to the 'net.

MoneyCollector

I love money and anything that can make me more money (short of actually working for it)! I'm a bit of a hoarder - coins, bills and precious metals. I like it all and hate to get rid of anything.

TorinoCobra71

I used to own a 1971 Ford Torino Cobra. 351 Cleveland - Four Barrel ......


VROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM !!!

Passed everything but a GAS STATION!

TorinoCobra71

dorancoins

<< <i>OK, I know this is a little off topic, so don't shoot me. But, I'm curious about the stories behind a lot of the "handles" people use here on the forum. If your handle isn't your name or your company, then how did you come up with it? In my case, "Petescorner" is the name I use on eBay so it made sense to use the same one here. I have a 3 year old son named Peter, and I figured that most of the coin selling and subsequent coin buying that I do on eBay will some day get passed on to him anyway. Hence, Pete's corner. Anybody else want to share? -Dan <--not Pete >>



As far as my handle is concerned - its self explainitory!

Regulated

Prior to the establishment of the Mint, trade in the U.S. was conducted using barter, notes and foreign coins. During the mid-18th century, local standards began to emerge that set the value of foreign gold coins then in circulation. These standards were usually expressed in the form of tables indicating the type of coin, acceptable weight (which was generally well below the weight at time of issue), value in pounds, shillings and pence & value in silver dollars. Because of the fact that not all coins in circulation were of the correct weight, gold and silversmiths began to "regulate" gold coins for their customers - this involved either clipping the coins down to the correct weight, or adding gold to the coins (in the form of a plug) to bring underweight coins up to the standard. The silversmith would often re-engrave the edge of the coin to discourage clipping and put his countermark on it, in order to show that the coin was of the correct value. The most famous of these regulators were Ephraim Brasher (of Brasher Doubloon fame) and Joseph Richardson, the silversmith responsible for George Washington's Indian Peace Medals. Regulated Gold was essential to the day to day business of our country at the very beginning & represents the first gold coins denominated in dollars... It's pretty neat stuff.

RonManola2005

Who ever brought this thread back up, thanks. It was enjoyable to read. Mine is my "cyber" name and the year. Some of you may remember my real name.
RonManola2005

Coinosaurus

Someone on rcc.net (does anyone remember usenet?) used to use "coinsrus", which suggested to me this handle.

Not to mention that I am old and cynical

atarian

Atarian = my first video game system was when i was 4 yrs old and it was an atari XEGS gaming/computer console. From there my love for video games blossomed. Now i have 55 different video gaming consoles from 1972 Magnavox Odyssey 1 to the currently ps2, xbox and gc. ( with paid off preorders for xbox 360 and ps3. my gaming collection stands at 1,983 games. and the majority are Atari games. im only 22 yrs old so i figure besides my love for games if this"classic gaming hobby " takes off i could have one of the best collections of all time. just like some of you who have the best coins in the world. i love coins and i love classic games.

atarian

<< <i>I'm a product manager for a software company, and my product is called Vega >>



i was afraid your first car was a chevy vega i was gonna feel bad for you .

cladking

ttt

TorinoCobra71

Bought and fully restored a 1971 Ford Torino CobraJet....

VROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

TorinoCobra71

Edit to ADD: I got to reply to this one twice...........

Abaco24

The islands I go to in the Bahamas.

66RB

66RB---I love finding Lincoln's in this grade, there's a wide variation in 'look' in this grade

Rob

rollingcoins

Much time spent rollingcoins after searching bank rolls and bags.

BaronVonBaugh

It was the name I used for computer games from a long time ago. I also use it on ebay.

ChangeInHistory

Change in History--neat translation for collectable coins.

curly

I was drawing a blank when they wanted a handle and curly popped into my mind. On other forums I use edsmyboy because my little dog is named Ed.

bonkrood

.drawkcab sgniht teg syawla I

cladking

ttt

MarineEAS1999

Only because its back....

I am a Marine and my End of Active Service date was 21 MAY 1999.

Semper Fi

Gemineye

<<<<<<<<Astrology sign but Gemini was taken so I changed the spelling to GEMINEYE.......Looks good..........

CaptHenway

".......about three pounds"

Gemineye

<< <i>".......about three pounds" >>

Gemineye

<< <i>".......about three pounds" >>




Sorry for the double posts................

MrBreeze

Since Ron Mexico has been used elsewhere, I decided to go with Mr Breeze. It came from the title of a Lynyrd Skynyrd song. The "just" of the song was that the singer was never tied down, free to do whatever, footloose, etc., etc., etc. When I was 18, it was cool to think that I could be Mr Breeze. Now that I'm married with my own family, I should probably be mr light wind contained in a small mason jar.

BicentenBen

Born in 1976 and named Ben it seemed to fit together well. Also toyed with Bicenbenial, but that sounded even more lame.

keez

I'm a keyboard player (singer, songwriter, musician). Keez is short for keezplayer (keysplayer).

Trinketts

I like all things collectible.... I have what some people call, alot of "trinketts"... So when I started selling random collectibles on ebay I used the name trinketts.

KUCH

Love to fish for gold.

kiyote

I connected to Furrymuck back in, oh, when was this? 1991, 1992. 1991, probably, I was out of college by that point. No, it had to be 1991, because my friend James, who let me use his VAX account graduated in late 91 and I lost use of that account. So early 91, I connected to Furrymuck and tried to take the handle "Coyote" but it was already taken! I took a similar sounding name.

BonPecheur

Bon Pecheur = "Good Fisherman" in French

Fishing is my other hobby

drwstr123

I'm basically lazy and didn't appreciate the idea of typing all over the keyboard to login. My son's name is Drew and the letters are in close proximity and just above lie 123.

Hyperion

Hyperion just SOUNDS COOL.

Originally played multiplayer games under Apollo, and then mutated to Hyperion at some point. (Apollo = Hyperion)
The name continues to be available in most locations

stiffy

I was reading a post and looking at Lucy's avatar, the one that winks, just before I signed up, and she winked, and yada yada yada

Coindexter

I am an unabashed coin geek.

Longacre

I just liked the name...

BOOK

Glenn BOOKer + The way I ride my bike (I Book on down the highway)

I have been called Book for years

cartwheel

I like Morgan dollars!

Cartwheel

rmoss

Not very original but it's my name.

ledzep87

Led Zeppelin is the Rock band that made me the way I am.....laid back/easy going (sort of like their music). It is the first band that I really enjoyed listening to while doing everyday things. So, the ledzep part of my handle is from the band. The 87 in my handle stands for the year I was born-1987.


So basically, I like Led Zeppelin and I was born in 1987.

rmoss

!987- I was out of high school 20 years in 1987.

BECOKA

Nothing special. I just could not decide on a name so it is the first two letters of my first, middle and last name (BE CO KA). Now lets see who can figure out the whole name based on that.

rmoss

<< <i>Nothing special. I just could not decide on a name so it is the first two letters of my first, middle and last name (BE CO KA). Now lets see who can figure out the whole name based on that. >>



Well your first and last names are on your profile. As to your middle name, I haven't a clue.

BowTieCoins2

Bow Tie Coins - BTC, my sons initials are BTC First name is Bowen, and then the connection to Lincoln's bow tie, and I have made many bow's and have a lot of ribbon.