Home› U.S. Coin Forum

Ever buy a coin just to get it liked on the forum?

topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited February 22, 2018 1:56PM in U.S. Coin Forum

Have you ever bought a coin just to have the fun of posting the pic and getting raves (or otherwise? ;) )

Ever buy a coin just to get it liked on the forum?

Sign in to vote!
This is a private poll: no-one will see what you voted for.

Comments

  • BarndogBarndog Posts: 20,515 ✭✭✭✭✭

    what did you buy, topstuf?

    JR Newsletter Online Edition
  • 3keepSECRETif2rDEAD3keepSECRETif2rDEAD Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭✭✭

    LOL

  • topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Barndog said:
    what did you buy, topstuf?

    A new computer. :p

  • WeissWeiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Honestly? Affirmation of my fellow numismatists plays a part. Numismatics (and pretty much any hobby) in the 21st century has a big voyeuristic component. Do I buy coins and show them just to get "atta boys"? Maybe not. But I enjoy sharing them, and I get a kick about my purchases if others agree it's nice, interesting, or well-bought.

    We're evolving to an online hobby.

    We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last.
    --Severian the Lame
  • 1Mike11Mike1 Posts: 4,427 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Justacommeman said:
    Seems like an expensive way to make friends. Hookers would be cheaper

    m

    Have you ever purchased a hooker to show it off? ;)

    "May the silver waves that bear you heavenward be filled with love’s whisperings"

    "A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
  • 1Mike11Mike1 Posts: 4,427 ✭✭✭✭✭

    No but I have bought a coin knowing I would share it online.

    "May the silver waves that bear you heavenward be filled with love’s whisperings"

    "A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
  • WalkerfanWalkerfan Posts: 9,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 22, 2018 3:11PM

    I only buy coins, because I like them, but I do enjoy showing them off and getting opinions.

    Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍

    My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):

    https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/

  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭✭

    No, but considering what others would think of your coin if you posted a picture is probably not an unreasonable part of the buying process.

    John
    Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars • Variety Attribution
  • CoinstartledCoinstartled Posts: 10,135 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Is there any other reason?

    ;)

  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,547 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I never brag about my conquests.................

    Coins, of course.

    Pete

    "I tell them there's no problems.....only solutions" - John Lennon
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,796 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @1Mike1 said:

    @Justacommeman said:
    Seems like an expensive way to make friends. Hookers would be cheaper

    m

    Have you ever purchased a hooker to show it off? ;)

    Only if you are Richard Geer in "Pretty Woman."

    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 ... ?
  • david3142david3142 Posts: 3,598 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 22, 2018 3:46PM

    Never bought only to show here but some coins I buy for my sets and think “the forum will enjoy this one!”

  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,836 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That would involve me photographing the coin, developing the technical skill and logistics to post it here which is just not in the realm of my limited capabilities. Next...

    Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.

  • topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Of course not. I am a purist numismatist (purismatist) and only buy for my own enjoyment and historical significan.......
    oh I can't go on.

    :D

  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,836 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I thought of that as a response but made the effort to be more transparent.

    Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.

  • cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,181 ✭✭✭✭✭

    No.

  • OnastoneOnastone Posts: 4,148 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Almost everyone said NO. Wait, one person so far said YES, that they buy coins JUST to get it liked on the forum. Really?????? Show me that coin so I can give you a LIKE!!!!!!!!!! ;)

  • topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @coinkat said:
    I thought of that as a response but made the effort to be more transparent.

    This forum can see right through attempts at transparency. B)

  • SamByrdSamByrd Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭✭
    edited February 22, 2018 5:52PM

    the same small group that like each others post anyway :) its basically a regular cast. My dreck is stuff folks here spend or throw away :)

  • gtstanggtstang Posts: 1,778 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Seems silly unless you buy something you know a forum friend would like to own so you buy and offer it to them.

  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Done the old 180 quite a few times.
    I purchase coins and immediately hide them away :)

    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • BillyKingsleyBillyKingsley Posts: 2,661 ✭✭✭✭

    I don't bother to show most of my additions because I mostly collect modern and when I do get something older it's usually well circulated, which is what I like.

    Billy Kingsley ANA R-3146356 Cardboard History // Numismatic History
  • CommemKingCommemKing Posts: 2,202 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thats ridiculous.

  • chumleychumley Posts: 2,305 ✭✭✭✭

    I am not that clever

  • ParadisefoundParadisefound Posts: 8,588 ✭✭✭✭✭

    hmm...

  • ParadisefoundParadisefound Posts: 8,588 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Forum member approval does not help with the cost...so the answer is NO.

  • JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    No.

  • AzurescensAzurescens Posts: 2,783 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @topstuf said:
    Have you ever bought a coin just to have the fun of posting the pic and getting raves (or otherwise? ;) )

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have not done that... I have only posted two coins...One that DIMEMAN photographed (D/D/D/S Buff) and one my wife took a picture of with her phone ($5 Indian)....Oh yeah... my Winston Churchill medallion too... Those were posted because I really like them...Cheers, RickO

  • EXOJUNKIEEXOJUNKIE Posts: 1,624 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Gentlemen do not rip and tell. ;)

    I'm addicted to exonumia ... it is numismatic crack!

    ANA LM

    USAF Retired — 34 years of active military service! 🇺🇸
  • MeltdownMeltdown Posts: 8,983 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @EXOJUNKIE said:
    Gentlemen do not rip and tell. ;)

    That's right. B)
    cherrypickin 52 proof photo 103_1235.jpg

    Click on this link to see my ebay listings.

  • topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The Flowing Hair half is worn. :p

  • TreashuntTreashunt Posts: 6,747 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I don't buy for a 'like' I buy because I like it.

    That said, I try for a like when I post, I need a few more for my 'like' count.
    [so please like me.]
    :)

    Frank

    BHNC #203

  • tommy44tommy44 Posts: 2,319 ✭✭✭✭✭

    No, but if I can get 17 more likes I will get my fourth star. :D


    it's crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide

  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,401 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 23, 2018 11:17AM

    I thought about this famous forum coin for a few seconds but wasn't sure how many likes it would actually get.

    Private Mint News | 2010 Lincoln Reverse Finalists
  • stevebensteveben Posts: 4,638 ✭✭✭✭✭

    no, that would be pretty dumb.

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,743 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I usually think of these forums when I buy, planning to show and tell. It makes the hobby a lot more fun.

    My YouTube Channel

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,228 ✭✭✭✭✭

    no never did. thought of it but never did.

Leave a Comment

BoldItalicStrikethroughOrdered listUnordered list
Format
SpoilerCodeQuote
Heading 2Heading 1
Emoji
:):D:(;):/:o:s:p:'(:|B):#:*<3o:)>:)
Url
Image
Align leftAlign centerAlign rightToggle HTML viewToggle full pageToggle lights
Drop image/file
Home • U.S. Coin ForumComment As ...