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am i the youngest person here
coinzzz
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i am only 14 and everyone here seems older is anyone here around the same age?
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I’m a bit older, but still in school. There are some members closer to your age as well.
Former CoFounder of Choice Numismatics
All of my collection is in a safe deposit box!
I have socks older than you. But have fun here and learn all you can.
And shouldn't you be in bed? It's a school night.
I've seen members your age turn into knowledgeable, respected numismatists as the years went by on the forum.
I hope you stick around @coinzzz
"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso
Might be. Stay tuned. But regardless, you are very welcome here and by all means please contribute!
I started collecting around 8 years old with my grandfather, searching through rolls of cents.
We are all regressing here in age. Soon we will "catch up" to you. Welcome.
One in fact is now the new pcgs president!
As far as I'm concerned anyone under 50 is a young whippersnapper.
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"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
I suspect there are others younger. They post once to ask a question and then return with another username and repeat.
Stick around @coinzzz, you will learn a lot. But you still need sleep and to do your school work. This is only a hobby.
Have fun!
Half of us here are as old as the coins we collect. The rest are older! Seriously though, good question! Now I'm curious, who here is the oldest on our forum? Which eldest commands our respect?
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If you add 1year to the below results of a poll conducted by @KellenCoin you will have some idea.
Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb, Ricko
Bad transactions with : nobody to date
I have joint replacements older than you.
There certainly are others here your age... in fact, at least one younger....Glad you are here... and many members have worried that there were not young collectors.. You prove that there are...Enjoy the forum and your coins... Cheers, RickO
@coinzzz
I'm glad there are young numismatists on this forum. There was nothing remotely like this when I was toiling over Red Book numbers and making my lawn mower money stretch as far as it could go. Learn all you can. There are some very knowledgeable members on this forum.
Oh, and welcome!!
Successful BST transactions with: SilverEagles92; Ahrensdad; Smitty; GregHansen; Lablade; Mercury10c; copperflopper; whatsup; KISHU1; scrapman1077, crispy, canadanz, smallchange, robkool, Mission16, ranshdow, ibzman350, Fallguy, Collectorcoins, SurfinxHI, jwitten, Walkerguy21D, dsessom.
Yes, welcome @coinzzz
Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb, Ricko
Bad transactions with : nobody to date
Hello! I am 14 years old as well. I had forgotten about that poll @1630Boston, thanks for posting that!
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I was a MS70 when I was born (newly minted in coin terminology), I'm now a VG 10, maybe.... No doubt my coins have aged much better than I have, but hey they just sit a in sealed slab.
Welcome to all person who are under 18. This place is a fun place to learn about the hobby.
You may develop friendships with other collectors and dealer that will last a long time.
You can also have some fun, including poking fun at other forumites.
Welcome!
I knew it would happen.
Welcome - I started collecting a few years
before your age, and turned a hobby into
a 46+ year profession. It's a great hobby,
and a wonderful way to learn about history
and economics.
the youngest member in our Coinclub in Nanaimo-BC-Canada is 9 years old....and enthusiastic.
the youngest in the club in Port Alberni ,BC is , I believe 11 years old.
I was born when this guy was President and that was way before the coin
Anyhow Welcome aboard
Steve
Most in the hobby are multiples of your age. Double your age would still be a baby. If you're not old enough to run for president, you're practically still a young numismatist.
Triple your age would still be "young" in this hobby. Most of us here, although older, probably started collecting around your age or even earlier.
Welcome!
Youngster...
Truman was President when I was born. Not that I can remember him (or Eisenhower for that matter) I do remember Kennedy.
I am 43 and I feel young around here.
I just turned 2^5 this week! I guess I'm still a young numismatist then!
To the OP- welcome to the forums.
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When I was born, 1976, the mint changed the designs on the coins that year to honor my birth:
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By like 60 years.... LOL...
Welcome. Age doesn't matter, we're glad to have you.
Some posters around here "act" like they are younger than pre-teens.
BST transactions: dbldie55, jayPem, 78saen, UltraHighRelief, nibanny, liefgold, FallGuy, lkeigwin, mbogoman, Sandman70gt, keets, joeykoins, ianrussell (@GC), EagleEye, ThePennyLady, GRANDAM, Ilikecolor, Gluggo, okiedude, Voyageur, LJenkins11, fastfreddie, ms70, pursuitofliberty, ZoidMeister,Coin Finder, GotTheBug, edwardjulio, Coinnmore, Nickpatton, Namvet69,...
I shall never grow up. Age is irrelevant to collecting coins. Welcome @coinzzz and be prepared to bookmark important links to reference sites. And Ho ho ho! Peace Roy
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Welcome Coinzzz.
Have fun.
@coinzzz I am 17 years old, last month I was 16. I thought I was one of the youngest
welcome coinzzz, @airplanenut began if I recall at your age, reach out to him for moral support, he's a solid example of someone your age that grew and morphed into his 30's now and still sane, breathin and ticking!
old & feeble here, did plumbing on the arc, hated it
coinzzz - Ask lots of questions; challenge illogical statements; make the old farts think!
I suspect there might be two or three people your age who are into coins, but am probably overstating the facts.
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Good one Johnny ,Im 77 and did the electric..)
I'm 20, but to some people here that might be considered around the same age!
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There are lots of 14 year-olds, and even younger who collect coins. Coin collectors are split across different ends of the age spectrum; the very old and the very young with not much in-between. Going to a coin show, you mostly see the very old and few if any of the young. This is because the very young don't have cars of their own and need their parent's support to make it out to a show. The very young also have less disposable income as they are not old enough to legally work and have not yet earned a college degree or several years of professional experience.
Most people in their 30's and 40's are busy raising a family of their own and don't have the time and money to devote to coin collecting. They may have a fascination in coin collection, but that fascination is usually in hibernation until their kids have moved out and the house is paid off. That's when the coin collector in them re-emerges.
Check YouTube if you don't believe there are plenty of kid collectors. All of these kid and early-teen collectors will likely stray away from the hobby in their 20s' through 50's but will someday grow old and once again be coin collectors when they are 60+.
Keep your collection. One day you will be able to hold a coin and say 'I've had this for over 50 years!'
I was born when he was fighting WW11.
I was born in May of 1968 in between the 2 assassinations in April and June. A very trying time in the U.S. To celebrate my birthday, the Mint put the MM's back on the coins and brought back the Proof sets after 3 yrs.
Later, Paul.
Just remember: Don't listen to what the Hippies were saying back in the 1960's about "Don't trust anyone over 30".
Peace and Love.
Pete
Yep, you hit the age of the majority here closer around 2^6.
Welcome, good luck and have fun !!!
likewise.. 1944
Here is an archaic term used around here for ancient people with aching joints, open mouths and declining grading skills.
Curmudgeon.... note above two young whippersnappers who can't express themselves in binary or hexadecimal
Pretty cool to be the youngest person on the forum! Ask plenty of questions. Whatever you do, please don’t act like the youngest. A few months ago some grownups were acting like a bunch of four year old kids at a Chuck E. Cheese birthday party. It wasn’t very pretty.
KellenCoin and coinzzz .... Young Guns
Welcome! You'll find lots of knowledge on this here forum, along with the usual old fartiness.
Do you have an Instagram handle?
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My Instagram picturesErik
My registry sets
hey @coinzzz don't take BJ to heart, he's just trying to move up his LOL count quickly in one day. You welcome to post at all hours.