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Do people really give away coins?

CalvinhardimanCalvinhardiman Posts: 95 ✭✭✭
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I see a lot of post about free coins here and want to know if it is a scam?

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  • CatbertCatbert Posts: 7,427 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Of course. Can’t you tell. ;):/

    Seated Half Society member #38
    "Got a flaming heart, can't get my fill"
  • CalvinhardimanCalvinhardiman Posts: 95 ✭✭✭

    Well I’m new here just thought I’d ask

  • CalvinhardimanCalvinhardiman Posts: 95 ✭✭✭

    I’m not looking for anything free. I just started collecting and find it strange that someone would just give coins away

  • Insider2Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Tell us what you collect and you may get "lucky."

  • sparky64sparky64 Posts: 7,041 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome @Calvinhardiman .

    "If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"

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  • DollarAfterDollarDollarAfterDollar Posts: 3,215 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I've given away a handful of coins to people here. They know who they are. Normally it was because they fit into something that person was assembling.

    If you do what you always did, you get what you always got.
  • CalvinhardimanCalvinhardiman Posts: 95 ✭✭✭

    I don’t know what a SASE is but no thanks

  • ctf_error_coinsctf_error_coins Posts: 15,433 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 24, 2019 6:54PM

    Self Addressed Stamped Envelope (old school)

    No worries, and welcome.

  • Downtown1974Downtown1974 Posts: 6,888 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 24, 2019 6:55PM

    Self Addressed Stamped Envelope

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  • CalvinhardimanCalvinhardiman Posts: 95 ✭✭✭

    I understand. Most of my coins I find in pocket change. That’s where my hobby started

  • CalvinhardimanCalvinhardiman Posts: 95 ✭✭✭

    It's not that I was not grateful i justdon't like to put my private info online.

  • jwittenjwitten Posts: 5,218 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Calvinhardiman said:
    It's not that I was not grateful i justdon't like to put my private info online.

    Private message him to get his address. Your info stays private.

  • AlexinPAAlexinPA Posts: 1,458 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome, sit back and relax. These good folks got a wealth of information on coin collecting to share. :)

  • KnellKnell Posts: 455 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome to the forum @Calvinhardiman
    Lots of good people here, just send them a private message (PM) if you want your info to stay private.
    If you are from So. Cal area, Long Beach Coin/Expo is coming up Jan 31st - Feb 2nd and you can obtain free pass at Long Beach Expo website (or people here can help you obtain free pass). If you have young ones/kids, Sat Feb 2nd they have Treasure Hunts that kids participate and get free coins/stuff.
    Enjoy and welcome!

  • morgandollar1878morgandollar1878 Posts: 4,006 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome to the forum. One of the nice things about collecting coins is that you can make it as cheap or expensive as you want to and can have fun doing it. There are some very generous and knowledgeable people here, and the information that they share is oftentimes very good and valuable. Many times the giveaways are done because someone feels that doing so is worth the information that is shared here.

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  • BlindedByEgoBlindedByEgo Posts: 10,754 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 25, 2019 12:47AM

    Welcome!

    If you are a new collector and someone on this board offers to send you free coins, accept the offer (If you are a young collector, please be sure to check with your parents first).
    Use a postal mailbox address or a PO box if you're concerned about giving out your home address - God knows, neither Amazon nor anybody you've ever bought stuff on line from knows where you live :).
    Seriously, use the private message function to contact those people offering. We love to give around here - right, @Paradisefound ? :D
    Let us get to know more about you and enjoy your time here. Those who aren't chased off find it pretty great place.

    Check out my current listings: https://ebay.com/sch/khunt/m.html?_ipg=200&_sop=12&_rdc=1

  • ponderitponderit Posts: 1,544 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome to the forum. You'll learn a lot here about any series that strikes your fancy. Don't be afraid to ask questions, the knowledge base here runs very deep and their always willing to share their expertise.

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  • JBKJBK Posts: 15,971 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have also been visited by the coin fairy. It was silver that she left behind in my case. ;)

  • DCWDCW Posts: 7,501 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Calvinhardiman said:
    It's not that I was not grateful i justdon't like to put my private info online.

    PO Box is your friend

    Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
    "Coin collecting for outcasts..."

  • Cougar1978Cougar1978 Posts: 8,528 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 25, 2019 7:48AM

    In the past I have given coins as a gift to a GF like a slabbed PCGS MS69 ASE. Any material gift might be gold coin necklace, PCGS MS69 AGE / AGB depending on seriousness / type of relationship like a recent anniversary w a GF recently.

    I don’t see coins as gifts for kids unless young collector. I have given coins to young collectors at shows like BU state quarters out of a roll or circ Indian cent out of roll to encourage them in the hobby.

    Coins & Currency
  • MjwagsMjwags Posts: 110 ✭✭✭

    Any coins offered that you do not want I'd be more than happy to accept on your behalf !!

  • DBSTrader2DBSTrader2 Posts: 3,488 ✭✭✭✭

    Calvinhardiman:

    I join the others in welcoming you to the Forum, and echo what they're all saying about this being a great place to learn & share info (and sometimes free stuff as well).

    I started out a lot like you when I was just a youngster, laying on the floor of my grandparents' house looking thru loose change and filling holes (for all 3 main mints) in blue Whitman tri-fold folders. I never outgrew that stage, but have since expanded into various denominations/series oth U.S. & foreign. I still have every folder and coin (and then some) since I started many score ago.

    I found this Forum a while ago, while covering strike duty & bored out of my skull sitting in the office for hours on end with nothing else to do, It was a Godsend, as it put me in touch with so many knowledgeable people and contacts full of info. And the opportunities to buy/sell/trade for what I and others needed was fun as well!

    A lot of people have had similar experiences as I on this Forum, whether they are at my lower level of collecting or are experts in different areas and/or have a wealth of knowledge and sizeable collections. There's always something to be learned. I think a common trait of most of the people on this Forum is the desire to share their appreciation of the hobby in general or their area of expertise with others, either in the hope of fostering the next generation of collectors or to "pay-forward" the help they've received.

    So if you have a few "holes" in your collection, it doesn't hurt to place a list on the BST forum. You may very well find others interested in helping outright or thru trades. And if you can't reciprocate, you can always "pay it forward" to others you meet down the road..............

    So, again, welcome!

    -- Dave

  • CalvinhardimanCalvinhardiman Posts: 95 ✭✭✭

    Wow that is alot of cool coins

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,445 ✭✭✭✭✭

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  • CatbertCatbert Posts: 7,427 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Calvinhardiman Welcome to the boards! What's worth more than the occasional giveaways are the info and perspective contained here from some very experienced dealers and collectors that you'll learn by visiting this board frequently. Don't forget to use the search function too for old threads on various topics.

    @DBSTrader2 I would encourage you to give away some of your CLCT stock! It would be most welcome B)

    Seated Half Society member #38
    "Got a flaming heart, can't get my fill"
  • DBSTrader2DBSTrader2 Posts: 3,488 ✭✭✭✭

    Catbert: Shows I still have a lot to learn.............. what is CLCT? Is that the stock symbol for this Forum? If so, BOY are you barking up the wrong tree! No stock holdings..................... :(

    Paradisefound: I think I'd have a heart attack if I opened up my mailbox one day to find a gold coin in it!

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Calvinhardiman... Welcome aboard... Yes, people really do give coins away here. I have been the recipient as well as the giver.... It is a great community and many, many nice members. Cheers, RickO

  • astroratastrorat Posts: 9,221 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome!

    Numismatist Ordinaire
    See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
  • astroratastrorat Posts: 9,221 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Oh I don't think anyone has mentioned this yet ... each new forum poster is required to offer a coin giveaway before their 20th post. ;)

    So what's it going to be?

    I'm just kidding you, of course. :)

    Numismatist Ordinaire
    See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
  • CalvinhardimanCalvinhardiman Posts: 95 ✭✭✭
    edited January 25, 2019 2:26PM

    Hahahah nice. Sadly most of my coins are no more then face value it would be a disapointment to who ever wound get any coins from me lol give me a few years of collecting (since I only started this year) and we will see what I can give away

  • GotTheBugGotTheBug Posts: 1,690 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 13, 2019 10:39PM

    .

  • CatbertCatbert Posts: 7,427 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @DBSTrader2 said:
    Catbert: Shows I still have a lot to learn.............. what is CLCT? Is that the stock symbol for this Forum? If so, BOY are you barking up the wrong tree! No stock holdings..................... :(

    >

    Sorry. I confused you with a member named dbtunr who once was a rabid CLCT stock follower, but Mistook you for him. I see that he’s a banned member now :o

    Seated Half Society member #38
    "Got a flaming heart, can't get my fill"

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