You know you're getting old in this hobby when...
Kirk222
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In a 10 day period I bought three, yes three, 1943 Walkers in BU. Each time, I forgot that I had already bought one because it was in transit. Please don't tell anyone, especially my wife. She's been trying to put me in the "Home for Dad". 
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That's funny!
I too, know I'm getting old when I have to keep my reading glasses on while using my Loupe!
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.When I know VDB isn't an underwear brand
Ouch! When I have to use a loupe to read the date on a Mercury Dime!
.... you bitch about every new Mint release!
When children ask: "What are coins?"
When the coins of your youth are considered old and collectible by people...
Thanks for your generous giveaway of your duplicate Walkers!
When you recall spending $40 for common date double-eagles.
You have to use a cane to get thru a coin show and to get out of a chair 😞
You know you're getting old in this hobby when..
your pocket change is from he 18th century.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
When you see people paying collector premiums for coins that once were your pocket change....
Cheers, RickO
When you used to be the youngest guy at a coin show and now you just blend in
My first one was $50. (May 1966)
When companies start slabbing slabs and stickering stickers.
You know , I don't know. What was the question ?
``https://ebay.us/m/KxolR5
And you just don't get it. You thought it was about COINS.
I, too, bought a coin for my core collection that I already owned and didn't need the duplicate. Got it last week in the mail and wondered why I bought it. At first I thought I must have upgraded but then it turns out it was not as high a grade as my "original" piece. I did tell my wife, probably a big mistake as I saw her writing it down. Ugh.
bob
When you start collecting stamps again.
"“Those who sacrifice liberty for security/safety deserve neither.“(Benjamin Franklin)
"I only golf on days that end in 'Y'" (DE59)
You know you're getting old in this hobby when..
you're searching a BU roll of red 1955 Lincoln cents and thinking about taking a nap.
Funny, I like that story !!!
You must have "a thing" for that date.
I just goofed up and won a duplicate of this piece in a political items auction. This Jugate (a button with pictures of the presidential and vice presidential candidates side by side) is what I would call "the odd couple." Lyndon Johson would have just as soon had a rattle snake be his running as Bobby Kennedy. They couldn't stand each other, but some button maker made a series of pieces with Johnson and other potential candidates. I remember seeing these pieces on the cover of a "Life" magazine at the time, 1964. I never realized that they actually existed. For the record, Johnson ran with Hubert Humphrey in 1964.
OH MY !!!!!. Several of these comments have me saying " I DO THAT "
You know what would make you feel better? A nice 1943 Walker in BU.
Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.
You wonder if you should start collecting the mint’s new 10 year program because you’re not sure if you’ll be around long enough to see the end of it.
You know you're old when you remember being able to buy something with a single dime.
Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value. Zero. Voltaire. Ebay coinbowlllc
And my first was an 1876 for $60 and I still have it (1968) I was going to talk $1000 from my savings account and buy more but my mom would not allow it.
Lafayette Grading Set
I have been dreaming of this day to come. You get the enjoyment of buying the same coin for the first time, every time.
Just sit me down with a tablet and a canceled debit card when I finally begin to really lose it. Wheel grandpa in the corner kids..
You know you're old when Anna Williams was your kindergarten teacher.
.......when you have an almost complete set of
Bob Hughes business cards.
Fred, didn't I first meet you when you came to visit Ed Fleischmann at Collectors Clearinghouse? Would have been 1974-76 before he left for ANACS.
You remember when cents and even mills had value.
Tom that’s probably from 1974 when I first visitedCoin World in Sidney-
When you had several Orders with PCGS and you got back "Rattlers"
When you consider that People a bit older than you want the "Coins of your Youth " to Collect , it's getting really strange.
Madness is when brand new Clad Quarters ( W's) are desperately searched for by old Farts.
You were young then. Hell, Ed was young then, compared to where we are now!
When you recall having spent the nickel for a full sized candy bar that could have been saved for your coin collection.
Hey, people can do 10 sets of state quarters...you can do 3 short sets of Walkers.
If you remember the term coin coffins, you may be a little old.
Coins in top tier slabs that are overgraded and are unlikely to ever be cracked out for that reason.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
You remember buying two British sovereigns from Dave Bowers, when he was 32 and I was 13 (and accompanied by my grandmother).
RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'
CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
Somewhat analogous, I bought a book at the airport last year. Took me about 50 pages to realize I had already read it several years earlier. Limited storage space upstairs I suppose.
Canna find the effing magnifying glass I hae ta use for looking at wee details on me cunyies, longing for the days whence I could peek at them wi' nae a glass.
When you have a loupe in every car you drive and every jacket you wear.
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You know you're getting old IF you have pocket change.
They weren’t still in circulation at face value?
When I went to work for Coin World in December of 1973, I naturally joined the Shelby County Coin Club. At our meetings we always had a little buying and selling in the first half hour. Somewhere in the mid-70’s when gold was around $100 I bought 18 Sovereigns for my Mom at about $25 each. When she passed two years ago they were still in her SDB, three for each of her kids.
The sovs were gem BU (Pretoria and Melbourne mint marks).
RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'
CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]