What do you do for a living?!

dagingerbeasttt · February 26, 2021 5:46PM

I'm curious to see as what the members here do for a living and how long you have been collecting. I had a member reach out who was a fellow ironworker (which I thought was awesome!). So it sparked my interest.
I would love to hear your stories!

braddick · February 26, 2021 5:59PM

Still in law enforcement, although I switched agencies a little over four years ago.

koynekwest · February 26, 2021 6:01PM

I'm retired from the Post Office (17+ years ago.) I've been collecting since the summer of 1961 (60th anniversary this year.) My favorite coin from the get-go has been and is the Buffalo nickel, for which I co-authored one book (Treasure Hunting the Buffalo Nickel and The Authoritative Guide for Buffalo Nickels with John Wexler and Kevin Flynn) and authored another (Buffalo Nickels-The Abraded Die Varieties.) This hobby keeps me occupied and sane in my retirement.

LanLord · February 26, 2021 6:02PM

I am a telecom engineer for Sephora.
Started collecting in the late 60s. That interest fizzled in the mid-70s.
I got the interest again in about 1995.

JazzmanJAB · February 26, 2021 6:03PM

You Stab Em, We Slab Them.
Embalmer and Funeral Director.

Puttin The Fun Back in Funerals !

Collecting 30+ years

Justacommeman · February 26, 2021 6:05PM

Women's shoe designer and occasionally teach private yoga classes pre Covid

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dagingerbeasttt · February 26, 2021 6:07PM

@braddick said:
Still in law enforcement, although I switched agencies a little over four years ago.

Thanks for serving our community!I imagine with how everything has been the past few years that's a tough job.

dagingerbeasttt · February 26, 2021 6:09PM

@koynekwest said:
I'm retired from the Post Office (17+ years ago.) I've been collecting since the summer of 1961 (60th anniversary this year.) My favorite coin from the get-go has been and is the Buffalo nickel, for which I co-authored one book (Treasure Hunting the Buffalo Nickel and The Authoritative Guide for Buffalo Nickels with John Wexler and Kevin Flynn) and authored another (Buffalo Nickels-The Abraded Die Varieties.) This hobby keeps me occupied and sane in my retirement.

That's awesome!! I bet it felt good being able to contribute to numismatic's!!

dagingerbeasttt · February 26, 2021 6:10PM

@LanLord said:
I am a telecom engineer for Sephora.
Started collecting in the late 60s. That interest fizzled in the mid-70s.
I got the interest again in about 1995.

I wasn't born till 94 😭. That sounds like an interesting career

dagingerbeasttt · February 26, 2021 6:11PM

@JazzmanJAB said:
You Stab Em, We Slab Them.
Embalmer and Funeral Director.

Puttin The Fun Back in Funerals !

Collecting 30+ years

I hope I will still be just as interested then as I am now 30 yrs from now!

Pedzola · February 26, 2021 6:11PM

Human Resources. First purchase was some silver eagles ~2008. Only got into "rare" coins ~2018.

JRocco · February 26, 2021 6:12PM

A Pharmacist and I have been collecting a little over 50 years.

SeattleSlammer · February 26, 2021 6:12PM

Child Protective Services and the like.

Started collecting coins around 1998.

dagingerbeasttt · February 26, 2021 6:13PM

@Justacommeman said:
Woman's shoe designer and occasionally teach private yoga classes pre Covid

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I know my non stretching self could use a little yoga lol. Cool profession

MWallace · February 26, 2021 6:14PM

@koynekwest said:
I'm retired from the Post Office (17+ years ago.) I've been collecting since the summer of 1961 (60th anniversary this year.) My favorite coin from the get-go has been and is the Buffalo nickel, for which I co-authored one book (Treasure Hunting the Buffalo Nickel and The Authoritative Guide for Buffalo Nickels with John Wexler and Kevin Flynn) and authored another (Buffalo Nickels-The Abraded Die Varieties.) This hobby keeps me occupied and sane in my retirement.

I too am retired from the post office. I just retired this past Dec. 1st after 31 years.

Tom147 · February 26, 2021 6:15PM

Full time Paramedic 25 years. Vol. Fire Dept. Chief 43 years. Instructor for both Fire & EMS. Started collecting in 1964. 57 years. Like alot of us, my dad ( R.I.P. ) gave me a Whitman Lincoln cent album which I still have. Mostly moderns, no 5 figure coins for me.

dagingerbeasttt · February 26, 2021 6:17PM

@Pedzola said:
Human Resources. First purchase was some silver eagles ~2008. Only got into "rare" coins ~2018.

Awesome!

Mgarmy · February 26, 2021 6:18PM

US Gov- soldier- socom wmd- dhs wmd. Started collecting 15 years ago

pursuitofliberty · February 26, 2021 6:23PM

Commercial and Industrial Control Systems, mostly HVAC related. All phases, including Mechanical and Electrical design. 31 years, after 6 years in Avionics.

relicsncoins · February 26, 2021 6:24PM

Maintenance tech. in the semi-conductor industry. I was a field service engineer for Nikon Precision Inc. for 22 years before that.

CoinHoarder · February 26, 2021 6:25PM

I am a retired federal officer.

dagingerbeasttt · February 26, 2021 6:27PM

@Tom147 said:
Full time Paramedic 25 years. Vol. Fire Dept. Chief 43 years. Instructor for both Fire & EMS. Started collecting in 1964. 57 years. Like alot of us, my dad ( R.I.P. ) gave me a Whitman Lincoln cent album which I still have. Mostly moderns, no 5 figure coins for me.

That's admirable. Cool how your pops got you into the hobby. I pursued fire and emt when I was 21 . Got my 1&2 certs and hazmat but never finished emt cuz I was a knuckle head..

dagingerbeasttt · February 26, 2021 6:27PM

@Mgarmy said:
US Gov- soldier- socom wmd- dhs wmd. Started collecting 15 years ago

Thanks for your service!

Walkerguy21D · February 26, 2021 6:28PM

Recently retired as a work transfer manager for a major corporation.
Started collecting around 1971, did some part time dealing soon after, stopped and stored everything around 1977, and resumed collecting and dealing in 1985 after college.

dagingerbeasttt · February 26, 2021 6:28PM

@pursuitofliberty said:
Commercial and Industrial Control Systems, mostly HVAC related. All phases, including Mechanical and Electrical design. 31 years, after 6 years in Avionics.

Great career! Hopefully your nicer than most HVAC guys I've encountered in the field 😉

dagingerbeasttt · February 26, 2021 6:30PM

@relicsncoins said:
Maintenance tech. in the semi-conductor industry. I was a field service engineer for Nikon Precision Inc. for 22 years before that.

Sounds like a fruitful profession!

ThreeCentSilverFL · February 26, 2021 6:30PM

Forensic science, Material science. Granny got me my first Whitman albums circa 1986. Still have them.

BryceM · February 26, 2021 6:30PM

Edited to fix dates. Holy Cow I'm old!

Back in '96 I graduated in Civil Engineering and worked in that field for a couple of years. For some reason I then got the crazy idea to go to med school. I've been in practice now as an orthopedic surgeon for 15 years and I work at two critical access hospitals in rural Idaho.

I've been actively collecting since around 2008 or so, with a little dabbling in nothing important prior to that.

Walkerguy21D · February 26, 2021 6:32PM

@relicsncoins said:
Maintenance tech. in the semi-conductor industry. I was a field service engineer for Nikon Precision Inc. for 22 years before that.

Assuming you work in photolithography? I was a process engineer in diffusion and etch for RCA right out of college.

koynekwest · February 26, 2021 6:34PM

@dagingerbeasttt said:

@koynekwest said:
I'm retired from the Post Office (17+ years ago.) I've been collecting since the summer of 1961 (60th anniversary this year.) My favorite coin from the get-go has been and is the Buffalo nickel, for which I co-authored one book (Treasure Hunting the Buffalo Nickel and The Authoritative Guide for Buffalo Nickels with John Wexler and Kevin Flynn) and authored another (Buffalo Nickels-The Abraded Die Varieties.) This hobby keeps me occupied and sane in my retirement.

That's awesome!! I bet it felt good being able to contribute to numismatic's!!

It sure did! I sure don't make any money on the books-I just like to do it!

kiyote · February 26, 2021 6:34PM

You call this living?! 😁

going on 21 years in healthcare IT.. 16 years at the same company

divecchia · February 26, 2021 6:34PM

I'm a second shift Production Manager in a foam fabrication plant. I started there as a saw operator almost 37 years ago and have been there ever since.

I've been a collector for about 34 years, collecting coins or Nolan Ryan baseball cards. I started with coins in 1987, but stopped in 1995. Sold the coins in the mid 90's to fund my new hobby of collecting Nolan Ryan baseball cards which I started in September of 1993. I started coins back up in May of 2017 and I've been selling off my baseball cards for the last 6 months to fund some coins and save for retirement. Unless something changes, I will stay collecting coins until I can no longer appreciate them.

Donato

koynekwest · February 26, 2021 6:36PM

@MWallace said:

@koynekwest said:
I'm retired from the Post Office (17+ years ago.) I've been collecting since the summer of 1961 (60th anniversary this year.) My favorite coin from the get-go has been and is the Buffalo nickel, for which I co-authored one book (Treasure Hunting the Buffalo Nickel and The Authoritative Guide for Buffalo Nickels with John Wexler and Kevin Flynn) and authored another (Buffalo Nickels-The Abraded Die Varieties.) This hobby keeps me occupied and sane in my retirement.

I too am retired from the post office. I just retired this past Dec. 1st after 31 years.

There are several Postal retirees here.

Kurisu · February 26, 2021 6:39PM

Technically my 3rd career... finished up 2 years in a few lead roles with the 2020 Census late last year. My 2nd Decennial Census! I worked a much shorter job for the 2010 Census...No, I didn't get to have 8 years off of work

Started coin roll hunting around 1977 at the age of 7...ok 7 and a half

Justacommeman · February 26, 2021 6:40PM

@koynekwest said:

@MWallace said:

@koynekwest said:
I'm retired from the Post Office (17+ years ago.) I've been collecting since the summer of 1961 (60th anniversary this year.) My favorite coin from the get-go has been and is the Buffalo nickel, for which I co-authored one book (Treasure Hunting the Buffalo Nickel and The Authoritative Guide for Buffalo Nickels with John Wexler and Kevin Flynn) and authored another (Buffalo Nickels-The Abraded Die Varieties.) This hobby keeps me occupied and sane in my retirement.

I too am retired from the post office. I just retired this past Dec. 1st after 31 years.

There are several Postal retirees here.

My carrier is retiring in April. He's beside himself with joy. The last year has been obviously brutal. He will be well gifted.

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Tom147 · February 26, 2021 6:42PM

@BryceM said:
Back in 2001 I graduated in Civil Engineering and worked in that field for a couple of years. For some reason I then got the crazy idea to go to med school. I've been in practice now as an orthopedic surgeon for 15 years and I work at two critical access hospitals in rural Idaho.

I've been actively collecting since around 2008 or so, with a little dabbling in nothing important prior to that.

Bryce, I could have used you awhile back. Torn Rotator cuff & Labrium back in November. Injured on a fire call. Surgery was Jan. 13th. Looking at back to work mid summer.
What part of Idaho ? I'm in Ohio but I also respond with the Ohio Interagency Wildfire Crew. I've been to your state on 4 different fires. Most in the panhandle. Beautiful country out there.

pointfivezero · February 26, 2021 6:42PM

When I'm not surfing the coin sites. I'm also in Healthcare IT. I'm curently assigned to an SAP Global Implementation project.

HashTag · February 26, 2021 6:43PM

NLI

JimTyler · February 26, 2021 6:44PM

Retired parole officer. Now I wonder how I ever found time to work.

KindaNewish · February 26, 2021 6:45PM

Dula

BryceM · February 26, 2021 6:45PM

@Tom147

South-Central. Basically half-mountain, half-farmland country. Not as forested as up north, but beautiful in different ways.

The fires here have been brutal the last few years. We spent a few months this summer with smoke so bad you couldn't see any blue in the sky on a clear day.

Justacommeman · February 26, 2021 6:53PM

@Tom147 I was also a volunteer firefighter. Loved it.

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dagingerbeasttt · February 26, 2021 6:54PM

These are some cool and interesting stories! Thanks so much for sharing them!

Tom147 · February 26, 2021 6:55PM

7 days in Twin Falls back in 2014. 2 weeks in 2016. 1st week 100 miles north of Coeur D Alene. 2nd week actually based out of Coeur D Alene. I've been to 43 different states. Although there's no place like home, I believe your state is the most beautiful. I'd really like to see it when it isn't on fire.

astrorat · February 26, 2021 6:58PM

Professor/administrator in higher education (pharmacy) ... collecting since a little tike.

Tom147 · February 26, 2021 7:01PM

@Justacommeman said:
@Tom147 I was also a volunteer firefighter. Loved it.

Thank you for your service. It is very rewarding. Especially so since my son followed in my footsteps. He now has 19 years in. He just made asst. chief at our counties only paid/career dept.

dagingerbeasttt · February 26, 2021 7:02PM

@SeattleSlammer said:
Child Protective Services and the like.

Started collecting coins around 1998.

Cps often in my eyes get a bad wrap and you and many others like you have done alot of good for kids and families...
I know unfortunately cps was involved in my childhood very often until I was 16 but they did alot of good for my life...
So thank you!

vplite99 · February 26, 2021 7:06PM

Retired federal LEO. Working part time in IT consulting.

I started collecting when I was a kid; I, renewed my interest as an adult in the early 80s.

ironmanl63 · February 26, 2021 7:07PM

Union Ironworker out of Chicago Local 63.

trueblood · February 26, 2021 7:08PM

Own with partner a Karate school

dagingerbeasttt · February 26, 2021 7:09PM

@ironmanl63 said:
Union Ironworker out of Chicago Local 63.

Hell yeah brotha!. I've been non union for two years but just signed some papers a few weeks ago and gonna be out in the field for the indy local 22 !

What do you do for a living?!

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