What is a coin weenie?

ANACONDA · June 22, 2004 3:29AM

I think its a guy who studies die varieties

or

a guy who buys the holder and not the coin.

It could be other things.

What do you think?

ss350camaro · June 22, 2004 3:31AM

I think it's all of the above

and then some.

zenny · June 22, 2004 3:32AM

a coin weenie is what separates the "pissing minuteman" from all the others.........

mgoodm3 · June 22, 2004 3:33AM

Or those guys who pay huge premiums for coins with interesting tarnish

LanLord · June 22, 2004 3:34AM

Isn't it a guy with several magnifying glasses (various magnifications) mounted to the middle of his/her eye glasses?

For flipdown access.

Placid · June 22, 2004 3:42AM

Louis · June 22, 2004 3:49AM

<<What is a coin weenie?>>

A guy who buys up all the good stuff at shows and jacks the price way up for resale.

jeffnpcb · June 22, 2004 3:51AM

I think Louis asked you to look in a mirror Adrian!

DominusDeus · June 22, 2004 3:53AM

rofl @ Placid. Excelent responce.

LAWMAN · June 22, 2004 4:31AM

Weenies don't study die varieties, only true numismatists do in the pursuit of their ongoing education and otherwise erudite intellectual exercise.

Coin weenies don't even know what die varieties are. They think you are talking about tie-dyed t-shirts!

Myqqy · June 22, 2004 4:32AM

I think its a guy who studies die varieties

I was under the impression that a die variety person is more of a coin nerd. A coin weenie would be somebody who collects plastic and gets into coins more for money or ego than for the love of numismatics...??

kieferscoins · June 22, 2004 4:37AM

<< a guy who buys the holder and not the coin. >>

I am a sample slab weenie!

Cameron Kiefer

291fifth · June 22, 2004 4:38AM

It is someone whose numismatic specialty requires the use of at least a 14x glass. He then writes multi-page, profusely illustrated, articles for the numismatic press extolling his specialty and bores his readers to death.

razorface1027 · June 22, 2004 4:42AM

What is a coin weenie?

I guess I WAS one.

The folks that roust about this forum have taught me well. To some degree I'm still a coin weenie.

goose3 · June 22, 2004 4:42AM

a "plastic collector" that is more concerned about the brand of plastic and the numerical assignment and whether this plastic equates to that plastic and all the while never realizing that in the grand scheme of things it really doesn't mean a damn thing if you truly like coins and collect coins.

razorface1027 · June 22, 2004 4:49AM

a "plastic collector" that is more concerned about the brand of plastic and the numerical assignment and whether this plastic equates to that plastic and all the while never realizing that in the grand scheme of things it really doesn't mean a damn thing if you truly like coins and collect coins.

Goose;
Wouldn't that apply to 99.75% of the folks in this forum? Of course, many wouldn't agree on the 99.75% because they're in denial.

mercurynut · June 22, 2004 4:54AM

<< I think its a guy who studies die varieties

or

a guy who buys the holder and not the coin.

It could be other things.

What do you think? >>

Anyone who has to view a coin under a microscope at shows before buying the coin!

nwcs · June 22, 2004 5:20AM

A coin weenie is anyone who likes coins.

Just as an English weenie is a fan of english literature and a computer weenie is a fan of computers.

puff · June 22, 2004 5:30AM

<< 

<< a guy who buys the holder and not the coin. >>

I am a sample slab weenie!

Cameron Kiefer >>

No Cammie you're just a plain old weenie!

MadMonk · June 22, 2004 5:38AM

Guys that are so passionate about numimatics that they turn it into a career, and become millionaires.

anablep · June 22, 2004 5:41AM

Someone who knows all the VAMs for all the Morgan dates without looking them up....

Bear · June 22, 2004 5:44AM

A "Coin Weenie", is a hot dog without a bun.

Baley · June 22, 2004 5:53AM

coin weenie (n.) [koyn weenee] 1. A numismatist who studies die varieties of early coins. see also: Baley
2. A buyer of certified coins for the purpose of completing an online set see also: Registry participant
3. A coin dealer who discredits and disparages some of the collecting interests of others. see also: Anaconda
4. Any person who participates in an online forum dedicated to coins and coin collecting see also: anyone reading this
5. A coin collector of any description (most frequently used by non collectors)
synonyms: coin nerd, coin geek.

Conder101 · June 22, 2004 8:55AM

guy who studies die varieties
a guy who buys the holder and not the coin
guys who pay huge premiums for coins with interesting tarnish
guy with several magnifying glasses (various magnifications)
He then writes multi-page, profusely illustrated, articles for the numismatic press extolling his specialty and bores his readers to death.
a "plastic collector" that is more concerned about the brand of plastic

Gee thanks guys.

mgoodm3 · June 22, 2004 9:04AM

Gyus who take hundreds of photos of the same coin to get just the right look. Oh, wait, that's me.

marcmoish · June 22, 2004 10:09AM

isn't a coin weenie that guy reading the book in those ebay auctions ?

UncleWiggly · June 22, 2004 10:23AM

Well, I'm a coin newbie, so I might as well be a coin weenie! Does it come with instructions? Coin Newbie sure didn't. But, I'm laughing so it must not be that bad. Jerry

Casey · June 22, 2004 11:42AM

A coin weenie is a guy that is going to spend 3.5 hours driving to the Chicago show this Friday, spend four hours searching for great looking Barber dimes, and jump back in the car to get home in time to go out with my wife and friends that evening.

Casey

BBN · June 22, 2004 12:31PM

Let's face it. This is a nerd hobby. I have to have at least one nerd hobby and this is the one.

The ultimte weenie though is anyone who attends trekie conventions or can speak vulcan.

RGL · June 22, 2004 12:34PM

A weenie is one who could sell his collection tomorrow, not that he would, with a great big cherrypickin' smile at a significant profit ...

JRocco · June 22, 2004 1:01PM

I have....I mean am.... a bigger coin weenie than you SO THERE !

oldcameoproofsguy · June 22, 2004 2:32PM

<< 4. Any person who participates in an online forum dedicated to coins and coin collecting see also: anyone reading this >>

I was just thinking this very thing. I am such a weenie.

<< Gyus who take hundreds of photos of the same coin to get just the right look. Oh, wait, that's me. >>

Geez, I'm an even bigger weenie than I thought!

ANACONDA · June 22, 2004 2:35PM

Baley said:

"4. Any person who participates in an online forum dedicated to coins and coin collecting see also: anyone reading this"

Unfortunately, this maybe the truest answer.

If you are an average visitor/poster to this board (a couple of hours a week) and you tell this to 10 people and then ask them "am I a coin weenie (or nurd or whatever word would be a good substitute for weenie)...?"...

I bet you at least 8 of them would say...."absolutely"

Myqqy · June 22, 2004 3:11PM

A coin weenie is a guy that is going to spend 3.5 hours driving to the Chicago show this Friday, spend four hours searching for great looking Barber dimes, and jump back in the car to get home in time to go out with my wife and friends that evening.

Wow. That is deluxe coin weenie behavior...

I hope you find some nice barbers!

JadeRareCoin · June 23, 2004 12:19AM

What is a coin weenie?

Someone who calls another collector a "coin weenie".

razorface1027 · June 23, 2004 12:33AM

Let's face it. This is a nerd hobby. I have to have at least one nerd hobby and this is the one. The ultimte weenie though is anyone who attends trekie conventions or can speak vulcan.

Hey BBN;

We/I may be a nerd but I don't brag about it.

Please refrain from from calling US nerds.

Nysoto · June 23, 2004 2:30AM

If coin collectors are weenies and nerds, so are participants in other hobbies - stamp collectors, model train enthusiasts, gun collectors.

Jadecoin has the only accurate definition of a coin weenie: someone who calls another collector a "coin weenie"

Elcontador · June 23, 2004 3:17AM

It's someone who makes a major nuisance of himself when it comes to buying a coin:

1) Asks the seller whether he can show the coin to someone else before buying it, and then trys to
show it to everyone on the bourse floor who will talk to him
2) Asks the seller for a best price on the coin and then counters after getting it
3) Is willing to trash a deal on a $5,000 coin over $50.

Once the transaction is done, count on the guy to complain that he got ripped off.

This is a "coin weenie." This person would be referred to as a testa di cazzo in Italian, or a cara de pau in Brasilian Portuguese.

Elcontador · June 23, 2004 7:43AM

ttt

JadeRareCoin · June 23, 2004 7:52AM

Elcontador, parli Italiano?

Louis · June 23, 2004 7:58AM

<<3) Is willing to trash a deal on a $5,000 coin over $50.>>

This could be said by either side.

ANACONDA · June 23, 2004 8:55AM

"3) Is willing to trash a deal on a $5,000 coin over $50."

I wouldn't call him a coin weenie, I would call him a jerk UNLESS the guy really felt like he was already being extremely liberal and the other guy was trying to take advantage of him....

...like a potential seller (ps) is asking $5,000 for a coin, potential buyer (pb) walks up and offers $4,000 and the ps says, no but I'll sell it for $4,500 (having paid $4,400 for the coin) and the pb offers $4,450 and the ps says no, $4,500 is my best. Ps (in my opinion) isn't a jerk although he trashes a deal over $50.

UncleWiggly · June 23, 2004 9:14AM

When's National Coin Weenie Day?

MSD61 · June 23, 2004 10:09AM

A white sox fan???

UncleWiggly · September 1, 2004 3:14PM

I now believe a coin weenie is someone who went to the ANA show in Pittsburgh to buy coins but came home with currency instead.

Jerry

sliderider · September 1, 2004 3:32PM

<< Let's face it. This is a nerd hobby. I have to have at least one nerd hobby and this is the one.

The ultimte weenie though is anyone who attends trekie conventions or can speak vulcan.

>>

I must be super nerd then. I have several nerd hobbies. Let's see Trekkie, yes that was mentioned. Plays chess in US Chess Federation tournaments, check, foreign film and TV buff, uh huh, audiophile/computer/technology nut, you got me there, too, collects vintage computers and video game systems, also on the nerd list. Anyone out there have a life I could borrow for a little while???

Jade,

At least you speak Italian, a useful language, I'm sure there are a few here who are fluent in Latin or Esperanto. That's a nerd for you.

TheNumish · September 1, 2004 3:32PM

There are all kinds of different coin weenies. The ones that bug me are the guys that always knock your coins, beat you up on the price and still don't buy anything. Then when you have a chance to look at their coins it's a bunch of whizzed up trash and they want you to quote them what you would pay. Then they get mad when you pass. I think there is one of these guys at every show.

TheNumish · September 1, 2004 3:42PM

You know your a coin weenie when......

You go on vacation with your family, check into the hotel and the first thing you do is look in the yellow pages to see if there are any coin shops in town. Guilty

You can't sleep and instead of looking at porn you're on the message board. Guilty right now

Work with coins all day and come home and the first thing you do is look on message board. Guilty

Can get just as excited over a $10 coin as a $1,000 coin. Guilty

Newmismatist · September 1, 2004 3:55PM

Well, I've been trying to figure that weenie thing out because MS68 referred to me and him (as in the two of us) as "toning weenies". But then he did let me take care of 4 of his drop-dead gorgeous, toned comms (including a somewaht attractive Oregon) for about an hour at the Pittsburgh ANA - he found me browsing near the coin supplies - (I was looking for MS68, but all they had was MS70 and jeweluster - fortunately for Dave, I don't know how to use those big nippers that so many dealers keep in their cases

).

"Coin Weenie"? I wouldn't have a clue

Is it something like the "insanity defense" that you use when your wife looks at the check book after you've been to a coin show?

UncleWiggly · September 1, 2004 3:55PM

The Numish, I think you captured a lot of us in your last post.

Jerry

coynclecter · September 1, 2004 4:10PM

Can you picture a bunch of sweaty, bloody rugby players sitting around the locker room after the big game looking at each others coins. I don't think so.

Now how about a few guys after the computer club meeting looking at each others coins. That fits.

We all must have at least a little bit of nerd in us.

What is a coin weenie?

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