Do you have coin friends in your local area?

mrpaseo · June 27, 2004 12:39PM

I was just talking with a fellow forum friend and realized...I don't know ANYONE local that collects coins...wouldn't know what to do if I did

Am I the only one in this boat or are there others that find all their coin talk on the internet and not in real life?

Wondo · June 27, 2004 12:42PM

I've got one local buddy that collects 19th cenrury type and Walkers.

IdahoGal · June 27, 2004 12:46PM

If 3 1/2 hours away is local, then yes. Otherwise, I'm in the same boat as you, Ray.

Sandhawk · June 27, 2004 12:52PM

I don't have any friends at all.

WaterSport · June 27, 2004 12:57PM

You are NOT alone..I do not even have a coin dealer or Shows on this island to attend!

WS

coinguy89 · June 27, 2004 12:58PM

I wish I did.

mercurynut · June 27, 2004 1:11PM

The closest to me is about an hour away.

Geoman · June 27, 2004 1:11PM

Good question...

About 2 years ago, I was chatting online with someone in Seattle (I live in Minnesota) about coins. I had just recently bought a coin from him. And he asked if I knew so and so. He noticed that the zip code for my order, and this other person's order, were the same. So he hooked us up online via Seattle, and we found out this other person and I just live 1.2 miles apart. Wierd.

mgoodm3 · June 27, 2004 1:13PM

SS350Camaro is the closest that I'm aware of, probably 80 or 90 miles.

UncleWiggly · June 27, 2004 1:18PM

An old lady down the road asked me how much a half dime was worth. Another lady excitedly told me her husband was saving pre statehood quarters because he thought they would be worth something one day. That is the extent of my local coin conversations. So, you all are it. Jerry

BBN · June 27, 2004 1:19PM

I don't either. I do have lots of football buddies and even befriended a Redskins fan a few months ago so my new Redskins room I just built complete with a 52" big screen HDTV will be rockin' this fall!

Shamika · June 27, 2004 1:57PM

Nobody near me that I know of.

Bear · June 27, 2004 2:00PM

I aint got no friends at all.

Myqqy · June 27, 2004 2:00PM

I wish I had some local coin friends.....

airplanenut · June 27, 2004 2:07PM

I live 10 minutes from NoObIeE... DaveG is pretty local, too, though I'm not sure where he lives, exactly. Also, I see Bustman at the local shows, along with TomB (NGC boards--formerly over here, where he told me about the show). Also, Wihlborg (NGC boards) isn't too far away. And let's not forget MrEureka

So yeah, there are locals around

nOoBiEeE · June 27, 2004 2:43PM

<< <i>I live 10 minutes from NoObIeE... DaveG is pretty local, too, though I'm not sure where he lives, exactly. Also, I see Bustman at the local shows, along with TomB (NGC boards--formerly over here, where he told me about the show). Also, Wihlborg (NGC boards) isn't too far away. And let's not forget MrEureka

So yeah, there are locals around

>>

Yup,
Jeremy is a stones throw from me..

coinbuf · June 27, 2004 2:47PM

I know that a few guys live in the area but I've never met them

I was thinking of putting together a lunch for those who live in the Phx area, as a meet and greet.

Chris

TheLiberator · June 27, 2004 2:51PM

None here...in ORLANDO.

Goober · June 27, 2004 3:06PM

A day after finding this site I found one local guy who collects Morgans. We've met, I made a purchase, and I plan on buying more.

boz · June 27, 2004 3:07PM

None, this is the most coin talkin' I get

techeff · June 27, 2004 3:17PM

I guess they only grade coins here in Newport Beach, CA. I've tried to link up with a couple members in the So Cal area, but they don't respond to my PMs...

I did visit London Coin Gallaries here about a year ago when I got back into collecting. They were nice enough to offer me $5 for a 1896-O that ended up gradeing AU-58... Their offer on the 1893-S was $15...

Cladiator · June 27, 2004 3:31PM

The closest friend of mine that is a coin collector is 90 miles away.

Jody526 · June 27, 2004 4:07PM

<< <i>I was just talking with a fellow forum friend and realized...I don't know ANYONE local that collects coins...wouldn't know what to do if I did

Am I the only one in this boat or are there others that find all their coin talk on the internet and not in real life?

>>

You are not the only crewman aboard that ship.

Conder101 · June 27, 2004 5:32PM

Yet the mint claims that over 100 million people collect coins (one out of every three people).

No one local here that I know of but there are two coin clubs within 70 miles of me so I get to visit with some twice a month.

pontiacinf · June 27, 2004 8:28PM

I have cosmicdebris nearby, RHCN, michael isnt far as well as Oreville, michael dixon is a short train ride away

razorface1027 · June 27, 2004 9:08PM

Do you have coin friends in your local area?

There are 3 fellow coin collectors in my area. One is my local coin dealer. Another used to post here but is now MIA. The other, I barely keep in contact.

Barry · June 27, 2004 9:14PM

There are 2 guys local to me, about the same age, that I first "met" on RCC. Subsequent to that, we got together at a monthly local show and often do lunch after the show and do a show and tell.

EvilMCT · June 27, 2004 9:28PM

Meos1 and I met in college over 12 years ago. I have another friend that collects on a part time basis. That's about it.

Ken

mrpaseo · June 27, 2004 11:13PM

Weird, although, thinking about it, I'm not sure what to do had I had the opportunity to have a local friend, there are no shows in the area, and no shops in this town...

I guess coin collecting is a lonely pass time. Good thing my wife enjoys it too

Do you have coin friends in your local area?

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