Do your friends and family ever make fun of you for collecting coins?
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This weekend, my wife and I spent some good quality time together (a rare thing with our schedules) and we were talking about things we could do together for enjoyment because we have completely different interests but I love her to death. Anyway, I mentioned coin collecting and my wife said something to the effect of "I love everything about you, but your coin collecting just shows what a big dork you are". 
Ok, I am a self professed computer geek. So I guess I can add "Coin Dork" to my resume as well...
Anyone else's friends or family ever say things like that to you?
Ok, I am a self professed computer geek. So I guess I can add "Coin Dork" to my resume as well...
Anyone else's friends or family ever say things like that to you?
Best regards,
Dwayne F. Sessom
Ebay ID: V-Nickel-Coins
Dwayne F. Sessom
Ebay ID: V-Nickel-Coins
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'Coin Dork' has such a nice ring to it.
I like it.
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If they knew I did they would. MJ
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
About ten years ago, my wife of 35 years who does not like coin collecting, wanted a new couch. Heck, I thought the old one was just fine
but we'd had it over 15 years and she just got tired of looking at it. Well, I'd just changed jobs and money was an issue. Bank account had
been drained while I was looking for work.
So, to please her I went into the safe and with her looking, opened a tube of dollars and took one out and put it in a 2x2 and told her to go
sell it at the local coin shop and go buy her couch.
Her reaction was, BS or WTF or something ladylike I'm sure.
So, I insisted she just run right down to the coin store, sell the dollar, and go buy the couch she'd been looking at. She left and I immediately
picked up the phone and called the coin guy and told him the story and said be fair.
She came back all excited and said the guy paid her $2500 and showed me the check. Then the next thing out of her mouth was, "how many
of those do you have?".
Needless to say she became a believer and now we do coins together. She does look at them with the thought of selling them and buying
something else but I just stifle that a bit!
Got to make it interesting to her to make it work for you. Hell, my wife ignored my geeking for 35+ years, but not anymore!
Oh, the new couch looks just fine!
bob
<< <i>Do your friends and family ever make fun of you for collecting coins? >>
When do my friends and family NOT make fun or me for collecting coins?
My wife told her doctor I was into collecting coins and he said "That's what you do when you retire, not when your 45"
Her sister said the same thing. I just figure they're the freaks, not I. We'll see what a nerd I am when the economy collapses
and the doctor and sister are pulling their gold fillings out for a loaf of bread while I'm eating fillets.
Also got the question "why did you spend 2k on the 2008-w Buffalo 4 coin set?"
Just sold the set for 10k and got the reply "wow, why did you only buy one set?"
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...i've heard the word BLASPHEMER now and again. usually from me.
Ohh well, girlfriends come and go, but if you think the 1851 or 1870-s seated dollars are going anywhere you are crazy!
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<< <i>I've often told this story:
About ten years ago, my wife of 35 years who does not like coin collecting, wanted a new couch. Heck, I thought the old one was just fine
but we'd had it over 15 years and she just got tired of looking at it. Well, I'd just changed jobs and money was an issue. Bank account had
been drained while I was looking for work.
So, to please her I went into the safe and with her looking, opened a tube of dollars and took one out and put it in a 2x2 and told her to go
sell it at the local coin shop and go buy her couch.
Her reaction was, BS or WTF or something ladylike I'm sure.
So, I insisted she just run right down to the coin store, sell the dollar, and go buy the couch she'd been looking at. She left and I immediately
picked up the phone and called the coin guy and told him the story and said be fair.
She came back all excited and said the guy paid her $2500 and showed me the check. Then the next thing out of her mouth was, "how many
of those do you have?".
Needless to say she became a believer and now we do coins together. She does look at them with the thought of selling them and buying
something else but I just stifle that a bit!
Got to make it interesting to her to make it work for you. Hell, my wife ignored my geeking for 35+ years, but not anymore!
Oh, the new couch looks just fine!
bob >>
Great story - thanks for sharing.
My wife loves that my 8 year old son and I collect. She loves the history coins represent and that my son is learning that history along with math - he pretends he has his own B&M and we buy from him but he has to make change in his head. Also, he reads every coin book we can find which is a great thing too.
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No, not really, they ask politely what do you collect? I somewhat agree with my pops in that you need turnover to make a profit. But if you do it for fun, make sure you set a designated goal as to turnover your collection. These coins will be here long after we're gone so it doesn't make sense to pile up treasures that will never be used except for bragging rights to other collectors. Might as well liquidate slowly to pass on the fun of collecting and in exchange take a trip around the world to spend time with the people who mean a lot to you, instead of in a room looking through a Diopter to determine value and designations of our coins.
-just a thought.
<< <i>Dork is the word my family uses also.
same here, but now ill be sure that they add 'coin' to it!
my ex used to complain i was 'buying' money. luckily we didnt need a new couch!
she was extremely mad that (some of it) was only worth what the appraiser said it was worth.
i got my nephew into collecting, he lives near denver!
when my son was born, he was upset... he wouldnt be getting my collection.
coin dorks!
<< <i>My wife refers to the CU coin forum and VAMWorld as my coin porn. >>
Bob
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<< <i>My husband doesn't. But I've stopped telling my "friends." >>
You mean your friends other than us fellow forunites, right?
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If you lead with a little historical tidbit the tone of the conversation goes from "geek collects coins" to "history buff with intriguing relics".
Bob, that was a great story. You must have grinned for an hour.
Lance.
Just because a friend of mine pointed to my framed print of an Inverted Jenny and said, "Wow! That's a cool stunt flying stamp!" doesn't necessarily mean she was making fun....
Just because a friend of mine pointed at my framed print of an Inverted Jenny and said, "Wow! What a cool stunt flying stamp!" doesn't necessarily mean whe was making fun....
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Now my wife is making fun of them.
I give away money. I collect money.
I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.
<< <i>AUandAG, if you don't mind me asking, what dollar was it that sold for $2500? I don't mean to be nosy, but am real curious. >>
Unc 1901.
only have 19 left...uggggggggggggggggh
bob
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<< <i>AUandAG, if you don't mind me asking, what dollar was it that sold for $2500? I don't mean to be nosy, but am real curious. >>
Unc 1901.
only have 19 left...uggggggggggggggggh
bob >>
Just thinking that your conversation went about as well as it possibly could have. I can easily envision a scenario given your circumstances at the time that started with "You had what? And it is worth this? The whole time? 19 more?!?? (laser beam eyes)"
My wife calls me a dork. Then I remind her that she collects rocks (and has her whole life). Balance is quickly restored.
I remind her that my dad collects "electical wire" and my mom collects our voice messages. Comparatively, I've been looking pretty good for a while now
Jeff
Not to my face they don't 'cause they know I always carry a roll of nickels in my right hand!
Why I oughta..........
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<< <i>After her first coin show my wife asked me why coin dealers all have grey skin, I think she was being serious. >>
Just tell her they have been dipped one time too many.
To answer the question, Like MJ, they probably would if they knew I collected coins. There has not been a member of my family in my house for close to a year now. They don't have a clue what I do.
Ron
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<< <i>After her first coin show my wife asked me why coin dealers all have grey skin, I think she was being serious.
I remind her that my dad collects "electical wire" and my mom collects our voice messages. Comparatively, I've been looking pretty good for a while now
Jeff >>
That was one of the funniest posts I've ever seen on this site.
Apropos of the coin posse/aka caca: "The longer he spoke of his honor, the tighter I held to my purse."