The deeper meaning of coin collecting

**areich** · 07-11-2012 11:12 PM

Originally Posted by chip

Just think if Adolf Hitler instead of putsching around beer halls and wanting to take over the world had instead decided to put together a complete Goetz medal collection, or instead aimed to have the best registry set of German states coinage? There you might have had a little world peace.

Or if Karl Marx instead of deciding to foment world wide revulotion had in his time in England decided to collect condor tokens, workers of the world unite, you have nothing to lose but your change.

Deep thoughts indeed

**green18** · 07-12-2012 12:07 AM

Originally Posted by areich

Deep thoughts indeed

**medoraman** · 07-12-2012 12:11 PM

Lol @ Green, I loved that bit on SNL.

I guess I am somewhere between Mike and Doug. Coin collecting is a hobby, and while I believe its a great, civil pursuit its full of people. As such, it reflects the collective deficiencies of people. Couple that with the monetary aspect of the hobby, (no pun intended), and it can get even worst than just poor character.

I have seen both extremes, long distance friendships like I fortunately have developed here, or "screw your neighbor and take advantage of everyone" attitude of others in the hobby. Like any hobby, it gives what you take from it. Be a good guy and help others out it give you friendship. Act like a manipulative SOB and get treated the same way.

Karma.

**areich** · 07-13-2012 10:48 PM

I'm OK and so are YOU!

**longnine009** · 07-13-2012 11:03 PM

A whacked out population empowers whacked out people like
Hitler. If he had not been around someone would have been.

**areich** · 07-14-2012 12:54 AM

Originally Posted by longnine009

A whacked out population empowers whacked out people like
Hitler. If he had not been around someone would have been.

Yes - like Diana Mitford

**Morgandude11** · 07-14-2012 09:51 AM

Coin collecting definitely has a deeper meaning, if one likes to embrace periodic bouts of poverty and compulsivity. Click here to enlarge

**eddiespin** · 07-14-2012 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by longnine009

A whacked out population empowers whacked out people like
Hitler. If he had not been around someone would have been.

Sorry but I don't think we blame the German people for this one.

**eddiespin** · 07-14-2012 10:31 AM

Double post deleted.

**GDJMSP** · 07-14-2012 02:33 PM

Enough of the political ramblings.

**JCB1983** · 07-14-2012 02:47 PM

Well as a young child coin collecting helped me through some troubling times. I was born 80% deaf and pretty much didn't understand the world. When people spoke to me all I heard was a muffling sound. My golden retreiver was my only friend. When I discovered coins (at age 4) it was incredibly liberating. I had a focus. I also feel as though it taught me a little bit of responsibility. I was accountable for something. Collecting gave me a great satisfaction.

Later on in life (2 years ago) I got back into coins. I felt as though the things that my friends were doing weren't very respectable. You can imagine. There is something about art/history in coin collecting that brings a certain degree of respect. I appreciate that.