Well, I did it. Copper Rounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok guys, I am sure I will get ridiculed and laughed at for this. I have been looking at these worthless 1oz. copper rounds for awhile. I just ordered a few that look similar to Morgan and Peace dollars, Buffalo Nickle, Mercury dime, and a $20.00 St Gaudens.
Why, you may ask?
1. I am old and like shiny, blingy, big coins.
2. I am old and thought they are rather Purdy.
3. I am old enough to realize they have no value.
5. I am old enough to realize they are a waste of my money, but very little money.
6. I am old and have time, so now I can get out my semi-chrome polish and shine them up every now and then, not like my real silver coins.
7. I am old and stupid.
8. I am old enough to realize these are not real coins.
9. I am old enough to not have to worry about them going up in value. They won't.
10. I am old enough to know that I like these better than collecting post cards like some do.
11. I am old enough to know these will not have any impact on my real coin collecting.
12. I am old enough to know I will enjoy putting them in cardboard coin flips and putting them in a mylar storage page.
13. I am old enough to know that if I sell them, I will loose my butt, and it doesn't really bother me.
14. I am old enough to know that it will bring a smile to a little kids face when I give him/her one.
Oh well, I have board you enough. Bottom line is, I guess, I am just going to collect them for the fun of it. Any of you guys and gals want to fess up to buying a few and/or collecting them?

 

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I say if they bring you enjoyment collect them!! It sounds like you definitely have a good grasp as to what they are and there's nothing wrong with collecting something you like.

 

I'm old enough not to argue with someone who's already won

 

Pictūra, ille. Volumus imaginibus.

Pictures, man. We want pictures.

 

That's all the excuse you need.

 

Ditto!

Chris

 

I think that's great. Collect what you enjoy.

I don't own any copper rounds, but I do have a few coins here and there that are worthless but I like. One that comes to mind is a large Marshall Islands $5 piece that has the Space Shuttle Discovery on it. It's worthless...but I bought it because I like spaceflight. Plus, it only cost a few dollars.

 

not me! i'll never confess...

 

I’m old(er) after reading all those great reasons to collect them.

 

Okee Dokee then. What the heck does Pictūra, ille. Volumus imaginibus translate to?

 

I feel better now. LOL. Seems that you guys have given me the ok. Thanks

 

I have posted a lot of the ones I bought in the thread
Let's see your exonumia!
Collect what you enjoy. I will be posting a bunch more that I picked up this weekend as I photo them!

 

I purchased a one pound copper bar just for the heck of it. Nice paper weight and bought it just because I'm old and could.

 

I thought about it, but haven't yet. What did you pay?

 

I think it was $8.00 shipped from Ebay. A waste of money but it is pretty. Around the time when copper was hovering at $4.00 an pound.

 

There's a dealer in Rhode Island who sells 100 different 1 ounce rounds for $104.00 shipped. He has an ad in Numismatic News every week. I've been pondering this for awhile. It would make for a cheap way to start a nice collection of these w/o searching all over for different designs.

 

Then you can concentrate on your matchbook and Beanie Babies collections

 

All of those are excellent comments/points by the OP except for #7.

 

I resemble #7 but it hasn't made me buy copper...yet.