How many years for you?

So, How many years have you guys/gals been in this hobby?

Me: 5 months and counting:kewl:

stainless

 

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40 years...

Ben

 

about 8 years.
but seriously collecting, maybe 3-4

 

9 years here

 

Close to 40 now but there were lapses. Much more serious in the last 15 or so.

 

Me....about 5 years, the last 1.5 years seriously. My wife hoarded alot of stuff during our 20 year marriage but I didn't really care about it then.

 

About 45 years , off & on the last 5 super serious .

 

If you mean collecting coins, then well let's see now! I probably started picking up coins off of the floor and ground and sticking them in my pockets when I was about 1 year of age. So, that comes to about 54 years, 2 months and 24 days!:goof: All joking aside, I have been trying to collect coins since I was 20 (1973) but really got back into it about 6 to 7 years ago now.


Frank

 

Off and on for about 5 years for me, probably going on 6 years.

Phoenix

 

exactly!

 

I started in 1965 with a few breaks along the way, so about 40.

 

About 3 years for me

 

Ancients? 1 year, 3 months. US? a few years when I was younger, then two during high school.

 

Started 41 years ago. Stopped for several years while raising the kids, restarted again about 7 years ago.

 

About 40 years - I still remember searching grandma's pennies for wheaties. Buying from the mint since 85 or 86. Recently unloaded most of the gold and platinum eagles - only kept the silver eagles. Seriously collecting for about 5 years now.

 

US and general World - about 62 years, with some lapses.

Japanese - about 53 years, 8-9 seriously.

 

Well, I guess its been 31 years for me. I started in 1977 when I was 12 years old and have taken a few short breaks in between.

 

I started about 45 years ago, but with many long intervals where I didn't actively collect. I've always been on the lookout for silver or wheat cents or foreign coins or whatever I came across. I've spent much more time at it since 2003 and discovered through Coin Talk that I didn't really know anything.

 

A little less than two years of serious hoarding... er, collecting.
It all started with those darn coins I had been keeping in a can and deciding I needed to get them organized...

jeankay

 

10 years for me, last 2 seriously