I'm truly thinking of burying it all....

These kind of broad-brush statements rub me the wrong way... :headbang:

Pal, are you insinuating that everyone under 40 is lazy?

 

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I wasn't going to say anything, and even though my generation is seeded with horrible people (I'm 23) there are good people out there. Honest, hard working people who don't believe in catching breaks... they make their own breaks.

I resent being called lazy.

 

Aboutgood,
Please dont write off my generation just because you have lost faith in your sons. I have worked my intire life. I started when I was 10. I went around the neighnorhood every weekend selling dozen doughnuts on saturday mornings for a dollar profit. I then started mowing lawns and had a really succesfull business for a 14 year old. I did not go to college but have now become very succesfull in the finance world.
This has not been to brag about me but to brag about my father who is the reason why I am the man I am today. I just turned 30 this year and would have never made it this far without his direction and wisdom.
Please do not judge my whole generation. A lot of us are nowere near the hard workers of the generation before us but there are some of us out there that really do work there butts off on a daily basis.
BTW, I would be glad to take your collection off your hands instead of you burying it. My son and I would cherish for a very long time to come.:thumb:

 

Calling us all lazy is a terrible thing. i will admit that many from my generation is lazy, but not all of us I've worked hard my whole short life. I joined the Army two weeks after i turned 17 because i felt i HAD to because i owed my country something. Now I'm graduating high school and just had an interview with the worlds 3rd largest auction house because i work hard.....

 

If in fact Aboutgood was indeed insinuating that folks under 40 are lazy, those kinds of generalizations tee me off.

My first job was at 10; I was a paperboy. On my own at 17, worked full-time while finishing high school. Then worked full-time and college full-time. For years pinched pennies, ate Ramen noodles and Hamburger Helper w/out the hamburger... Worked my way up through different jobs, made Vice President at a Top 5 publishing firm by the age of 30...

I'm glad that kind of thinking isn't widespread... otherwise those who work hard in this country wouldn't have the opportunities to succeed as they do.

 

If you do decide to leave the coins to a passionate person who would commit to using them for education, knowledge, and good, there are many on this forum who would be excellent in my opinion, but I wouldn't like to name them, (IMO) as they may not want the job. Children may change over time, may not even stay married to the same woman, so leaving them in trust, or to be sold and the funds saved for 15 or 20 years and then distributed to them or grandchildren, would be a different story. You might have several grandchildren coin collectors as a result , even if you are pushing daisies.

Tonight I went to the wake of a 74 yr.coin collector lady ( in all sense ) who suddenly left her 80 yr old coin collector husband. You never know when your ticket is to be punched. One should have their bags packed ( it is not an over-nighter)

If you do wish to pass them to others, you might ask everyone to send a SASE, and put one coin of your choosing and mail it.

Jim

 

Are you thinking that I was the one doing the generalizations. I can assure you that I am on your side with this. I couldnt tell if you were agreeing with me or thinking I was the one talking down to you. Please let me know:high5:

 

Not at all. I'm rather certain we are in concurrence. :thumb:

 

Alright I'm getting to think your serious about burying them as you've mentioned this before. lol
That won't do anyone good so why do that. If your heck bent on not leaving them to family or a trust here's some more options that should be good:

1. Leave to ANA.
2. Auction off and leave money to Coin Talk Fund Raiser
3. Go to a coin club meeting and give them to the guy you like and seems to love coins like all of us do.
4. Have one heck of a contest here on Coin Talk

All great ideas and they would be left in the hands of someone that enjoy's coins!
Where as leaving in the ground ruins the coins you love...

 

200% in concurrence :high5:

 

If I recall correctly, it wasn't a Volvo... and the winner was a woman. I know because she is an acquaintance of mine...

http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=273875&paper=66&cat=109

 

Well that's interesting... but there were several finalists, so both stories are accurate. The one I linked to has a list of a few names, is your friend on the list there?

 

Did you hear about the guy that buried a few 1856 Flying Eagle Cents in the late 1800's?

Probably not - and that's because he never found them again ...

 

Right on Cheetah. And God forbid we should encourage young people to learn from us and get them into coin collecting!

 

I won't comment on whether it's a good idea to bury or not bury the collection, because ultimately that is your decision, but if you do bury them keep this in mind: The location of where you bury them needs to be exact. You need to literally write down and record the coordinates of where it is, and then either hold on to that info or pass it to a trusted friend or someone for keeping, who won't have any knowledge of what is there exactly. Whether it's a backyard or a field, grab a GPS with you and check the numbers, because no matter how small your backyard is, whoever goes searching one day will not be able to overturn the entire backyard when they don't know a location and don't know a depth.

 

Metal detectors?

 

GPS is still only approximate... earth shifts over time. Even bodies in cemeteries shift in different soils and varying amounts of ground water. If it's there 50, 100, 200 years, the coordinates will just be approximate.

Also make sure you have a permit to dig, aren't violating any standing ecological protection laws, upsetting a fragile ecosystem or potentially adding things to the environment that could be considered dumping and polluting to the environment. It would suck to get fined and have to dig it all back up, you might even loose possession of it to the state if you do violate some local ordinance unless you exclusively wish to keep it in your personal property, in which case you've probably already provided a good enough e-paper trail treasure map online by making your intentions public.

 

You'd have to assume that whoever is given the coordinates will know they are looking for metal...

 

AG,
You've been talking about your coins for a while here on CoinTalk. By the numbers of posts you've gotten, you know you're with a group of coin enthusiasts. So, why don't you do some or all of this and see how you feel:

1= Have a CT contest for a few or more coins. Repeat as often as you like. You know how much FUN a contest is around here.

2-Give some to CT to help them stay alive. Or just, randomly, give some to CT members.

3-Give some to a local coin club to raffle off so they'll profit some. Or just give to a coin to a member.

4-Sell some on ebay or elsewhere and enjoy the money.

5-Sell some coins and give your wife a nice present or vacation.

6-Etc.

Doing something constructive or generous or for no good reason often makes us feel really good. IMO, I think you need to do something with those coins to make you feel GOOD. And, you know, those of us at CoinTalk would certainly appreciate a free coin or two. It couldn't hurt.

Bruce

 

I don't get around much anymore, so bury it really close to the roadway or a sidewalk. Then I can hunt too ! LOL

Why not bury it in several different place with clues to each like a Treasure Map ?