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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ewomack, post: 3807143, member: 15588&quot;]I have yet to personally meet a single person in my everyday life who has an interest in coins, collecting, numismatics or anything. I have of course met some at coin shows or coin clubs, but not a single one through my various jobs or social circles or anywhere in the wild.</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought I had come close once when a now former co-worker started talking (over Instant Messaging) about coins that he had inherited from his family and he actually referred to &quot;Walking Liberty Halves&quot; and other types. But then he started talking about how he doesn&#039;t understand why someone would leave a bunch of stuff to someone else that just sits in a safe, then their children get it and it sits in a safe, etc., etc. I actually understood his point, but it became obvious that he had just inherited things that he was told have value, so he just let it all sit in a safe - he didn&#039;t research, collect&nbsp; further or have any broader interest in the hobby. That was the closest I have ever come to a personal random serendipitous coin experience. Of course Instant Messaging may not exactly qualify as &quot;personal.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the term &quot;numismatics,&quot; it just sounds too pretentious to me for mixed company. The only time the word has ever come up in conversation is when others were making fun of it. The conversations went something along the lines of &quot;do you know there are these fancy terms for coin and stamp collecting? I guess they exist to make dorks feel smarter about their pathetic hobbies.&quot; I decided to stay out of those conversations.</p><p><br /></p><p>Plus, anyone who has studied for the GRE will immediately come across these terms in the vocabulary list. This does give them a little pseudo-intellectual vibe for those who haven&#039;t run across the terms before. I personally don&#039;t mind the terms numismatics or philatelics, but I&#039;ve met others who find them extremely highfalutin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have only taken part in serious coin conversations online, mostly at this forum (coin shows and clubs don&#039;t really produce any either). I have yet to have a serious coin discussion in person with anyone. It sometimes feels like a secret life.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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