Are you embarrassed to admit that you collect coins?

Let me assure you that the intersection of "Zombuck collector" and "real numismatist" is as null as any set ever gets. I own no Zombuck pieces and intend to die that way.

 

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I had no idea what Zombucks was... so I looked it up...

Quick! How do I "un-see" something?!?!?

 

Stackers are just coin collectors in training......I bought a couple 100 silver dollars at melt only caring about how many I have....I now have them arranged by date and condition because I had nothing better to do....same with pre 33 Au coins, bought for melt years ago, now they pretty much all have a numismatic premium....Over the last 10 years I've bought a bunch of coins just to add to my total weight and they turned out to be more than just bullion.

 

I have never been ashamed of collecting silver or gold coins. As a matter of fact, it is just the opposite. Whenever the subject comes up people are very impressed that I have the time and money to be actively involved in this hobby. I will admit that it really is the Hobby of Kings. Expense wise that is. I have spent a small fortune for my collection. But at least I know that my family will be the recipients of my hobby. I am very careful who I tell; and I usually include that I collect weapons of all kinds. My latest acquisition was a claymore mine (Mr. Instant Cheddar Cheese). I got it cheap as it was already used, but finding a never been fired before might get me in trouble. I sometimes get a little shy about my comic book collection; but when I tell them how much some comic are; they quickly run home to see if they have any valuable comics lying around. Such is life.

 

You know I been thinking bout the security part and never thought about the USPS possibly sending the empty envelope.Thanks for the tip and advice...What about the eBay sellers who obviously have your address.Has there ever been the incident where an eBay seller would alert a criminal to addresses of buyers addresses?I'm thinking of hiding places now...

 

That's funny, I also try and stress how worthless my collection is if I'm asked about it or something. Since picking up coin collecting I stay paranoid about it being stolen. Lol

 

I make no secret about that I collect and deal. I also make no secret I have a safe a conceal carry permit and am heavily armed and friends with the local sheriff deputy. And when I'm away I have someone checking my house and my cats daily. Honestly all I collect or have the coins only a small part. There's a lot of value in tools equipment etc and other things. But I don't usually get in detail of the level of coins I collect and deal in. If a thief found a drawer full of junk silver so be it. If they got ahold of a slab box of my trade dollars. There would be hell to pay

 

Heck, no! This is the noblest of hobbies! "I'm a coin collector" is probably not the best line to use if you want to impress a lady (unless she collects coins too, of course), but at least in my circle of non-collector friends, they see it as a sophisticated and interesting activity since it implies knowledge about history, geography, etc.

 

Excellent! Closing in hard in 54, surf, skate, snowboard, power hike. Go hard or go home!

 

I enjoy the reaction I get when I tell people that I am a numismatist. But I probably wouldn't tell anybody that I am sitting home alone on a Saturday night working on a Walking Liberty Grading Set. And having an absolute BLAST!!

 

We are different. That's something to proud of in a world where people live inside a social script.

 

Amen, brother!

 

I'm with you there! What are people going to do in twenty years when nobody wants that stuff, leave em' to the grandkids?

 

stacker = prepper LOL

 

It takes a certain mindset to find joy in old coins. Many people think it is dorky but they probably collect stamps, like vintage cars, or have a thousand old beer cans. I have been collecting for a long time and when I retire in 10 years or so my wife and I will sell my coins and take a nice, long, stress-free vacation. That's the plan anyway. I have no attachment to my coins like a hoarder loves clutter I just buy them, look at them until I tire of it, and put them in my safe deposit box.

 

Okay, you're out... we need more die-hard collectors here ;-) Jokes aside, nobody should be embarrassed about being a coin collector. It's a hobby for smart people, you really need to know your stuff and some of us can even read Latin or Greek. You should feel embarrassed if you're in your 30s, still live in your parent's house and your best friend is called AMIGA (or PS4 nowadays ;-)

 

I would venture a guess that most people collect something in their lives.

One of my sisters collects shoes, although, she probably won't see it that way. But when you own over 200 pairs of shoes, I'd say that's a collection. People collect match books, shot glasses, baseball hats, nut crackers, dolls, stuffed animals, lighters, crystal pieces and the list goes on and on....Why are numismatists looked on as nerdy? Well, it probably attracts OCD people with a penchant for history. Probably falls in the nerd category, at least a little bit.

IMO, who cares. I love 'em and I'm having a blast.

 

Some of the women on my wife's side collected men.........

 

I don't share my coin hobby with many other people.

If I collected high-value, "prestige" pieces made of gold or silver, I'd feel less inhibited. ...uh, then maybe I'd be afraid of getting burgled!

My areas of interest in coins can even turn off other coin people, especially those who chase the value aspect of coins, or are such thorough U.S. coin style-freaks that they can't possibly see outside of that particular category. In that case, I just talk with them about their coins, because there certainly isn't going to be much conversation about my coins! But that's fine...

 

My life long friend, a very intelligent guy, says of my being a numismatist, "You are not allowed to be something that I cannot pronounce!"