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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ewomack, post: 2276037, member: 15588&quot;]A few times in my life I&#039;ve let &quot;normal&quot; (i.e., non-coin) people know that I <i>might</i>, on occasion, not too much, but once in a while, when I have nothing else to do, of course, etc., etc., I may, might, possibly, perhaps purchase a coin of purely numismatic value. In such moments, when I&#039;ve let my guard down, some people have replied with comments such as &quot;wow, you&#039;re far nerdier than I thought&quot; or something sarcastic such as &quot;you must be a blast at parties.&quot; After a few of those experiences I decided to not mention my coin habit to anyone who didn&#039;t already show some leaning in that direction. I know my family doesn&#039;t really understand it, so it never comes up there, either. For some people, a strange stigma seems to linger around collecting things such as coins or stamps. Some seem to think that only lonely deranged people who can&#039;t get dates collect coins. I&#039;m not sure where this comes from, but it seems somewhat prevalent. Coin collecting doesn&#039;t seem to make one popular.</p><p><br /></p><p>Has anyone else had such experiences? Is this all in my imagination? Or did I let a few isolated experiences shame me into unjustified silence? Well, one was a cute woman I once fancied rather fervently, so perhaps that hit harder than normal.</p><p><br /></p><p>So share your shame! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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