How Long Have You Been Collecting Coins?

I was wondering, how many years have you been collecting coins, or how old were you when you started collecting?

 

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Ive been collecting for a strong 6 months and i was 13 and now im 14... im hooked ill never stop collecting lol! Im even merging into metal detecting to help me find coins for my collection

 

Three years or so.

 

For the better part of 25 years

 

I've been interested in coins since I was 17, now I'm almost 21, so about 4 years.

 

55 and 10

 

Since 1986, took a break in 97 and resumed in 2008.

 

I've been collecting for almost 10 years, and I started when I was 12.

 

About thirty years or so. Only consider the last 20 as a serious collector as that's when I began to have more funds for hobbies and such things. Now that my kids are out of college I'll get even more serious. Just keeps getting better.

 

I've been collecting off and on my whole life - my grandfather was a collector. I got serious when I hired out on the railroad - 3 years ago.

 

Started collecting in 1995 when I was 7 years old. Been collecting more seriously for the past five years.

 

I was 22 when I started and have been collecting for 21 years

 

Was on and off for a while, started seriously May 09(four years ago) . I'm now 14, it seems like my entire life.

 

I've had an interest in coins for at least the last 3-4 years, and not until two years ago did I become serious in my collecting.

 

Like Doug said , I started at around age 7-8 with wheaties and silver dollars . Stopped till after HS , collected for about 10 years then dabbled with type coins on and off till around 2005 when I started again with a passion . I really doubt I'll stop now till I'm 6 feet under . So all together about 50 years off and on .

 

Small world. Which rr you work for? I'm with BNSF.

 

Some also stop at the beginning of collage, as it requires much studying(and in some not as focused cases, partying ).

 

I've been collecting for 20 years. started when I was 18 off and on for 2-3 years (the only reason for that is that I was more into girls and games +not really having money for coins and any money I earned was spent on my car), and have been collecting seriously for the last 18 years. much more focused now... I was all over the place collecting all kinds of coins. I collect very focused topical/themed collections and 1 MISC. collection. and 1 rainbow toned collection (small but adding to it) I am now 52 and will enjoy collecting coins forever.

 

I agree with Doug. You'll probably find other things more important in your life once you get into college or marriage & job.

I started in 1957, but took a hiatus for about 10 years until the mid-70's.

Chris