Making no friends in this hobby...

That is what mine does....the other day he pulled out 3 $20 gold peices...I've never bought gold coins from him and he knew I wasn't going to start....but he thought I would want to see them....all together the value was over $3K.....
Then sometimes we can share info....where I study some coins more than others I'll share some info about one of his coins....point out a VAM or something that he had missed and he does the same with me!

Speedy

 

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Hello,

I want you to know that you are not alone, and that there are others, like you, who share your interests.

I collected coins for nearly 40 years before I discovered the internet, and started making online friends.

Whenever you want to talk coins (actually, nickels and certain Merchant Tokens are my forte), I'll be around to chat.

Jody

 

thanks, i'll have that in mind.

 

Hearing the stories of some of the dealers posted in this thread, I'm even more thankful for my local coin shop. Cherokee Coins & Jewelry in Louisville has been a great place to "hang out" on occasion to talk about coins. The store is clean, organized and everything is well presented. But, most importantly, the proprietor always takes the time to talk to my family and me when we walk in the doors, and always attempts to show us something that we might not have seen whether or not we're buying anything.

I think unfriendly dealers has been one of the biggest disappointments in the hobby. Since my kids also collect coins, I'm always looking for places that they enjoy going with me, and we've actually been to a couple of places in town where they were very clearly made to feel unwelcome. There's nothing more frustrating than walking into a RETAIL business where the customers feel like they're not wanted. And the shop with the biggest inventory in town is just too corporate feeling for me. They haven't been unfriendly, but honestly I like that personal touch of having a dealer who will talk with you and make you feel like you're wanted when you walk through the door. Thanks Steve!

pCG

 

Last summer i was at this coin store in england, and it seemed like the shop keeper was really interested in this rugby game on tv, i went there and started looking at some coins, even if it looked like the man wanted to be left in peace to look at the game i went asking for some coin prices and he just said that i could grab any 10 and pay him 50p and get out of there. Even if he had wanted to get rid of me i got out the shop pretty pleased with the 10 best coins i could find.

 

peter170,
As a suggestion ( my three sons all went to Catholic School) why not try to start a coin club at your school. You might find several other students who could develop an interest. Check if any faculty are collectors. And considering coins have a heavy historical perspective, that may be the way to develop an interest; through a history club.
Codekeyguy

 

Hi my name is Scott and I too collect coins...

I'm in my early 30s.. None of my friends or family give 2 cents about Coin Collecting...

Well except for my 10 year old Daughter...

We've had some fun getting her started by sorting thought Jars of old Pennies, snagging a few things offa Ebay and a few Fleamarket/Antique shops we've passed while traveling...

She came home recently with a new (to her) Mercury Dime... Shes real big into those and anything Canadian for some reason...


I know how it is though when talking about Hobbies with others...

 

Scott...I mentioned earlier that my 11 year old son is into Canadian coins, too. Don't know why, but he's building a serious Canadian collection. I just thought that was a neat coincidence.

pCG

 

Don't feel bad. I show my coins to my wife and she just shrugs and goes 'oh how nice' and walks away. Needless to say I've quit trying to showoff my pride and joy of coins.

Also I feel the same way as you with an added problem. I'm so far away from major cities that we get one coin show a year and the one place that happens to sell any coins tries to do like most coin dealers and have outrageous markups. I really wanted to get a good relationship with a dealer so i could buy quanity coins with only a reasonable premium for their trouble , but thats a hard thing to do when 80% of people selling coins use what I like to call the hook , line and sink approach. Meaning outrageous markups and not willing to negotiate to reasonable prices. So I'm stuck with online auctions and the company of those on this site.

 

hobbys

For some reason I have a habit of getting into less popular hobbies. I to find it hard to find people interested in coins, then to make my life more interesting I watch the CART Champ car series (the what?) and Formula one racing. lets see.. the odds of finding someone interested in any of those are tough around here, what about two or all three... the odds are, one in... lets see.......a whole bunch!!
Anyway, this forum has been a huge help to me . I have learned a lot, and injoy chatting with like minded people.

Thanks all :thumb:

ps Mabey this hobbie is so fun because it's not for everybody?

 

Yep have to agree it can be lonley thankfuly though for me the Mrs has a thing about Tzarist Russia and I have introduced her to the coins LOL Another stroke of luck I have recently had is when visiting a Medal shop (Yep I collect them too) I saw a great little book on tokens which I bought :smile Instantly the propriator was showing me the tokens that he had (Not trying to sell) and I must say some of them had me drooling LOL I shall needles to say be returning there with the Mrs in tow as Yep you got it he has some nice Russian for sale :thumb:

De Orc

 

I certainly relate to the loneliness. I am 22, and I live in a pretty small town. My dad said our local coin club disbanded in like 1970. hehe. I've tried to get freinds interested- with no success. My dad is a good person to talk to, as he got me into the hobby. But even he doesn't like talking coins half as much as I do. One of my brothers shares my interest in history, so sometimes I can lure him into a disussion on old coins.

I thought I had hit the jackpot with my fiance. She tried to share all of my interests, and either got really interested in coins, or put on a good act. She liked peace dollars, so I gave her a couple, and she was going to start building a collection of them. Well, things didn't work out, we had a nasty break up, and I'm alone in more ways than one. But at least she gave me my peace dollars back. LOL.

 

My bro-in-law is about like that----he wants to inveset in coins but wants me to tell him what coins I think he should buy----so I tell him what coins I like and such and he buys them....
He dosen't care too much if it goes down but loves it when it goes up---his wife (my sister) along time ago bought a roll of ASE....a roll of 1996 ASE.....well I told him the other day they are selling for about $1,400 on ebay so he is in a really good mood right now!

Speedy

 

Removed to post in the introductions forum, what I ended up writing as compared to what I started our writing it just makes more sense there.

Fish

 

Work

Ask a man what he does, he will tell you about his job. Jobs are important. But you must have another outlet. Coins are a bit intellictual, and do require a great deal of knowledge. To start it is small amounts of expendable income. Latter in life if you do well you can up the stakes and buy "yellow fever".I wanted to sail when I was very young, I sold my first car and bought a small sail boat. As time passed I was able to have both. Then I had a boat lofted ( Built to design ) I had five boats in thirty years and won many races. If you think people who collect coins are a bit different,you have seen nothing until you enter the good old boys club of yacht racing. It is better with junior events and all but it takes lots of real money . If the desire is strong and does not go away become an expert in some field of collecting. Shows and museums let us all have that coin for a few minutes. Books are great but the intense drive of people like the owner of this site make real knowledge possible.Knowledge is admired by the collectors more then the coins you have.NOt everyone has to be married,or PC and down the line but education spills over to down time rereation. Chess clubs, tennis etc. The ability to think and to net work will bring most of what you need in life or want.
In the end you will be known for what you did for others, not yourself. Good deeds beget the same.
I need some finger joints replaced so I do not leave out items at the keyboard, but that to will come.

Be well
floyd