You know you're a coin junkie when...

You needed to hire an armored service to drive you to your "dump bank"

 

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You have gained 50 pounds because the snack machines prices at work went up from an even dollar to $1.10 and you keep revisiting to get the 90 cents change.

 

If at least one of your kids was born on the bourse floor, you may be a coin junkie.

If none of your shirts cover your stomach, you may be a coin junkie.

If all the TPGs send you Christmas cards, you may be a coin junkie.

If the only diploma hanging in your den contains the words American Numismatic Association, you may be a coin junkie.

If the Coin Vault telephone operator recognizes your voice, you may be a coin junkie.
OUCH.

If you can amuse yourself for more than an hour with a magnifying glass, you may be a coin junkie.

 

when you start to get cold turkey after you spend your coinbudget and you need to wait untill the new coinbudget is available

 

When you rage at people spending their change w/o any idea of what may be there, and not letting you look first... even strangers.

 

When you use a Proof coin as a mirror in your house

 

when the first thing you do when you get change is asking the lady at the register to get other pieces

 

spread the insanity

When your girlfriend who has absolutely NO interest in coins whatsoever knows the exact dates that nickels had silver in them, pennies had copper in them, and the significence of the year 1964!

 

I guess I'm a coin junkie

At the summer seminar one year, I had a bedroom that was down a flight of stairs from the bathroom. There were four of us living in the apartment so everyone tries to avoid taking too much time in the bathroom. I had rushed out of the bathroom & forgot to shave so I used a proof coin as a mirror & shaved in my bedroom. True story & one of the instructors used my story in class the next day.

I guess I'm a coin junkie.

 

do a dance when you find a cent/penny on the street

 

...you can't sleep thinking about the cashier having a 1913 Lincoln penny in her register and wouldn't sell it to you. (This happened to me the other day.)

 

If you spend more time at CoinTalk than you do with your family, then you may be a coin junkie.

 

closing time at the bid board is your favorite time of the week.

 

You see a coin a thousand times, say it looks nice, but you know its not what you want for your budget, but then it just looks so good. In reality, the coin is either an IHC or an IHC proof, with amazing detail, color and a bit of toning. Maybe I can take a pic and ask. I love this thread.

 

Where have I seen this... Once it scored me a 43 steelie, and another just pocket change. just glad Im too young to pick up the grocery tab.

 

Your hanging out on CoinTalk on Friday and Saturday nights.

 

When seeing a friend having a friend have a 1938 quarter without realizing its true value, and failed to get it from him.

 

When you check the coinstar reject slot everytime you go to Kroger (while you wife waits pretending to not know you).

 

When asked "Cannyn, do you have a girlfriend yet?" And I pull a WL Half outta my pocket and say "Nope. Women are too expensive. And besides, I've got Lady Liberty in my pocket"

He then replies "How much have you spent on coins so far?"

Where I respond "Couple hundred to a couple thousand"

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When you look in the vending machine reject slot full of pennies and think "I'm going to get every last one if it makes me late for class" And you end up late in class for 50 cents.