Hey Numista. I just thought about it and was curious if there are many collectors like me out there. Basically I'm a millennial, college student.
About half of the time my youth is somehow mentioned when at a coin store. Considering most students would be too busy or rather spend money on other stuff, it seems like people are surprised with young collectors.
What I collect: US, 3rd Reich Germany, Philippines, Ancients, Vatican City, North Korea.
Absolutely, of course there are.
I'm currently on kind of a 'gap year' after finishing my upper-level exams, and I suppose I'm a millennial in the generational sense of the word.
I'm sure there must be more young members of Numista, whether they participate on the forums or not.
I am a millenial i suppose though of course the term carries a certain connotation...I am an older millenial as Ive been out of college a few years. I have found in my local coin stores most of the people my age in there are buying silver as an investment/hedge most of the collectors could be my father or grandfather at this point. Always happy to have more people my age around here so its all good!
Quote: "gridironshowcase"Nice to meet you all. What got you all started is numismatics? I have yet to see anybody my age making a purchase at a coin shop or show.
I got started with my dad's trip to Mexico, and the Pesos he brought back, a Cayman Islands penny I found in a vending machine, and some Canadian coins from a missionary. Bought my first coin (Guatemala 1/4 Real 1897; Look it up) for my birthday. Went from there.
Here is a tip for you young guys, this may only apply to the US? Check the coin sorting machines in banks, wall mart, and grocery stores. It’s like a free little coin lottery. It’s crazy how a random coin of $0.25 in value can brighten up your day.
Also anytime you go to your bank, always ask if the bank has half dollars, be persistent, “oh you don’t have any, what about in the vault?”, I had asked for about four years without so much as a full roll of regular halves, but about a month ago I got four rolls one week and four the next. Both lots had silver in them and now I have a roll of silver halves that only cost me 50 cent each. If you make a relationship with a bank teller they will keep and eye open for you. Ask them to save any foreign coins for you. At one bank the teller told me that the banks policy is to literally throw any foreign coins into the trash!
Also let friends and family know you're interested in any old coins from foreign travels if enough people know you collect, they will give you their leftovers when they get back. Or when they are sorting through old stuff and they find coins, they will think of you.
And most importantly be generous, send something free in your swaps. If someone gives you a very valuable coin and they didn’t know it, give them some money, treating people well will bring you far more than being greedy.
Taking a break from swapping for a while, but still interested in pre 1799 Spanish coins, I will make time for that!
Quote: "CassTaylor"Absolutely, of course there are.
I'm currently on kind of a 'gap year' after finishing my upper-level exams, and I suppose I'm a millennial in the generational sense of the word.
I'm sure there must be more young members of Numista, whether they participate on the forums or not.
You eloped to Marseilles straight after A-levels? Pretty gutsy!
Quote: "CassTaylor"Absolutely, of course there are.
I'm currently on kind of a 'gap year' after finishing my upper-level exams, and I suppose I'm a millennial in the generational sense of the word.
I'm sure there must be more young members of Numista, whether they participate on the forums or not.
You eloped to Marseilles straight after A-levels? Pretty gutsy!
Technically my family did, but we waited until after my schooling for the move. Getting in touch with the French side of our family also had other reasons, such as Brexit and my parents' employment. I'm currently considering spending a few weeks somewhere exotic, say Singapore, during this gap year thing.
I'm at the university and 19. I've been collecting old coins in a box since i was like 9 or 10 but i begin to become serious about it only less than a year ago.
I'm what some people call an "old Millennial" - born in 1986 and just old enough to have made mix tapes and used floppy disks non-ironically. :)
I'm a bit of a hoarder, a huge geek, and I have a pretty stressful job. Always on the lookout for new hobbies to help unwind, and coin-collecting just might be it. Infinite (and well researched) coin hoards! Mwahahaha...
Quote: "redsmithstudios"Here is a tip for you young guys, this may only apply to the US? Check the coin sorting machines in banks, wall mart, and grocery stores. It’s like a free little coin lottery. It’s crazy how a random coin of $0.25 in value can brighten up your day.
Also anytime you go to your bank, always ask if the bank has half dollars, be persistent, “oh you don’t have any, what about in the vault?”, I had asked for about four years without so much as a full roll of regular halves, but about a month ago I got four rolls one week and four the next. Both lots had silver in them and now I have a roll of silver halves that only cost me 50 cent each. If you make a relationship with a bank teller they will keep and eye open for you. Ask them to save any foreign coins for you. At one bank the teller told me that the banks policy is to literally throw any foreign coins into the trash!
Also let friends and family know you're interested in any old coins from foreign travels if enough people know you collect, they will give you their leftovers when they get back. Or when they are sorting through old stuff and they find coins, they will think of you.
And most importantly be generous, send something free in your swaps. If someone gives you a very valuable coin and they didn’t know it, give them some money, treating people well will bring you far more than being greedy.
I do the same in the uk but no silver due to decimal currency.
I always check the Tesco coinstars and any 'rare' (commemorative coin) I find I keep.
I also keep errors and pre-92 1p and 2p coins due to 97% copper content.
The commemorative coins I find I collect and any spares of designs are kept to be sold to hopefully purchase some silver or save for a coin that I have always wanted.
I too am young but have been collecting since 2012 (officially),
before that I collected commemorative coins, tokens and any foreign I could find.
Great advice,
N.uk
P.s. What was your best ever find?
P.P.s I know people in the US who actually turn on the machine and take the few cents that pop out, if you have a good eye, money really does grow on trees.
'We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.'
Sir Winston Churchill
Quote: "CassTaylor"Absolutely, of course there are.
I'm currently on kind of a 'gap year' after finishing my upper-level exams, and I suppose I'm a millennial in the generational sense of the word.
I'm sure there must be more young members of Numista, whether they participate on the forums or not.
You eloped to Marseilles straight after A-levels? Pretty gutsy!
Technically my family did, but we waited until after my schooling for the move. Getting in touch with the French side of our family also had other reasons, such as Brexit and my parents' employment. I'm currently considering spending a few weeks somewhere exotic, say Singapore, during this gap year thing.
So true, Brexit is a bit of a pain in the derriere.
Personally I can see some good points if it's done well but even without these shakes there shall be major consequences. Some people take it too far and are colouring 'Brexit Britannias' these overly overpriced coins have the Uk flag on the shield and are made so that these companies can take our cake and eat it, excuse the pun.
N.uk
'We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.'
Sir Winston Churchill
Might as well add myself to the list of young numismats,
But I question, is the year 2000 millennial or not so?
Half way through first year of Uni here in Canada!
Loruca
I collect anything: If it's Italian or Italian states i collect it even more!
Between what years do you qualify to be called a millennial? I've always thought that the millennials are those born in 99/00, but then I've heard people calling themselves millenials who grew up in the 90's.
Quote: "ngdawa"Between what years do you qualify to be called a millennial? I've always thought that the millennials are those born in 99/00, but then I've heard people calling themselves millenials who grew up in the 90's.
I think usually between 1985 and 2000? It depends usually on who you ask, but I think of millennial birth year borders as corresponding roughly to that of the Lost Generation 100 years later; e.g. those born 1885 to 1900 would have fought in WWI.
Quote: "ngdawa"Between what years do you qualify to be called a millennial? I've always thought that the millennials are those born in 99/00, but then I've heard people calling themselves millenials who grew up in the 90's.
I think usually between 1985 and 2000? It depends usually on who you ask, but I think of millennial birth year borders as corresponding roughly to that of the Lost Generation 100 years later; e.g. those born 1885 to 1900 would have fought in WWI.
ah, well in that case i'm a millennial! lol, feels really weird to call me that..
Quote: "gridironshowcase"Hey Numista. I just thought about it and was curious if there are many collectors like me out there. Basically I'm a millennial, college student.
About half of the time my youth is somehow mentioned when at a coin store. Considering most students would be too busy or rather spend money on other stuff, it seems like people are surprised with young collectors.
Hey. I think that the existing of young collectors who study at the college is a rarity. All people who collect coins are old. But I also collect coins. I'm young too and I'm studying at the college too. Therefore, I'm your colleague. I have a lot of coins and the collecting of coins takes a lot of time. Therefore, I don't have time to do my homework. Therefore, I buy writings on the sites, reviews of which you can read here - https://essayservicescanner.com/. I have time to collect coins and care for old coins thanks to such sites. I wish you luck in finding new coins. Thanks a lot for your attention.
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Sounds like another account to just promote these writing sites. The link already seems to have been removed, why not remove the full post and remove the account?
I've surely already reported half a dozen of these spam accounts that just posted some publicity once or twice. Shouldn't these accounts just be removed?
Just call me Bram
No new swaps for the moment, still too many half-ongoing swaps to clean up!
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Sounds like another account to just promote these writing sites. The link already seems to have been removed, why not remove the full post and remove the account?
I've surely already reported half a dozen of these spam accounts that just posted some publicity once or twice. Shouldn't these accounts just be removed?
so, what "she" did was: create an account, find this thread (last reply was in february), and post links to writing sites? what a waste of time..
Quote Therefore, I buy writings on the sites, reviews of which you can read here - .
Sounds like another account to just promote these writing sites. The link already seems to have been removed, why not remove the full post and remove the account?
I've surely already reported half a dozen of these spam accounts that just posted some publicity once or twice. Shouldn't these accounts just be removed?
so, what "she" did was: create an account, find this thread (last reply was in february), and post links to writing sites? what a waste of time..
I guess I'm also millennial (was born in 1991!). I've been collecting coins since 2000 and seriously for the last five years (starting from the moment when I registered here and collection started growing exponentially).
Jup, I'm a 'millenial' too Started collecting at around 11, now we're 10 years further. Last year my main focus shifted from coins to world paper money, especially pre-1945 notes have the most beautiful designs I think. I believe I've collected around 3,000 different notes so far. I still collect coins passively, with a swap or large purchase every now and then but I'm not nearly as fanatical as I used to be!
"For by telling them of many things without teaching them you will make them seem to know much, while for the most part they know nothing"
-Plato
Loving coins since I'm 7 but unfortunately my collection advances in sloooow motion lately…
u know, time and money
but one day, I hope soon, I'll take my revenge
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Gen Z here! Been collecting coins ever since elementary school.
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I graduated High School 2 yrs ago, I'm 21. I've been collecting since I was about 10 or 11. I was the person everyone dumped any type of coin on to, so I ended up with so many duplicates and didn't know what to do with it until I found this wonderful site a couple years ago. So thankful I ran across this site!!
Looking to continue completing my collection.
I am currently only trading in the US. Will consider international if swap is good and worth it.
Generation 'X' here & hope you don't mind me adding my 2 cents:
"redsmithstudios" offered some excellent advice (getting coins for FV in any way you can & letting friends/relatives know you collect + paying it forward/being generous).
I started way back when silver was being withdrawn from CDN circulation (1970's) & my older brother had all silver coins from my grandma, grandpa (gave him tobacco cans filled with silver) so he got a significant jump on me. I had a paper route & dealt with a lot of cash & coin but mostly saw the new nickel "junk. I wish I didn't give up so easily but I sort of did (instead of collecting coins- I decided to switch my attention & collect paper money). My brother & I were very competitive & I just knew (in my bones) I'd never be able to compete with his big silver collection (I mean he had 20 cent coins aided by the grandparents). I squirrelled away 1970's asterisk replacements & the odd 1954 ("Modified") banknotes as they passed through my hands. I truly believed I was the only nerd who did this during my first P/T job as a carwash attendant (& sometimes gas jockey). Any One, Two, Five or Ten Dollar note was a huge amount of money to stash (not spend) back then. Sadly, I did dip into my collection now & again as money was just too hard to come by to save & collect currency.
I actually remember when I bought my first Devil's Face banknote at our Sears store when I was a teen (& feeling like I was investing in the stock market). But it was years later that I finally saw a catalogue that related to my hobby (& felt relieved I wasn't the only nerd doing this!)
But all you Millenials have Numista, the Internet, eBay and a wealth of info to draw upon. When I started 40+ years ago I struggled to listen/accept great advice & now wish I had. That's my 2 cents. Just keep acquiring good info, create clear goals on what you wish to acquire & be smart about each purchase you make. Think long-term. Remember quality over quantity.
lol, feels really weird to call me that.. 
Started collecting at around 11, now we're 10 years further. Last year my main focus shifted from coins to world paper money, especially pre-1945 notes have the most beautiful designs I think. I believe I've collected around 3,000 different notes so far. I still collect coins passively, with a swap or large purchase every now and then but I'm not nearly as fanatical as I used to be! 
