Numisphere Podcast - Coins, Currency, Bullion
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Numisphere Podcast - Coins, Currency, Bullion
Boost Your Numismatic Journey: Unlocking the Power of Online Communities and Coin Clubs
Feeling a tad isolated in your coin collecting journey? Let us introduce you to the vast and vibrant numismatic community that is just a click away. In our latest episode, we sit down with Brian Trudeau, a lifelong numismatist, to discuss how to navigate and leverage your numismatic community for the maximum benefit. We unravel the richness of numismatic-focused Facebook groups which offer a treasure trove of information, networking opportunities, and even exclusive inventory for collectors. So step into this digital realm with us, as we guide you on how to find reputable groups and make the most of your interactions.
Our conversation with Brian further illuminates the world of coin collecting and the resources available for collectors. We discuss the significance of local coin clubs where camaraderie, auctions, and special guests offer an unparalleled sense of community and learning. Brian shares his personal experiences and deep love for these clubs, and we recommend specific groups that you can join to enhance your coin collecting journey. By connecting with other collectors and utilizing these online and in-person resources, your coin collecting hobby can transform into a truly enriching experience.
Finally, we delve into the unique experiences that come with participating in local and regional coin clubs. These clubs are not only about exclusive events and educational resources but also about face-to-face interactions with likeminded individuals. We talk about the American Numismatic Association (ANA) and its role in setting grading standards. Brian, a recent member of a regional club, shares his positive experiences and reasons why joining these clubs is a must for every collector. So join us in this episode and learn how to broaden your numismatic horizon and tap into the wealth of resources available for you.
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Ever wonder how to up your collecting game or just how to get more out of your hobby? In today's episode, we will be exploring just that how to maximize your experience by leveraging your numismatic community. Today, on Numisphere, I'm TJ.
Tyler O'Connor:O'Connor, and I'm Tyler O'Connor, and with us tonight is our friend and lifelong numismatist, brian Trudeau.
Brian Trudeau:Hi guys, how are you tonight? I'm Brian, Great, thank you for joining us. Well, thank you for having me.
TJ O'Connor:Well, Tyler, I have to say we throw quite a few words around on this podcast, one of them being the word numismatics. Can you help our listeners and provide a little bit of clarity what it means when they hear that word?
Tyler O'Connor:Absolutely so. Numismatics is the study or collecting of coins, paper, currency and metals, once known as the hobby of kings, because obviously it was quite literally collecting money, collecting paper. You had to have wealth to be able to do it. Thankfully, in today's world it's actually a hobby for all, so you could be collecting from your pocket change all the way up to millions of dollars on individual pieces.
TJ O'Connor:I'm glad you point that out. It's no longer a game just for kings and there is levels to get into for all financial means Absolutely Wonderful. Well, we want to explore several resources in what the numismatic community has to offer, and one of the top ones is actually one you might not think of, and that is numismatic focus Facebook groups, numismatic Facebook groups. They can actually be a great source for gaining information, the ability to network, gain access to exclusive inventory and also a great source for education and validation of any coins or questions that you may have. But in addition to that, you can gain some camaraderie in those communities.
Tyler O'Connor:Absolutely. Yeah, I've met people in Facebook groups that I've never seen, and then I'll show up at a show across the country and suddenly meet them, which is actually kind of cool, right, you finally get to put a face to it.
TJ O'Connor:Yeah. And happens more often than you think, and you are able to do business transactions through these Facebook groups as well, and usually they're pretty well vetted, at least the groups. If you look, you can join ones that are already vetted for people who are reputable.
Tyler O'Connor:Right. It is definitely a challenge because in this day and age, there are scammers absolutely everywhere. So you need to do your due diligence to make sure that you're participating in a community that has your best interest at heart and they're not allowing the scammers in. Or when someone is kind of falling off the wagon not a good dealer, not a good seller, not a good buyer they get booted.
TJ O'Connor:Yeah.
Tyler O'Connor:So there's several things that you can do to make sure that you're getting into those right groups. So, when you're looking for a group, search for the subject you're looking for. If you are a barber collector, search up Barber Collector Society. So keep it focused on what you're interested in, because there's a lot of stuff out there. So once you found a group, you want to try and pay attention to which ones are more active.
Tyler O'Connor:Groups that are stagnant post every couple of days. There's not a lot of people in them. Well, they're kind of boring, waste of time, not really worth it. So you can actually see their activity. It's listed right on there when you're searching how frequently they post, when the last post was. So once you've determined, okay, this is a frequent group, they've got a lot of members. By a lot, I mean generally at least over a thousand members, right, yeah, there are smaller ones, don't get me wrong. They're not bad.
Tyler O'Connor:I'm not saying there's cameras, but if you're just getting into this you're not quite sure, go for at least a thousand members. You'll see some of these have 20 plus thousand members. Wow, definitely. Check that stuff out when you're going through them and you're finally you go through basically a little approval process right, they'll accept you. A legitimate group will say you need to answer these questions and agree to follow our rules. Make sure you take the time Read the rules, because they apply to both buyers and sellers on forms of payment, when payment's expected, how to list your posts, what words you should and shouldn't use, because Facebook algorithms will pull stuff down or give the group hits. So definitely take the time, read them.
TJ O'Connor:Yeah.
Tyler O'Connor:Once you're in the group, observe, don't just jump in. See what they're doing, see what kind of materials moving around. How are people interacting? Just take a little bit of time, don't jump right in right now, once you're comfortable.
Tyler O'Connor:Then all right, hey, I'm gonna become an active participant in this community. I'm gonna contribute good quality content. I'm gonna put up some product at fair prices. And the number one thing when you're in these groups and I know you're a little newer the last couple years you've been dabbling in the groups, but If you see that someone's asking more money for something that you think it's worth.
TJ O'Connor:Mm-hmm.
Tyler O'Connor:Do me a favor, mm-hmm, shut the fuck up. Okay, listen, it's not your coin, it's fine. You can move on, right. It's not your business, yeah, but if you see something you know as a scam right, or they're ripping someone off or there's something more dangerous to the community, report it. Yeah, that's when you try them in. Otherwise, just keep walking. Don't be a Karen, right.
TJ O'Connor:You don't need that. I think that that's sound advice and it there definitely is a code of ethics that needs to be applied in your interactions Digitally, just like there would be a code of ethics to follow if you were dealing with your local coin shop. Absolutely and making sure that you're building up the community around you rather than tearing it down is Definitely some sound advice. I don't think anybody's gonna want a Karen on their page, for lack of a better term and or in their shop, like we talked about.
TJ O'Connor:On, episode one, or in their shop.
Tyler O'Connor:Listen, go listen.
TJ O'Connor:But it also sounds like it can be a great resource and a way to gain access to things that you wouldn't be able to get access to physically, and you can gain great Interactions and utilize these things as a resource and a way to gain coins for yourself or maybe to unload unload some of that inventory that you might have access of after all the collecting that you've been doing well, the social media era has really brought that aspect of coin shops, community Organization, clubs all of that to your phone, to your computer, to your home, so that person who's isolated, may not be able to go outside or doesn't have these things locally around them, now can participate, no matter where they are.
Tyler O'Connor:You can do it riding the bus to work, you can do it sitting in your car on your break right. So all these opportunities are now at your fingertips and we've never had that before.
TJ O'Connor:I mean, it gets to be a sensitive issue, right. Well, here we are with the numismatic collecting community, most of them being primed from the 60s and 70s. We have an older generation now that's blending with newer, and they're not too familiar with the digital channels, but this is an avenue that's definitely worth exploring. I see many people in their later years now that are easily able to navigate a smartphone, and this is just as simple as that.
TJ O'Connor:So what was a dismissed resource? Maybe at a point in time for this community, I really think should be reviewed by those who are not participating in it and see what they could get out of it.
Tyler O'Connor:Definitely.
TJ O'Connor:Yeah, absolutely Brian. What about yourself? Are you a collector who leverages the digital Facebook Space?
Brian Trudeau:well, at my age, tj, I find that an experience to the local coin shop is like traveling around the world. Okay, you don't have to go very far to experience Countries that you'll never see or never be at, but your local coin shop can take you there and this is the greatest experience. I've been having this experience since I was eight years old. Okay, I'm 61 years old now, guys and Local coin shops have been a part of me.
TJ O'Connor:Yeah, exactly. But honestly, brian, I think that you're a little bit spoiled. You're spoiled because you have open access To a brick-and-mortar shop at any time and you really don't have to dabble in that, because pretty much the menu slips by you these days.
Brian Trudeau:Absolutely. You know, having friends like you guys that own a local shop is a wonderful experience that no one can Understand until they lived it, and the last five years that I've been with you guys has been the best times of my life. You know, the opportunity to work in the coin shop and meet so many different people and see so many different things. I can't ask for a better time and I'm, more of a chance to learn things. Every day, every hour, every minute in a local coin shop is learning something that you can't learn traveling Anywhere and the wonderful people that you meet, the locals that you've never known, collect Mm-hmm across the street for me.
Brian Trudeau:There's a man that collects coins. I met him in the coin shop. There are so many people and a local coin shop just brings everybody together Digitally. I understand, you know, for the younger crowd that may be a great experience, but I'm the guy that knocks on the door. The coin shop goes in and I'll spend all day there and usually spend a little bit more money than I have. But when I go home I'll see what I bought, I'll understand it and I will appreciate it, and I can't wait to go back again the following day.
TJ O'Connor:Oh, wonderful.
Tyler O'Connor:So just in case you didn't pick up on it, brian does work here at.
Brian Trudeau:American Historic.
Tyler O'Connor:Coins.
Brian Trudeau:It's just Tyler and it's disadvantages.
TJ O'Connor:And he has been an integral part of the team and we're grateful to have him absolutely a staple, a pillar in the shop, for sure, and with that, you know, I think that it's important to point out any Resources that we can identify for the listeners out there. I know that we have a couple that you've kind of pre vetted. Should we list off the ones that we think are good resources to explore on Facebook groups?
Tyler O'Connor:Yeah, absolutely so. Some of my favorites. I I'm in a lot of them. I participate in a good bed. I enjoy the ANA group, right. So the American Numismatic Association group. A lot of information for a beginner, it's fantastic. Definitely check it out. For your silver stackers, silver miners Mm-hmm fantastic Mm-hmm. For your gold bugs it's pre 33 gold bugs, obviously focusing on pre 1933 Newsmatic coins from the United States.
TJ O'Connor:I like how they can get specific to the type of coin, which is why you recommended to have specific search right criteria.
Tyler O'Connor:So most of these groups will Focus down right into at least some form of a genre or some type of organization, because one Group can't cover all the different aspects right right.
Tyler O'Connor:So you've got groups that specialize in US paper currency, in world currency, world coin chipwreck. So all this stuff is out there. Barbara coin collector society group. Virtual Coin show on Facebook. That's again virtual coin show on Facebook. Wow, so this one actually is tied to the round table. Okay, and they vet the dealers that it go through it and it's a big part of the community. So all those dealers have gone through a substantial background check. They're vetted. It's great place to be a reputable source awesome coins and, if you haven't seen it, some phenomenal prices on stuff too. As a buyer.
Tyler O'Connor:And definitely check that one out and, as always, you could always hop on to the numus for your page on Facebook and Participate in our community as well.
TJ O'Connor:Oh, that sounds great. Well, I mean, this is just one of many different resources and, brian, I think that you would have a lot to say on the next one but I think it's very important that we point out the staple, and that is your local coin club. Right here, we have quite a bit to offer. I mean, this is where you really extend out and shake the hands of your community, the ones that are around you. This is a great way to gain access to expertise on topics that you might not be familiar with, gain tips about collecting the hobby, or maybe even be exposed to Inventories that you haven't seen at your local coin shop or online.
Brian Trudeau:But it doesn't just stop there, does it know, the local coin club has been a great experience for me. I've joined about maybe four years ago. I didn't believe that there was actually so many people that went. I heard that there was a good group. I thought a good group maybe was 10 or 15 people. But when you get a group of guys and girls, that women that you know, 75, 80 people that you Actually enjoy speaking to because they speak your language, they speak coins, they speak currency, they speak collecting, whatever you can possibly imagine, they're friendly.
Brian Trudeau:It's. It's a two-hour experience and it just goes by too quick for me and I look forward to going there next time. We have auctions, we have special guest appearances. You know Every now and then we'll have something to eat, you know, and you can relax with friends and you see people there from your community that you're amazed that you didn't know they collect All right, and it brings together a group of people that really enjoy Numismatics and collecting collectibles. You know I I enjoyed so much and I looked to be a long-term member of it and it was. It's really a great experience.
TJ O'Connor:It truly is. And you know, I think that one of the things I found with the local coin club is staying in tune with the local coin shows. Sometimes, these clubs will produce their show, shows of their own, which is really great because on a small scale you get to interact with people that are of a familiar phase and Kind of do business across the table and a friendly setting than if you were to go out to one of the big show Right deal is that you just don't know.
TJ O'Connor:So I think that that's a great resource to stay in touch with what's coming up in the, the local Geographic area, but also a way to participate, more so with the community. When these clubs extend those types of services, like the shows or the monthly show or quarterly shots, that's for sure, that's for sure, absolutely Tell what about you? You have anything to add on for the value of a local coin club.
Tyler O'Connor:Yeah, I mean you can take everything that we just talked about about Facebook groups and you can apply that to your local coin clubs. So our club I'll give them a little plug here it's the Blackstone Valley coins and collectibles club, bvccc, and that's a mouthful awesome group. It started off with a handful of guys in the back of a restaurant and over the years has just exploded. If I'm not mistaken, there's over about 150 to 175 Members. That's fantastic.
Tyler O'Connor:Great and, in this area, it's probably one of the larger Local clubs. Yeah, and then you have people that contribute to the red book within the organization, right? So you want to talk about access to experts? Yep, well, here they are, right. I mean, that may not be everywhere, but we're very fortunate that our group has a couple of people that have done that Well.
TJ O'Connor:We've invited in guest speakers to speak at the club for several months. Absolutely, and they're coming from all sorts of ranges and niches, anything from half penny tokens that are coming from Britain to hyper-collectible Civil war tokens that are one-off patterns and you know, it's just. It's a really an interesting experience every time you go there.
Tyler O'Connor:I mean, we've leveraged that ourselves. In the last episode we talked about the metal detector fine of the Master's Pine Tree Shilling yeah, and While we were able to identify it here, we also got a second opinion from a red book contributor Through the club who came down the shop yeah, to check it out as well, and that only would have been a resource if you were a member right or if you had Known that, or had that connection if it weren't for the club yeah.
Tyler O'Connor:So from the business side, obviously it's fantastic, right. But for individuals like yourself, brian, yeah, that connects you directly to these people that you generally wouldn't have Access to now.
TJ O'Connor:It's an opportunity of a lifetime to meet these people so close, absolutely, and we can't get off the topic although I know we need to sum it up and move on here but we can't get off the topic of local coin clubs without addressing young numismatics Focus clubs. So usually these local clubs will have a focus group for young numismatics and those young numismatic groups can get together on a regional scale and we can kind of help cultivate that next generation of collector through these programs and it's just kind of a great way to keep the lifeblood of coin collecting alive and be able to share this hobby with the ones that you love, as you're bringing them into the fold. Definitely absolutely Wonderful. Well, I have to say, you know, as far as guidance and getting into clubs, I think you just have to search up the criteria and find out where the closest one may be. Also, the ANA has a full directory of clubs.
Tyler O'Connor:So if you go to moniesorg, you can actually go through a club directory and you can find clubs in your local area.
TJ O'Connor:Again, that was moneyorg Moneyorg. It's the American Newsmatic Association's website. That's a fantastic resource, Tyler. Thank you for sharing that with everybody. They should be able to look up coin clubs within their area just through that resource.
Tyler O'Connor:Absolutely. And again, Facebook it's a great opportunity to search for different clubs, not just pages and groups on there, but your actual local clubs will also typically tend to have a page. Absolutely.
TJ O'Connor:It's not that hard to participate. I mean, these entry fees or these membership fees into these clubs are usually less than 30 bucks, less than 40 bucks.
Tyler O'Connor:You save about $10 to $30 a year annually. And you get great returns, for instance for our organization. I think you only have to attend nine or 10 meetings a year.
Brian Trudeau:Even if that many is.
Tyler O'Connor:You get to go to a holiday party. Door prizes, raffles Throughout the year there's cookouts and pizza parties and all different types of things that you get your money back real quick just in consuming chips and water while you're there. That are provided.
Brian Trudeau:Let's not forget our Christmas party that's coming up soon. Last year at our local club we had, I think, 130, 540 people that showed up for the Christmas Club. They had a full prime rib dinner, many, many raffles, great door prizes and everybody had such a great time.
Tyler O'Connor:And let's be honest, no matter how hard you try, you're not going to get that on Facebook.
Brian Trudeau:Oh, absolutely not.
TJ O'Connor:Absolutely not Without a doubt, I think that one of the most valuable resources out there is the local coin club, getting that face-to-face interaction and all the additional benefits that come with being a part of the numismatic community. And it's definitely an amazing thing to watch a club grow and knowing that your participation can help it grow in. The larger you grow, the more resources you're able to gain for that club. So get out there and participate, find your local club and sign up as soon as you can.
Tyler O'Connor:And then we have regional clubs, yes, so I'm going to start this one off. Not that I'm biased at all. Being the membership director of the New England Numismatic Association currently and just getting onto the board of directors for the group, I have no favoritism towards regional clubs at all, I promise.
TJ O'Connor:Sounds a little biased to me, Tyler. Yeah, just a little bit.
Tyler O'Connor:So now take everything that we just said for your local groups and the overall design to a regional club is to bring an identity to a specific region. So, Nina, again, New England Numismatic Association is really about tying all of the New England Numismatic community into one and then being able to connect us to the national level. So, Nina, specifically, we put out quarterly newsletters, all kinds of fantastic educational content, advertising for other dealers, exclusive opportunities, seminars, YN program. Twice a year we put on a phenomenal YN program which we pack our conference room. That we just did last week. It was right.
TJ O'Connor:Yes, yeah, last week.
Tyler O'Connor:Just last week at the New Hampshire Coin Expo in Manchester, New Hampshire, we filled the room with kids and it was great to finally see us come back to that size since before COVID. So those opportunities, they're a little bit bigger scale. They tend to take a little bit more money in organization. We tie together all of those local clubs and get you even greater access to all of those resources in that community that you get at the local level.
TJ O'Connor:And another perk too for the YN program on the regional level. Those YN specific programs usually have quite a bit of donated items to that program. So the kids get to walk out with a ton of goodies and when I say a ton, I'm talking like they could fill their folders and walk out with a full set.
Tyler O'Connor:It's literally bags. Like you walk out with a shopping bag.
TJ O'Connor:Well, it's definitely important to participate on both that local and that regional level and gaining access to that national scale where the relationships that they have with the ANA right Absolutely. And what's another national relationship that Nina holds, that's a good one, that's leveraged.
Tyler O'Connor:On a national scale. The ANS is the only alternative that we're semi-connected with, but ANA is really that is, the national organization for the United States.
TJ O'Connor:And ANA, just so. We're familiar here and all of our collectors are on the same page. They're the ones who write the book on the grading standards that we're utilizing today.
Tyler O'Connor:They do Right. So this is the overall. No matter how you feel about it, they do.
TJ O'Connor:Yes, grading is still subjective, but we have a standard. Well, that's great. I mean, I think that the club, both on the local and the regional level, is something that can be leveraged to explore new ends and facets of your hobby, if you have not explored them already.
Tyler O'Connor:And then let's see here so actually we'll talk a little bit more about the regional level, because Brian just recently joined Nina, yes, so you've gotten a few newsletters thus far.
Brian Trudeau:Yes, Very, I'm very happy that I joined. You know, we went up to the show up in New Hampshire and I was actually lucky to win a raffle. Okay, I like to throw that in.
TJ O'Connor:Okay, I won the in a raffle and I got the two the need to wrap the mean, excuse me, and I gotta let the audience know. You have an absurd luck with raffles. Yes, I do.
Brian Trudeau:I gotta consider myself very lucky and I did win too beautiful the this year's.
Tyler O'Connor:Metal.
Brian Trudeau:The N a add which I think is a great privilege to win that I couldn't have asked for a better prize. I will have that. It's on my desk at home, my coin desk, and you know, and I'm really proud to be with such a great group and I look forward to a lifetime of membership and and being there with you guys and all the rest of the members.
TJ O'Connor:So yeah, you can go to Nina coin org if you are a New England resident and you can sign up right on the website Sounds again not biased, I promise thing to do here Definitely explore the resources, and I have to say they have quite an extensive catalog of articles and Documentation and write-ups on coins we're talking about. This club is got roots how?
Tyler O'Connor:old is this club? We go back into the 1940s 1940s.
TJ O'Connor:Okay, so there's tons of information that's out there. I know that there's probably one of the most extensive databases on numismatics.
Tyler O'Connor:That there is a touch to.
TJ O'Connor:So definitely check it out as a resource, if not for the information that's online, then how to get yourself involved and participating at the regional level here. So I think another one that we can talk about here is Coin shows. Right, coin conventions and coin shows these are kind of the highlight of all numismatic collectors Years. Right, they set out, they try to pick two or three of their favorite places to go. They probably have a couple of vendors in mind before they get there and the types of things they'd like to acquire and or sell. Let's talk a little bit about show and convention experiences. Tyler, tell me a little bit about we're probably our most recent show, the one that we had over in Manchester, new Hampshire, this past weekend. Tell me a little bit about that.
Tyler O'Connor:I mean there was all kinds of stuff happening at that show okay.
Tyler O'Connor:So while it simultaneously competed with the Imex show in Nashville, which had its first time this last week, attendance phenomenal a lot of regulars, but also I saw a lot of new faces. Being able to go around that room and seeing all the dealers being active dealing with customers, it was fantastic to see Not only were as every single table in the room sold out, but you attendance through the door, if I'm not mistaken, was probably one of the higher ones in the last few years.
TJ O'Connor:Yeah, it was really good. I know that line stretched quite far in the morning. It did yeah On day one. On day one, it was great.
Tyler O'Connor:Took a few minutes for people to get in right. They need to be checked in at the door for security and everything. But I think everybody was happy to wait because there was a ton of deals to be had.
TJ O'Connor:There was, yeah, and definitely dealers were motivated to sell there was great inventory on the table and I felt like everything was priced right to sell. For the current environment, I definitely saw a lot of success. The only relevant experience I can provide to that is I was tired.
TJ O'Connor:So in case the listeners at home don't know. I was just working that table as hard as I could and I'll tell you, by the time I was done with customers for the day, I could have passed out. So my feet were hurting, my knees were hurting and I felt pretty dizzy, that's for sure.
Tyler O'Connor:How did you feel, Brian?
Brian Trudeau:Well, I find a lodge, numismatic coin show. Coin heaven for me okay, I've learned over the years is to budget your money as you go through the coin show because there are just so many wonderful opportunities and you think you found the greatest deal and then you find a better deal and a better deal and a better deal and unfortunately the money starts to run a little low. Okay, but I look forward to a lodge and a numismatic show all year long to be with friends, to meet new people, to see things I've never seen, only in magazines. And every now and then you'll go to a coin show and you'll see a security guard standing there, a case, and you'll see something in there that you only see in auction galleries or you see on television and it's right in front of you.
Brian Trudeau:What opportunity is that? And the people there, the dealers, are so friendly, you know they're willing to work with you, the personalities are great and they really are interested in what's going on. And it's an experience that's tired. Oh, yeah, you are tired, but that kind of tired. I'm looking forward to next six months and I'll be all tired again and all right, and so it's the greatest experience. I can only give it two thumbs up to anybody that's never been to a lodge coin show or a small coin show.
TJ O'Connor:I like how you brought up seeing different things that you wouldn't be able to see anywhere else you mentioned the security guard next to the case.
Brian Trudeau:The case, yes, and.
TJ O'Connor:I'm thinking to myself okay, so we're talking about auction houses. Oh, absolutely Stacks and Bowers coming out putting a collection on the table that is irreplaceable, no other like it on earth, and you get to see it with your own eyes it is.
Brian Trudeau:it's a once in a lifetime experience sometimes, and you may go back next year and that may not be there, but there'll be something else there, guaranteed. Guaranteed to just catch your eye and dream. It's a place where dreams can come true and it really is.
Tyler O'Connor:Keep in mind that that really is the bigger show. So that's a regional plus show. Exactly so your local shows that might be in your local VFW. You're generally not gonna have security posted up protecting a case. Exactly. Those do tend to be a little bit more for your local dealers. Smaller community.
Brian Trudeau:Right, right right.
Tyler O'Connor:And it's obviously not an environment that you wanna bring a $200,000 coin into.
Brian Trudeau:No, no, not at all. But these big shows are the big events and I can say it's a chance of a lifetime to see something and it only can happen collecting coins. Yeah, absolutely.
TJ O'Connor:You know it is so Well. There's a lot of fun to be had at those coin shows.
Brian Trudeau:It is.
TJ O'Connor:And a lot of amazing things to see With. That being said, I think that we've touched upon quite a few different resources here. Just wanna kinda recap about becoming participants in all of these organizations and clubs that we talked about Couple of resources to check into. Obviously, we referenced moneyorg, which is a great way to find clubs that may be in your local area, and then, also, referencing the regional size clubs, we've directed people to the New England Numismatic Association, or NINA their website here. So if you're in the local area, I suggest you get on the web and take a look, see if you can sign up or if you're interested at ninacoinorg, ninacoinorg.
TJ O'Connor:So we got two great resources there for you to check out. Well, this is just a short menu here, and I think we've covered the majority of the strong resources that are available to participate in your Numismatic community. The biggest thing here, guys, is if you wanna get the maximum out of your hobby, you gotta get up and participate. Tap into these resources, see what they're about. You'll definitely get re-energized and find your way to that niche that satisfies your itch.
Tyler O'Connor:Yeah, absolutely, and I do just wanna say be on the lookout. We do have the next bonus episode dropping also on December 1st. That's an interview with Colin Horan, one of our team members, here with Matthew Tavori, discussing everything from Siege coins, shipwreck coins and even a new hoard found right here in Massachusetts.
TJ O'Connor:Yeah, this is incredible guys. I really love the discussion. I think you're gonna like what they have to say. Absolutely. You're getting the raw deal from two very intelligent and experienced individuals on the topic.
Tyler O'Connor:Matthew was fantastic, great resource.
TJ O'Connor:So be on the look for that special bonus content episode to be dropped on December 1st. December 1st, Very good guys.
Tyler O'Connor:And thank you for discussing the coin community with us guys. Thank you for having me, guys, I enjoyed being here.
Brian Trudeau:It's been a pleasure, thank you.
Tyler O'Connor:Don't forget check us out on Facebook, instagram and YouTube at Numisphere.
TJ O'Connor:And be on the lookout for episode three. With all that, thank you very much and have a good evening.
