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ROB GRONKOWSKI IS A COIN COLLECTOR!This segment from a sports radio show is headlined "Rob Gronkowski is a Coin Collector?" -Editor
Suspects responsible for robbing New England Patriots Rob Gronkowski's coin collection were caught when they attempted to exchange them for money because the coins were registered with the Professional Coin Grading Service. Clay Travis is absolutely floored by the idea that a guy like Gronk would even have a coin collection let alone have them registered. To read the complete article, see: Yeah, I guess numismatics isn't the he-man hobby people imagine for a tough guy pro football player. Synopsis: Sports cards? Sure. Wine, maybe? Yeah, alcohol's OK. Expensive art? Well, that's
at least good for impressing women. But coins? Might as well be a butterfly collection.
Reminds me of the reaction actor David Spade reported. -Editor "I didn't know I was a nerd until I thought my uncirculated 1916-D Mercury Dime would be a panty-dropper, and it turned out not to be." To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see: Dick Hanscom forwarded this article from the Daily Mail. Thanks! -Editor
 Football fans were shocked to learn that Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is a coin collector. On Wednesday night ESPN Sports Business Reporter Darren Rovell tweeted a new detail about Gronkowski's $1million home being burglarized on February 5, the night the Patriots lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII. According to Rovell, Professional Coin Grading Services (PCGS) said the suspects were caught after they tried selling two of Gronkowski's Proof Morgan Dollars to a local coin dealer. Gronkowski, 28, had numbers for the coins that tied them back to him. Fans immediately commented on Rovell's post saying they were surprised to learn the athlete collected rare coins. Can we all agree the most shocking part is That Gronk collects coins?' a user named Robb Fluet tweeted. To read the complete article, see: He was speaking about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but Dave Harper's April 10, 2018 piece in Numismatic News on role models applies here as well. Highly successful sports figures and entrepreneurs who
collect and invest in coins would do the hobby a great service by standing up and providing a role model for our young collectors. -Editor
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