科羅拉多州的家庭硬幣業務：豐富的歷史和對錢幣的熱情

科羅拉多硬幣行業有很多事情要做 - 家庭關係和聯盟是最傑出的，以及歷史與美國幾乎任何其他州的歷史

FORT COLLINS — The clicking of the bulletproof 1930s vintage Brandt Coin Sorter and Counter is both constant and unforgettable, as it spits out coin after coin while Tim Jackson is busy talking shop to a recent visitor from behind his desk at the Corner Coin and Jewelry Inc. on a brisk winter morning.

柯林斯堡 - 防彈1930年代的複古勃蘭特硬幣分子和櫃檯的點擊既穩定又令人難忘，因為在蒂姆·傑克遜（Tim Jackson）忙於從拐角幣和珠寶公司（Corner Coin Coin and Jewelry Inc.在冬天的一個早晨。

While Jackson is giving a detailed overview of today’s coin and bullion collecting industry, his 21-year-old granddaughter Grace Kuch pops into the office to say hello. Moments later, Jackson’s son-in-law Brad Kuch enters the office to retrieve some paperwork before heading back to the showroom of Corner Coin and Jewelry.

傑克遜（Jackson）詳細介紹了當今的硬幣和金條收藏業，但他21歲的孫女格蕾絲·庫奇（Grace Kuch）彈出辦公室打招呼。片刻之後，傑克遜的女son布拉德·庫赫（Brad Kuch）進入辦公室以檢索一些文書工作，然後回到角幣和珠寶的陳列室。

In a span of no longer than 5 minutes, it becomes apparent that Jackson doesn’t have to look far to find a co-worker he implicitly trusts at the Fort Collins business he co-owns with his son-in-law. Grace also works at the Corner Coin and Jewelry. The family has owned the business since 2020, but it has operated as a coin shop at its present Old Town location since 1978.

在不超過5分鐘的時間裡，很明顯，傑克遜不必遠遠地找到他隱含地信任他與女son共同擁有的柯林斯堡業務的同事。格蕾絲還在拐角硬幣和珠寶上工作。自2020年以來，該家庭就一直擁有該業務，但自1978年以來，它一直在目前的舊城區工作。

Jackson likes having family around him at work for good reason.

傑克遜（Jackson）喜歡有充分的理由讓他周圍的家人在工作中。

“There are an awful lot of resources that sit in these types of stores,” Jackson said. “Not just anybody is going to work here. It is hard enough to run a business, let alone one where you are constantly looking over your shoulder. You got to have the trust value to be in this type of business, and that’s why you see so many family-owned and operated shops do well and stay in business for a long time.”

傑克遜說：“這類商店中有很多資源。” “不僅有人會在這里工作。很難經營一家業務，更不用說您不斷地看著肩膀了。您必須擁有這種類型的業務的信任價值，這就是為什麼您看到這麼多家族擁有和經營的商店表現良好並長時間保持業務。”

The Colorado coin industry has a lot going for it — family ties and alliances being one of the most prominent, along with a history that rivals that of just about any other state in the U.S.

科羅拉多硬幣行業有很多事情要做 - 家庭關係和聯盟是最傑出的，以及歷史與美國幾乎任何其他州的歷史

A family first business

家庭第一企業

Over 1,800 miles away at the FUN (Florida United Numismatists) Show in Orlando, Hannah Hallenbeck and her father Tom Hallenbeck sit shoulder-to-shoulder at a booth proudly displaying the family business name: Hallenbeck Coin Gallery.

在奧蘭多（Florida United Numismatist）的Fun（佛羅里達聯合學士學家）展覽中，漢娜·哈倫貝克（Hannah Hallenbeck）和她的父親湯姆·哈倫貝克（Tom Hallenbeck）在一個展位上坐在一個攤位上，自豪地展示家族企業名稱：Hallenbeck Coin Gallery的娛樂（佛羅里達聯合學分主義者），在奧蘭多舉行的娛樂活動（佛羅里達聯合的錢幣主義者）表演：Hallenbeck Coin Gallery。

Though customer traffic is heavy at the booth during the Friday morning of the 4-day event, the two have time to talk about their Colorado Springs family-based business that’s now spanned three generations.

儘管在為期4天活動的星期五早上的展位上的客戶流量很重，但兩人有時間談論他們的科羅拉多斯普林斯家庭業務，現在已經跨越了三代人。

Hannah initially had plans for a career in social services while attending the University of Colorado, where she graduated. However, the pull of working with her father and grandfather, Ken Hallenbeck, alongside her younger brother and mother, who both also work at the gallery, was too much to turn down.

漢娜（Hannah）最初在她畢業的科羅拉多大學（University of Growado）的同時，有計劃在社會服務職業中獲得職業。然而，與她的父親和祖父肯·哈倫貝克（Ken Hallenbeck）一起工作的吸引力與她的弟弟和母親一起在畫廊工作，無法拒絕。

“I thought for a while that I would go into social work and work with children, but this is a lot more fulfilling for me,” Hannah said. “I can pick my projects and interact with people from all walks of life and from, really, all over the world.”

漢娜說：“我想一段時間了，我會從事社交工作並與孩子一起工作，但這對我來說更加滿意。” “我可以選擇自己的項目，並與各行各業的人們互動，以及來自世界各地的人們。”

Hannah points to the unique coin-themed travel opportunities as another major selling point to work in the industry.

漢娜（Hannah）指出，獨特的以硬幣為主題的旅行機會是該行業工作的另一個主要賣點。

“We went on a lot of coin-related vacations growing up,” Hannah said. “One year we were able to visit the Austrian Mint in Vienna, which doesn’t offer tours to the public but my dad knew some people there. We were able to see their collection of gold coins, but the person holding the tray dropped them. The lights came on and we all froze until all of the coins were found. It was a pretty tense situation there for a moment.”

漢娜說：“我們進行了許多與硬幣有關的假期長大。” “一年，我們能夠參觀維也納的奧地利薄荷，該薄荷沒有向公眾提供遊覽，但我父親在那裡認識一些人。我們能夠看到他們收集的金幣，但是拿著托盤的人將它們放下。燈亮了，我們都凍結了，直到發現所有硬幣。那裡暫時是一個非常緊張的情況。”

Hannah also points out that she was born during the Denver Coin Expo in 1996. Her dad had to race from Denver in a snowstorm to Colorado Springs to be there when she was born.

漢娜還指出，她出生於1996年的丹佛硬幣博覽會期間。她的父親不得不從丹佛（Denver）在一場暴風雪中競爭科羅拉多斯普林斯（Colorado Springs），她出生時就在那裡。

“I’ve literally been around coin shows my whole life,” Hannah says.

漢娜說：“我從字面上看了一生都表現出了我的一生。”

If ever there was a modern-day first family of coin enthusiasts in Colorado, it would be the Hallenbecks. The Hallenbeck Coin Gallery opened in 1983 and has remained a staple in downtown Colorado Springs ever since.

如果有現代的第一家硬幣愛好者在科羅拉多州，那將是Hallenbecks。 Hallenbeck硬幣畫廊於1983年開業，從那以後一直是科羅拉多斯普林斯市中心的主食。

The father-son duo of Ken and Tom Hallenbeck have each served terms as president of the American Numismatic Association, becoming the first father-son combination to do so.

Ken和Tom Hallenbeck的父子二人組都擔任美國貨幣協會主席，成為第一個這樣做的父子組合。

Asked whether his daughter would also one day serve as president of the ANA, Tom, with a bit of a wry smile, responded, “Yeah, maybe.”

當被問及他的女兒是否也有一天會擔任安娜的總統湯姆，帶著微笑的微笑回答：“是的，也許。”

At 93, Ken Hallenbeck remains very active. He spent a good portion of Presidents Day with his son and granddaughter at his Colorado Springs coin gallery and will be traveling with the two to Atlanta for a big coin show at the end of February.

肯·哈倫貝克（Ken Hallenbeck）在93歲時仍然非常活躍。他與兒子和孫女在他的科羅拉多斯普林斯硬幣畫廊度過了很大一部分，並將在2月底與兩人一起前往亞特蘭大進行大硬幣表演。

“It is going to be a fun event for us,” Hannah Hallenbeck said. “It is great having him around because he is such a wealth of knowledge.”

漢娜·哈倫貝克（Hannah Hallenbeck）說：“對我們來說，這將是一個有趣的活動。” “讓他到處都是很棒的，因為他是如此豐富的知識。”

'A bit of an underworld'

“有點黑社會”

No more than 20 yards away from the Hallenbeck's display at FUN stood Ashley Sandoval. The Colorado native and Erie resident has a booth of her own to tend to — Erie Gold and

距離Hallenbeck在Fun的展覽不超過20碼，站在Ashley Sandoval上。科羅拉多州的本地人和伊利居民有一個自己的攤位傾向於 - 伊利黃金和