科罗拉多州的家庭硬币业务：丰富的历史和对钱币的热情

科罗拉多硬币行业有很多事情要做 - 家庭关系和联盟是最杰出的，以及历史与美国几乎任何其他州的历史

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 - 防弹1930年代的复古勃兰特硬币分子和柜台的点击既稳定又令人难忘，因为在蒂姆·杰克逊（Tim Jackson）忙于从拐角币和珠宝公司（Corner Coin Coin and Jewelry Inc.在冬天的一个早晨。

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.

杰克逊（Jackson）详细介绍了当今的硬币和金条收藏业，但他21岁的孙女格蕾丝·库奇（Grace Kuch）弹出办公室打招呼。片刻之后，杰克逊的女son布拉德·库赫（Brad Kuch）进入办公室以检索一些文书工作，然后回到角币和珠宝的陈列室。

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.

在不超过5分钟的时间里，很明显，杰克逊不必远远地找到他隐含地信任他与女son共同拥有的柯林斯堡业务的同事。格蕾丝还在拐角硬币和珠宝上工作。自2020年以来，该家庭就一直拥有该业务，但自1978年以来，它一直在目前的旧城区工作。

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

杰克逊（Jackson）喜欢有充分的理由让他周围的家人在工作中。

“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.”

杰克逊说：“这类商店中有很多资源。” “不仅有人会在这里工作。很难经营一家业务，更不用说您不断地看着肩膀了。您必须拥有这种类型的业务的信任价值，这就是为什么您看到这么多家族拥有和经营的商店表现良好并长时间保持业务。”

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.

科罗拉多硬币行业有很多事情要做 - 家庭关系和联盟是最杰出的，以及历史与美国几乎任何其他州的历史

A family first business

家庭第一企业

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.

在奥兰多（Florida United Numismatist）的Fun（佛罗里达联合学士学家）展览中，汉娜·哈伦贝克（Hannah Hallenbeck）和她的父亲汤姆·哈伦贝克（Tom Hallenbeck）在一个展位上坐在一个摊位上，自豪地展示家族企业名称：Hallenbeck Coin Gallery的娱乐（佛罗里达联合学分主义者），在奥兰多举行的娱乐活动（佛罗里达联合的钱币主义者）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.

尽管在为期4天活动的星期五早上的展位上的客户流量很重，但两人有时间谈论他们的科罗拉多斯普林斯家庭业务，现在已经跨越了三代人。

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.

汉娜（Hannah）最初在她毕业的科罗拉多大学（University of Growado）的同时，有计划在社会服务职业中获得职业。然而，与她的父亲和祖父肯·哈伦贝克（Ken Hallenbeck）一起工作的吸引力与她的弟弟和母亲一起在画廊工作，无法拒绝。

“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.”

汉娜说：“我想一段时间了，我会从事社交工作并与孩子一起工作，但这对我来说更加满意。” “我可以选择自己的项目，并与各行各业的人们互动，以及来自世界各地的人们。”

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

汉娜（Hannah）指出，独特的以硬币为主题的旅行机会是该行业工作的另一个主要卖点。

“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.”

汉娜说：“我们进行了许多与硬币有关的假期长大。” “一年，我们能够参观维也纳的奥地利薄荷，该薄荷没有向公众提供游览，但我父亲在那里认识一些人。我们能够看到他们收集的金币，但是拿着托盘的人将它们放下。灯亮了，我们都冻结了，直到发现所有硬币。那里暂时是一个非常紧张的情况。”

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.

汉娜还指出，她出生于1996年的丹佛硬币博览会期间。她的父亲不得不从丹佛（Denver）在一场暴风雪中竞争科罗拉多斯普林斯（Colorado Springs），她出生时就在那里。

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

汉娜说：“我从字面上看了一生都表现出了我的一生。”

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.

如果有现代的第一家硬币爱好者在科罗拉多州，那将是Hallenbecks。 Hallenbeck硬币画廊于1983年开业，从那以后一直是科罗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的父子二人组都担任美国货币协会主席，成为第一个这样做的父子组合。

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.”

当被问及他的女儿是否也有一天会担任安娜的总统汤姆，带着微笑的微笑回答：“是的，也许。”

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·哈伦贝克（Ken Hallenbeck）在93岁时仍然非常活跃。他与儿子和孙女在他的科罗拉多斯普林斯硬币画廊度过了很大一部分，并将在2月底与两人一起前往亚特兰大进行大硬币表演。

“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.”

汉娜·哈伦贝克（Hannah Hallenbeck）说：“对我们来说，这将是一个有趣的活动。” “让他到处都是很棒的，因为他是如此丰富的知识。”

'A bit of an underworld'

“有点黑社会”

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

距离Hallenbeck在Fun的展览不超过20码，站在Ashley Sandoval上。科罗拉多州的本地人和伊利居民有一个自己的摊位倾向于 - 伊利黄金和