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Market Harmony
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1274 Posts |
 Posted - 08/02/2010 : 09:33:47
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Poll Question:
So, how do you describe your involvement in numismatics? Do you specialize or generalize, old school or new school, invest, collect, or deal? Do you avoid anything in particular? Are you a teacher or student in the history, or do you just like having the coins? Have you been doing this for years, or did you just begin your involvement in collectible coins? What are your favorite or most prized pieces?
There are some limited choices below, so try to pick which one best fits you, but my guess is that there is considerable cross-over from one definition to another. The choices are limited, so I'm hoping for a good discussion, as well as seeing some results from the poll.
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dexum
New Member
USA
16 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2010 : 11:03:44
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| I'm in the crossover category. "Some experience and refining my collection but not disposing of much" |
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dakota1955
1000+ Penny Miser Member
2212 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2010 : 11:56:53
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| I also could be in a couple of groups. |
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fb101
Administrator
USA
2856 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2010 : 12:09:30
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| I put in collector(2) (30 years off and on) although I don't specialize in a series anymore (used to be morgans), but I fill in more; Bullion playing took over my collecting a couple of years ago. I don;t insist on primo coins, although Uncs are best. I'ts still a hobby and it's hard for a guy with a mortgage to cost justify spending a mortgage payment on a coin when it could go so much farther..... on the mortgage. |
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aloneibreak
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
672 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2010 : 19:33:36
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im between collector(1) and (2).
been collecting for 15-20 years
within the last 5 ive been trying to finish sets and upgrade my completed ones to fine or better
i bought multiples of some semi-keys hoping to make a small profit - other than that my numismatic coins will be passed on someday.
ive sold quite a few coins off over the years - not enough to make me a "dealer" though
mostly just a fun hobby for me - dont have the cash to make it anything else
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My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.
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beauanderos
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2408 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2010 : 17:35:43
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For the past seven years I've been buying as much bullion as I can afford, alot in the form of junk silver, but also alot of BU rolls, with the idea being that this will be inventory when I turn around and become an internet coin dealer in five or ten more years.  |
Hoard now and hold on!
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rainsonme
Penny Pincher Member
USA
183 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2010 : 18:36:19
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| I also need a different category: undisciplined hack. I have been doing this on and off since the early 1960s, so it's hard to say I have a few years expereince. And weeding out poor quality coins ---- I never get rid of anything. I accumulate as much junk silver and older coins as I can, and I appreicate many different series: the V-nickle, Mercury dime, all barber coins, walking liberty halfs. Excluding error coins, I have complete sets of linclon pennies, washington qtr's, roosevelt dimes, Jefferson nickles, and I believe I am missing only 2 mercury dimes. (which now that I think of it, I guess I should get those 2) |
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Cody8404
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
602 Posts |
Posted - 08/05/2010 : 15:39:59
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I have been "collecting" for more than 25 years. I started in the 1980's and bought the coins I thought were "valuable."
I few years later I found all the coins I had were worth about half what I paid for them. Since then I have been a "collector" mostly for intrinsic value. Most of my collection is worth the copper or silver in it. I have a few U.S. commemeratives that I bought because they were interesting. I feel good if these keep a value at least what I paid for them.
Roll searching and spare change are where most of my collection come from.
The single coin I got because I wanted it, liked it and respected what it was, and paid more than twice its intrinsic vaule was a circulated "stone mountin half dollar." |
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bman
Penny Collector Member
USA
425 Posts |
Posted - 08/06/2010 : 15:56:54
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I've been collecting for over 10 years and I still have a lot to learn.
My favorite coins that I own are my Fugio cent and my Oregon Trail half dollar. My favorite Dansco album is my Type set. |
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Kiwiman
Penny Pincher Member
225 Posts |
Posted - 08/06/2010 : 20:59:42
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| I don't buy coins but i collect hunt and learn about them all day |
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Market Harmony
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1274 Posts |
Posted - 08/13/2010 : 01:51:06
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I am an investor. My progression to such has been very fast. I learned early on that junk is junk. There is some value to particular coins, but as far liquidity goes, the most easily sold coins are those that are rare or in high grade.
As part of my investment into the hobby, I now travel PA and set up at coin shows (mostly from central PA to Western PA) I am scheduled to set up at a show next week in Johnstown, PA. The fall schedule has me at a show just about every other weekend.
I was at one time a "keep it raw" kind of collector. This forced me to hone my skills in grading and I got really good at a few series. I would not hesitate to say that I am excellent when grading Morgan Dollars (my favorite), WL halfs, and FSB Mercury Dimes. But, when I would go to sell some of the coins, the buyer would typically try to downgrade me. So in order to realize full value, a third party grading service became important. I submitted a pile of coins to a TPG and now I have much better leverage when it comes to dealing with a potential buyer. My accuracy rate (my grade compared to TPG's grade) was 95%. I overgraded only one coin (felt it was 65, came back 64), but the other misgrades were all the other way (I undergraded it)
I consider myself an "investor" because I deal in a bunch of coins, but I also have a few prime specimens that are not going to be for sale anytime soon. I could also be considered a "professional" in some eyes, but I am typically quiet about my involvement in the hobby, so there are only a few people that actually come to me for a professional opinion. |
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rodebaugh
Penny Collector Member
USA
377 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2010 : 11:49:45
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Investor
Collect a few series seriously. Mess around with coins every day at least once a day. Have sold at a few shows.
Maybe a "horse trader/investor/collector" style
Good thing to think about. |
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Flbandit
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
851 Posts |
Posted - 08/15/2010 : 13:25:27
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| I guess I'm a hoarder/collector. I work on a few series, and buy as much PM as I can. I mostly buy bullion right now. I had to sell alot of my stash after having surgery awhile back, so I feel kind of exposed without my PM to back me up. |
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rickygee
New Member
USA
8 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2010 : 17:42:46
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| Guess I'm a junkman! Not ashamed either. I luv getting odd coins in rolls of nicks or cents. Where I live getting a Canadian is neat. Found a pressed penny in a campground from the Memphis Zoo on a motorcycle trip on the Natchez Trace and I really luv it, even if is a zincer. Yeah, I've got some real honest to goodness numistuff, but I'm not an investor, a collector, or whatever. I just like coins/medals and medallions. Hey! Someone's gotta do it. But I'm no dummy about it either. I won't be buying chrome plated National Park Quarters from the late night coin shows. Now a bit more chrome for the bike... |
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How do you define yourself in numismatics?
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