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Is Your Coin Collecting an Obsessive-Compulsive Thing?

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yechi7
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Poll Question:

Is Your Coin Collecting an Obsessive-Compulsive Thing?

Do you "feel the need" to fill all the holes in your album?

Are you "bothered" by empty holes?

Do you "feel the need" to upgrade coins in your albums?

Do you "feel the need" to start an album of another denomination?




Choices:
Yes. I feel satisfied if the album holes are complete & feel the need to fill all the holes.
No. I collect only for fun & am not bothered by "empty holes."
Other: See my comments below.

(Anonymous Vote)
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thai-vic
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I wouldn't rate myself as obsessive-compulsive. If I come across a coin type (including different years or mints) that I don't have then fine but I don't go out of my way to fill in any holes/gaps.
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it was more just fun at first but the more I collect the more I want to collect
it's too bad common sense is not more common!
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Its partly filling holes, but partly just grabbing anything that is a good deal.
Need barber, seated, buffalo, or other type coins? Send me a PM! I also like to trade for precious metals and high end pieces.

Now working on: Dansco 7070, Bust/Seated Liberty Dimes 1796-1840

Visit my new eCrater site here! Lots of nice stuff available.
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I collect just for the fun of it.
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1 of my ten voices tell me that I need to fill the holes.... 2 tell me that it bothers them if there is an empty hole! 3 tell me to up-grade a set....

But (4) alway's tell me that everyone here is GREAT




Never argue with an idiot..They will bring you down to there level, and beat you with Experiece
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No, just obsessive.
Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy, and good with mustard.

Look at some of my collection or Join the Coin Community Frappr!
I own Australian coins, too.
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I don't fill holes, I buy things I like.
"The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." - Marcel Proust
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SuperDave, you're making me laugh out loud & I'm trying not to wake the wife.

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Other - I'm not filling albums but definitely could be the cover boy for OCD Monthly.
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I don't have albums with holes

In all seriousness, I have decided to collecting everything since restricting myself to one area would leave me thinking "oh this is a nice coin, it's cheap too, but I don't collect these" too many times.
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Edited by DL20K - 03/10/2010 04:15 am
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I chose other.

I am currently working on completing a Lincoln, Merc and 7070 album. However the rate at which they get completed doesn't stress me out.

If I see a coin I like and the price is agreeable to me I will buy it and not even think twice that it wont fill a hole in one of my albums.
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Quote:
I don't have albums with holes


That's me too! I do have some old Whitmans lying around that I started 50 years ago, but they don't see the light of day.

I do have some personal collecting goals and it's a mix of finding the right coins and upgrading if I see a better example.

Now if you asked the wife (who has no numismatic interests) she'd confirm OC!

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Not obsessed with the holes - as I roll search and am trying to fill those via circulation for Lincolns, Buffs, and Jeffersons.

I do collect Standing and Seated Liberty Quarters - and have "holes" that will just take a long time to fill, as budget restraints are what they are. I'm not selling platelets to get a coin. LOL.

The hobby is alot of fun for me, and aside from the numismatic part, I'm stacking silver.
Oldest Roll/Loose Finds:
.01 - 1904 IHC
.05 - 1925 Buff
.10 - 1952 Rosie
.25 - 1957 Wash
.50 - 1918 Walker
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The older I get, the more obsessive compulsive I become with hole-filling, although I'll never try to fill the '16-D nor the '09-S VDB, but I do have three sets of coins completed. I definitely do NOT collect as a form of investment; I collect because of the history behind each coin that I handle; because of the beauty of the coin artwork; because of the geography connected with each coin country. Most of all, I'm having fun with coin collecting as well as participating on this site. Life is good!
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" I " don't think I'm O.C.D.......my fiancee may beg to disagree though ! ...

But, Pls said it best for me too.....it's just "FUN" !
Coin collecting isn't always just about the money !

Eaglefoot
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