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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have a medium sized display shelf in the living room where I display small parts of my collection. I rotate the display every couple of months. I love walking by the display and looking (even though I have seen the coins a thousand times before) I try to rotate coins through that I haven't seen for months and months. I love answering questions when guests are over and show interest.
If I had to keep them locked up or put away, I wouldn't collect.
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Pillar of the Community
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Stare at them. Put them up.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5866 Posts |
I periodically dump all my coins on my bed and roll around in them.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4211 Posts |
Sounds like something you would do Barry~!   Normic.....well over the years I have filled up several coin albums, have several coin albums that are missing a few coins so my "collection" has grown too large to really be able to enjoy my coins. Besides some of the albums are just plain heavy~! My Washington quarter one (that is full) is a hand full....So this year I started a Type Set album. I figure I can put one coin of each type in one album and my heavy ones can stay in the safe and can enjoy an example of each of the coins I own a set of, and marvel at the examples of sets I will never be able to own  |
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 United States
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I get mine out and pick a few to further research or reacquaint myself with.
I also enjoy getting new reference books to dive into regarding the coins in my care. Books have been the Lions share of my purchases this year.
So I enjoy the viewing and learning...
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Canada
849 Posts |
After having my albums stored away in boxes and not looked at in over ten years I got them out two years ago when I found the Canadian Cent was being discontinued. Since then I have been adding to and updating albums as well as added Large Cents, 50 Cent pieces and Silver Dollar albums.
Half of my albums are complete but for some reason I seem to look more often at the ones that have a few "holes". Would that be common? Once I complete a set I lose a little interest in it.
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United States
1911 Posts |
For now I enjoy collecting sets and filling albums with coins I can find through bank rolls. Presidential dollars, national park quarters, half dollars (and the occasional silver :D). @Just Carl, at least you have us here on CCF to teach about coins! It is sad to see that you don't have much stimulation in the collecting area after so many years but I for one am happy that you keep in touch with us here with your expertise! |
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Australia
9473 Posts |
I like to take pictures of my coins, because you can't have them on hand all the time. I load the pics into my computer and make them my desktop image, then make it change every 10 seconds. I enjoy, sitting and staring at them, thinking, "oh, I forgot I even had that coin". :) Steve |
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United States
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@ triggersmob
You know I've read in a number books by Q David Bowers where he suggests doing that. It's especially true if you're one that keeps you coins in a safety deposit box at the bank. Of course, nothing beats getting them out and holding in your hands for up close and personal inspection, but when that's not convenient your method is a great one. I admit I do the same.
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I haven't taken pictures of mine, but I have pictures I have saved from a webpage locally to make my own catalog actually. It has the countries seperated a picture of the type of coin, the years or a picture of which folder those coins are in, and just in case it is useful that KM#. The State Quarters Pre$ etc are in tables in the page sorted by year rows. Also they note like for the franc I have it is aluminum or the pence is silver with a color code. So If I want to look at the actual coin, I have a reference page to know where in my collection to go look for it to see it. Tried all that fancy software and it all jsut seems so backwards designed and not very helpful or customizable, so I made my own catalog with html Only pic I have taken of an actual coin was the Lincoln counterstamped Kennedy, just so I didn't have to dig it out and so I could post it in the counterstamp thread here. I have a contained with jsut random coins in it if I want to see examples in my hands, but the folders mostly stay put up. Grab an Ike or ATB from it when I want to see one without having to disturb those flimsy folders unless they are getting a hole filled. |
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Canada
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One of my teller girls asked me what I did with all the nickels I take out. I told her I roll around in them naked and bring them back. Don't worry, I then went on to tell her about roll hunting and tried to get her into this lovely hobby too.
Right now I collect Atlantic Canadian coins and Sassanian drachms. A huge thing with me is the souvenir trade tokens municipalities issue as, well, souvenirs. When coins are brought back from vacation as a souvenir (Sap's Turkey adventure for example)they are no longer coins in a way but souvenirs. AS souvenirs you want your coins to say something about where they are from (a huge drive for us collectors).
Now since my souvenir tokens are exspliciently meant for that purpose you can see how Atlantic Canadians think other people see us. We like rap music and hit TV shows like any big city but I love how we play up our folklife and culture for the tourists. I enjoy catalogue these tokens, preserving these tokens and looking up and sourcing why these tokens have things like the L.P. Fisher Library or Don Messer on them. Why do we put folk musicians and old buildings on them rather then the lead singer of April Whine or Classified?
For me examining why Maritimers like to make a caricature of themselves on our tokens and what these symbols mean is what I enjoy.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7840 Posts |
The bigger majority of my 7070 Type Collection has been TrueViewed by Phil at PCGS. This way I can show my coins off to whoever will listen and can zoom in on some of the different details which make the varieties.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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@ Hate to Wait, will you explain more about your system it sounds intriguing and useful. I'd like to know more. It might be something I can use.
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United States
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@ oih82w8
Phil and Christina are rock stars as far as I'm concerned.
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