Quanity Vs. Quality

No way, could not sell my collection for just one key coin. If part of you does this for investment (which I do), you should diversify. What if the one key you buy, like a gold piece, suddenly tanks in value? Secondly, there are too many coin types that I really love collecting- Indian cents, Buffalo nickels, Walking halves to name a few.

On the other hand, I could stand to thin out my colelction. I hoard too much of too many things and probably need to focus better on certain denominations and try going for higher grades. I, too, love the hunt, love roll searching from coins from the bank, and love trying to complete sets. I just couldn't give all that up for one coin.

This was a great question - and I've enjoyed reading all the responses. I've often thought about selling off coins to upgrade or buy key dates for one set or another. When it comes down to it, however, I just can't do it. I'd rather save up for a higher grade coin than sell off duplicates. I'm basically a hoarder and am too attached to my coins.

I started buying everything I have two wash books, 1 kennedy book, 1 licoln book, 1 type book. I have 5 and 10 dollar gold indians and libs. cc morgans you name it I was buying it.
Then my dealer friend got me hooked on keys and semi keys.I will buy collections to break up and sell but the only coins I buy to keep are key and semi keys. I would sell the rest of collection or trade it for keys, does that make me an investor or collector?

I like collecting too much to just own one super coin.

i voted maybe...who knows what one might could get, but if I did happen to let my coins go then I would miss them....i think of selling coins now and I can't seem to let them go. not to mention the wife is pretty attached to those coins.

I voted no also. I like looking at my coins way to much.

I do not buy the my coins for investment. I like to look through my coin books. For me a nice looking VF coin is just as good as MS 70 coin. The increase in value does not matter to me as this point. My heirs can worry about the values of the coins.

I voted maybe but after thinking about it more, I would have to say no. I like the variety in my collection and do get some enjoyment from looking through my collection. I bought a large collection last spring and sold alot of it to recoup some of the money I fronted, and now I wish I had kept every piece. I hadnt sold any for months, and then put a set of 3 1921 Morgans (P,D,S) up for auction. On the way back in town one weekend, I decided I was going to keep them only to find someone had used the Buy It Now option and paid for them already. Ugh...so for now I will keep what I have and keep adding to the collection.