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The biggest thing I have done to curb my hoarding is quitting coin roll hunting (CRH).  |
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aside from the 2000 ASE I only get coins for face value, so that helps. I only hoard those normal oddities. a box of 70s pennies, working on a box of 60's, all foreign coins, and pre-1960 nickels. I got a box of halves sitting that is almost complete and then will probably dismantle it shortly and only keep those coins that were under 20 million mintage. Only kept them because, why not, so I will be able to get another box of halves with them after spending them so it really was jsut a savings account for CRHing. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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As much as I want to get into buying quality over quantity,
I am at the point where I try to purchase some quality
coins, when I can get them at a good price.
But there is no way I can stop the buying of quality, when
the price is right.
Of course, what is a quality coin can be different from
one collector to the next.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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How Do You Curb Your Hoarding Tendencies? Easy...... Have almost no disposable income and a 13 year old! Edited by amida17
08/10/2015 12:29 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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quite simply... I Don't.... Wife's ok with it, keeps me out of trouble, and, I'm buying money... Can't beat that right?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It's all simple. I only collect what I can put in an Album. No Album, I don't collect that coin.
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United States
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The only loophole is getting more albums, and we know you have more than a few.  |
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I am at that point now, do I leave the 40% halves in a coin tube, or do I buy a plain halves folder to put them in? So I guess those oddities CAUSE hoarding, especially when its as Yukon Cornelius said "Silver and Gold..."
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United States
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Winter is coming. I say start filling some folders or albums from those rolls.  |
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Game of Thrones aside cause I fear not the 7 kingdoms nor the white walkers, I think I would rather have folders and save having to buy more of those coin tubes for the NIFC Halves... but with so many of them I need a folder to put them in as well.  Glad I finished my roll of 1999-P SBAs and can now remove a placeholder roll of 1979-P SBAs into the spendable pile so I can get all these new folders I need. Which allows me to keep hoardings halves and cull the hoard/herd of SBAs!  Edited by shadz
08/11/2015 11:54 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It takes discipline. Something I really work on, but it's not easy. My addictive/compulsive nature is a perfect fit for ebay and coins  I have a certain amount per month I allow myself to spend after the bills are paid, and try to stick to that....not easy, but, so far so good. Oh yeah, it helps to have a job to get money  |
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United States
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I don't....I just look for one MORE hiding place in the closets  But...my collection isn't anything high end. Just albums and albums in some state of almost empty to completed of average circulated and junk roll finds. Unfortunately when I started out it was definitely quantity over quality. Wish I could run the clock back 25 years and start over. I would have a small shoe box full of very nice coins instead of boxes and boxes of A-3's and G-4's. |
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United States
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I don't....I just look for one MORE hiding place in the closets You are doing it well. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Spend your spare money on coins, not alcohol cigarettes or drugs.
You will get a lot more fun out of life in many ways.
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Posted 08/10/2015 11:59 am
