I Think I Am Losing The Coin Bug!

Looking at your want list, you are trying to collect everything. Maybe focus on a single series that will be challenging but still achievable within your budget and means?

I missed you but figured the new job was keeping you busy.

There's no harm in taking some time off from a hobby. I've read posts from a lot of collectors that started when they were kids and had to put collecting aside when they were young adults. It happens for a lot of reasons -- like saving for a car, or a house, or starting a family.

It's hard when you know what coin you want to buy next and can't even see the possibility of ever saving enough money for it.

My only suggestions would be to go ahead and take a break from it. Hang onto what you've collected because you've invested time and money in it and you'll kick yourself if you change your mind and regret selling them. And, maybe, if you can, put aside a few dollars every week for those coins that you want. It might take a long time to get them but if your interest returns it would be nice to at least have the choice to return to collecting.

Buddy, I do not intend to get rid of my coins anytime soon, as you said, I invested a lot into them. And the job was only for the summer.

The problems that I have with ancients is that I can't identify the people on them, where they were minted, the price range, how to organize them, and the that they seem to be counterfeited a lot.

You can try focusing on more obscure US coins such as US Admin of the Philippines or the Leper colony tokens.

I also read an article in the Numismatist about six months ago that talked about how the U.S. Minted coins for various governments using US sized blanks. That may be an interesting area to research and/or collect.

When in doubt, research and put together a denomination set. lol

I decided that I will attend the next show, which is next month, and see what they have in store for me. Who knows, maybe it will spark an interest beside US coins. I already have a good collection of world coins which one of my dump banks saves for me , which is not very much, but 99% of them are after 1980.

@Tim Stroud, that is a good idea. Take a break, then look at them again.
Definitely don't dump them at a fire sale price.

I'm sort of going through this right now partly because my favorite shop closed about a year ago. I've downsized the random albums and sets I started (Washington quarters, my 2nd merc album, Franklin halves.. Etc) and coins I had acquired that weren't of interest to me and focusing on what is... 7070, Cents, Mercs and itching to buy a 7172 It's crazy how much one can accumulate in 3+ years of collecting. I downsized about $1k off my collections of areas I wasn't as interested in and starting to reinvest reignites the flame.

Quote : I think I am losing the coin bug! : I don't think it ever goes away completely ; certainly like everything else in the universe interest has ebb and flow, the pendulum swings back and forth, it is cyclic, any other cliche phrase like that. Regardless, there will be things you like and things you don't. Some coins will never interest me and I'm sure many collectors share that viewpoint.
Collecting is often opportunity combined with knowledge and preparation - you can't count on something wondrous every day - so don't confuse the lack of stimulating material and that creeping repetitious feeling dim the luster ... plus, the nature of the beast has changed greatly since I began collecting ca.1960 ; rotation of interests is vital towards maintaining an interest in the hobby (and there are other things in life which compete for your time).
My methods of collecting have undergone several fundamental changes over time : the last LCS in the county closed this month (there were once 9) , the state (Ohio) neatly terminated the coin show business a decade or so ago by the imposition of sales tax against coin purchases (up to 8.5%)in the wake of a state-owned coin collection debacle as punishment towards all things numismatic.
Now I am unable to attend national coin shows due to health issues (never did like) the hassles and cost of travelling so I'm left with the internet - what a change over 1960 - thankfully it is useful and has helped disrupt the "good ole' boy" network of yesteryear. And yes, I collect leper coins like the guy suggested.