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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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My collection is kept at home, but to hard to grab it out and look at it.
I have pictures of every coin on my computer and in the CCF gallery, so I browse them all the time.
The only time I see the actual coins, is when I add coins to the collection.
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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My collection is also at my house. And if I have time, then I can sit all day, shifting them from one box to another, putting unnecessary coins up for sale, changing the packaging, etc. In general, interact with your collection in full.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I have to admit I've always looked at parts of my collection regularly, particularly my certified coins and currency that make up the core of my collection. I never really tire of it. My wife just shakes her head a bit when I have stuff spread out all over the place (she has never had any interest whatsoever, even after being married to me almost 42 years  ). Often this happens as I'm adding new items, which I do quite regularly, reviewing coins I'm considering upgrading, or the rare times I'm thinking about selling some stuff. When I'm not doing that, I'm often going through and reviewing/reorganizing my many highly-detailed Excel spreadsheets where I have everything from my various collections cataloged. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7293 Posts |
Don't even get me started on the currency. I'll start with colonial and go all the way up to a set of consecutive $2 bills from 2017. That takes a while. Just thinking about all the history. The War of independence, the continental congress, when only banks could issue paper, fractionals to horse blankets to small sized to the end of national currency and gold certificates. WWII notes (Hawaii, North Africa to the S and R), end of silver certificates and the last 1966 Red seal ($100). The history of us currency is fascinating.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3848 Posts |
I look at all my coins at least 25 times every day. Not really. I am between housing situations and about to go off to school, but the coins I have on hand maybe once a week. I miss the coins that I can't see now (my good stuff, it is in a bigger safe 1,700 miles away), it makes coin collecting less accomplishing. I paid $780 for $7.50 face in gold, and I haven't had the chance to see it. It's been five months!! What's my reasoning to send the gold elsewhere? Save on sales tax  Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. |
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Australia
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I am a member of four coin clubs, and each of the clubs has a "theme" for their monthly meetings. So four times a month, I am going through the collection, looking for coins that might support the topic. Then I have to go though again to put them away again. This isn't counting whenever I buy a bunch of coins and have to put them all away, or go to the collection to find something to contribute to a forum discussion.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
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My coins are all in a cupboard next to the computer, good ones in albums and flips, sets in boxes and the loose shrapnel, world coins in metal tins and plastic bags.
I would go through the main albums every week to every month. Like everyone else, they come out with additions. Currently I am up to about 10 main albums. The ones that get the most use and love are the Halfcrowns/Florins of the UK, Australian/Fijian Predecimal and NZ Predecimal and Tokens.
I also have frequent albums for shillings, British Bronze, World Silver, Australian/Britain and Fiji modern, NZ modern, USA modern and Australian $2 coins (Small). Every 2 or 3 months I look through the 4 big shoeboxes that have my coin sets in them and proof/small NZ dollars etc.
Coins need to be near, but I never leave albums out on display when not home and do not advertise I am a collector to strangers.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
My coins are all over the house so I see them all the time.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7293 Posts |
Carl's house  |
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United States
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@ just carl; Not a good idea disclosing to all where we keep our money . Now tell us where all the Mercs are .   |
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Valued Member
United States
476 Posts |
I usually look at a part of my collection at least twice a week. Luckly they are at home house next to my desk. I often look over at the different containers, albums, boxes and just pull them out and start looking. In turn, it gets me to start searching and buy more coins to complete my collection or upgrade lower quality coins.
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Moderator
United States
54283 Posts |
every day
Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here)See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) |
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
17999 Posts |
I look at part of my collection every few days but there are some coins I hardly look at. Last year I actually checked every single coin in my collection to reconcile them against my list.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
2563 Posts |
Every day to the exclusion of almost everything else that I should be doing, and loving it. All of my collections are new to me, so I am going through them one by one. Apart from the 30 penny, there is a full set of Aus pre-decimals from all of the mints, most varieties (Indian / London OBv's etc) dots, no dots, double dots etc.... They've been poorly stored since the 70's so they are all going into 2x2's in nice new pvc-free sleeves and each coin photographed and xl catalogued. Once that is done I'll start on the bin of error coins that are already catalogued but not photographed. Then there are Aus decimals, world coins, WWII bank notes, stamps.......and if I don't get a move on I'll be shuffling off this mortal coil with the job only half done.. Right now I need a coffee  The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pretty much daily--not every single component is examined equally, but interaction is on a daily basis.
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