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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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The lot
- it depends on being a bargain, and best value for money paid. I have been using this approach for nearly 50 years, and a good collection has formed itself out of the accumulation.
With the scattergun approach, you eventually hit everything, but it does take a lifetime of being very selective when hunting for bargains, combined with patience.
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12/19/2022 01:13 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Half Dollars and Quarters for me
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 United States
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Whatever catches my eye.  to the Community, Cephus! |
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United States
676 Posts |
Error coins, mainly U.S. but I have a few world ones too, as well as 2 error bills.
And more recently I have started collecting modern U.S. commemoratives. The eventual goal is to get an example of each one from every year that they made them. Be it a clad half, silver dollar, or gold, or some other odd ones that the mint has made.
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Valued Member
United States
345 Posts |
Clearly, in my case, I'm just a "coin junkie" ... if something catches my eye, especially something not in my collection, I will spend some time learning about the history/length of run/varieties and then will often buy a few to add to my stash. So much fun !
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United States
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Anything worth more than face value (most commonly, due to its copper or silver value) pulled out of circulation and some very casual roll hunting! I don't have a lot of disposable income so buying silver or gold is out of reach for me, but there are still plenty of copper cents, 35% silver War Nickels, etc. out there in circulation. Also: extremely mutilated/corroded/damaged coins, including road rash, corroded zinc cents recovered from melted snowbanks, etc. Anything that's got a potentially interesting story to tell! |
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United States
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my preferred type of coin to collect is the coin that stimulates a necessarily positive emotional response upon sight and fits comfortably under one of these headings (price usually isn't a huge concern): LWC ASEType Morgan Bullion Alchemy Junk Black Box literally everything is fair game. I have at least a small bit of everything in your poll except for one item: I have no slabbed gold. I have some gold, but none of it is slabbed. my collection is not huge and my interests are limited. I really like the old st. gaudens designs, I just enjoy the art deco look of them. I also have an affinity for all the coins prior to dead presidents on coins. |
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Canada
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For me all silver coins all bullion Canadian US Mexican at the right price lol
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United States
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Too bad these polls, can't also be a 'select all that apply" type of polls.
had to only pick one - so I choose Silver American Eagles
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United States
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United States
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Hmmm, my main focus is a set of civil war store cards issued from the town I live in. I've got the entire set now so I just look for upgrades and I don't find them very often but when I do that is my top priority. I've got a few circulated sets going, IHCs, SLQs, walkers and Three Cent pieces and a nicer set of Two Cent Pieces. |
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United States
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Any coin that has a Dansco album to put them in.
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United States
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Any coin that has a Dansco album to put them in. I like that.  |
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United States
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US coins 1794 - 1994 That last year was just random ... just call me "Bicentennial Collector" :)
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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While there are a few coins that I am currently collecting American Silver Eagles are at the top of my list.
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Posted 12/18/2022 10:17 pm
