Does This Ever Happen To Anyone Here?

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Humanist1287 Pillar of the Community United States 1108 Posts	Posted 09/19/2025 06:07 am So, I will occasionally start assembling a series or set of coins... Only to later get a lot of them together and then be like "uh... meh." I ain't feeling this. It's odd, but sometimes also the opposite happens as well. There might be a particular coin I'm not a huge fan of design-wise, but then I start assembling them together and they look quite nice together as a set. Does this ever happen to anyone else? *Dansco 8100 Lincoln cents Liberty "V" nickels Jefferson nickels 1938-current Buffalo nickels Roosevelt Dimes Eisenhower/Anthony dollars** Report this Post to the Staff

Bump111 Pillar of the Community United States 3323 Posts	Posted 09/19/2025 08:59 am That happened to me with the Franklin half dollars. I was never really interested in them as a set until I acquired a pile of them in a group deal. Now, I only need a couple to finish the set! "Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187582 Posts	Posted 09/19/2025 10:05 am The former... maybe the Innovation dollars knowing now that they might end prematurely. The latter... nope. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6452 Posts	Posted 09/19/2025 11:16 am I started assembling a run of PCGS graded Jefferson proof nickels, with the intention of establishing my first registry set. I would then fill in the varieties, which are my real interest. But after acquiring a dozen or so slabs, I discovered that had zero enthusiasm for it, particularly for tying up money in that way. I had also realized that the collection would take up a large physical shelf space that would be 97% plastic slab and 3% proof nickel. The straw on the camel's back was the way that the USPS shipping cost was often considerably more than the encapsulated nickel itself, so I wouldn't even be building anything of value—most of the money would be evaporated moving plastic around the country in envelopes. Report this Post to the Staff
Humanist1287 Pillar of the Community United States 1108 Posts	Posted 09/19/2025 12:43 pm Quote: I started assembling a run of PCGS graded Jefferson proof nickels, with the intention of establishing my first registry set. I would then fill in the varieties, which are my real interest. But after acquiring a dozen or so slabs, I discovered that had zero enthusiasm for it, particularly for tying up money in that way. I had also realized that the collection would take up a large physical shelf space that would be 97% plastic slab and 3% proof nickel. The straw on the camel's back was the way that the USPS shipping cost was often considerably more than the encapsulated nickel itself, so I wouldn't even be building anything of value—most of the money would be evaporated moving plastic around the country in envelopes Interesting you should say that. Many people who collect Jefferson proofs, myself included, seem to stop at a specific point after assembling all the "proof only" issues. I have all the proof only issues, and in general all the S mint marks. My only actual "PCGS" certified/graded nickel I have however is the 1970-S proof. Only cost like 10 bucks. My intention was to go all the way down to the point where they started getting pricey, so probably somewhere around the early 50's. That said, I was searching for a 1955 proof that was for a good price, but didn't feel like spending 15-20 dollars on it. After that, I said meh. My enthusiasm went away and needless to say, I stopped at 1956. Good enough. Though, I'm not gonna lie, I would LOVE to have some of the earlier Jefferson proofs, like 38, 39 and whatever were available in the 40's. But, I digress. The amount of money it would cost to assemble them is not something I have and I'd rather spend it on other things. *Dansco 8100 Lincoln cents Liberty "V" nickels Jefferson nickels 1938-current Buffalo nickels Roosevelt Dimes Eisenhower/Anthony dollars** Report this Post to the Staff
Alpha2814 Pillar of the Community United States 2023 Posts	Posted 09/19/2025 8:12 pm [Raises hand] Fortunately it's been mainly really cheap things, bimetallics and coins with holes. A couple of sets you might say I started by expanding from my type set (3-cent silver, gold dollar) but I stopped after the second one. Either lost interest, or other things just suddenly took priority. Plus budget and scarcity of eye appeal. Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10478 Posts	Posted 09/19/2025 8:38 pm UGH! Started collecting the State Quarter series then figured out I was putting together a face value collection! Then the Quarter series just kept coming and turned into a multi-million per coin mintage that never will be worth anything in circulated/mid MS condition. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187582 Posts	Posted 09/22/2025 10:04 am To each their own, but I do not care what the quarters are worth, I just like collecting them. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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