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My answer would be to... CRH. That is how I get all my coins.
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I started out as a newbie doing #1, like probably so many other folks, and some hoarding. Did some upgrading and making bad buys. Looking back on it, it was just all learning about coins and making mistakes that taught me lessons.
So, now I am more of a #2 guy. Just started a new set and got the keys first, for the first time.
I guess that it is just some kind of combination of age, knowledge, and experience?
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For me, it's quality over compromise, any day. If you settle for an inferior example, you'll never hold the coin in the same regard as the rest of the set.
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I would go with option 2. That is what I do but I also have about 20 sets in progress so I'm always bouncing around pick up what I can find a deal on and am happy with the coin.
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Interesting topic. I, too, find holes distract from the enjoyment I get from viewing my albums. I removed those pages and keep them in the slip case on my desk. There is a real sense of satisfaction and accomplishment when a completed page goes into its album. My collecting efforts are better focused and goal-oriented now, too.
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You have raised a great question, something I grapple with all the time. I would prefer to go with option #2, but then a coin will come up for sale that I need for my set that rarely is available. If I like the coin, there is no issue, I just buy it. If I am lukewarm on the coin, should I still buy it because the population is under 200 coins? How about under 50 coins? I am constantly asking myself whether I lack patience, or am I acting prudently by purchasing the coin as I don't know when or if I will be offered a better opportunity. Great topic, hard to answer, as we don't know the future.
"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future"...........Yogi Berra
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Kind of like what some have said and/or hinted at, I sort of do both. If I can wait and build a nice set, I will wait. If I see a great deal on a coin that may not be EXACTLY what I want, but is still a good deal and will fill the hole for a very hard-to-get item for the foreseeable future, I will get it. It really depends on the rarity of the coin in question, the deal, and my determination to build the set I want. If it was an Indian Head cent set, I wouldn't care what condition that 1877 was in, as long as it was readable. Option 1 works for me there. Right now, I am working mainly on a BU Washington quarter album, and will not settle for less than BU. So for that set, option 2 is the only option. |
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If memory serves me correctly, quality, as defined in Robert M. Pirsig in his literary document of the pursuit of knowledge, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, is what you want.
Quality is what you want.
I want both. So after a period of strict adherence to calculated collecting for reference and research â€" both time consuming and expensive, I caved in to pure emotion and now enjoy world coins.
While saving for the next Holy (holey) Grail in one collection, I can remain very busy and satisfied enjoying common world coins for about a dollar a week. I'm even considering a subset of world coins featuring boats and ships.
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