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Pillar of the Community
Canada
650 Posts |
Way to much time mostley here and chcking e-bay .
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2600 Posts |
My vote is nine. Not sure that it is accurate, though. Most of that is in processing new acquisitions, roll searching and studying both books and the forum. Guess that does not really constitute viewing the collecting.
Jim
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Valued Member
United States
271 Posts |
View my collection, just looking at it, less than an hour. On the flip side I'm a roll hunter on halves and nickels and am always looking to upgrade what I have. I go thru minimum of 3 boxes of halves and one box of nickels a week. If you count that time, I am roughly at 4 to 5 hours a week.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1571 Posts |
I do not spend more than12-14 hours a day, working on my coins. I don't get as much accomplished, for several reasons, so it takes me longer to do what most of you do in a few seconds, or even minutes.ut I don't have to worry about a job, (other than the "Honey-Do" list), so between checking for varieties, ot upgrading, I don't pay much attention to the ones that have been checked! I try to keep up on the folderd, etc, to keep them filled, but none will ever br "full, due to certain types, or varieties that are too expensive for my budget, like the 1909-SVDB, or the 1877, and the 1909-S IHC the rest IO have at least one folder completed. I have to use microscopes to view, and photograph, so itmis time consuming, (but fun). It is nice to see Bill on the thread. I am very much in his debt, because of his generosity, I have some large Vickys", that I would not have been able to get for some tike to come! tghank you, Bill. Dick |
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Valued Member
United States
245 Posts |
It depends on if I'm working on a collection because then I'm all focused and looking for coins, buying coins, and then waiting for them to arrive. Once the collection is complete then I usually go into a lull period and I might not look at my coins for months. Right now I'm working on four collections at once so I'm really focused and spending a lot of time on them. When the good weather gets here I tend to migrate to more outdoor things like Photography, fishing, and riding my trike motorcycle and I don't spend much time on coins. The past 4 months I probably have averaged 3 hours a day working on my coin collection.
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New Member
Canada
40 Posts |
just looking at it... 0 looking to add to it... about 3 hours a week. Bloody ebay... |
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 Australia
16837 Posts |
I rarely simply "view" my collection, but I spend an average of about six hours a week searching through it, looking for specific coins.
For me, it varies with the time of month it is. In the middle of the month I hardly look at it at all, unless there's a coin I need to find for showing here on the forum. But at the start and end of the month, I'm rummaging through it a lot more, looking for coins to bring along to my coin club meetings or to illustrate articles I write for my coin club's magazine.
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
United States
2408 Posts |
I spend at least 4 hrs studying a single coin at a time. Capturing the coin's beauty using digital techniques. As I grew older, I find myself contemplating the magnificence and perfection of modern releases far more often than my Victorians...  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1051 Posts |
That's an interesting effect, CC. Very nice work! Lately I've been spending way more time looking through stuff. Working on lower grade album sets is turning out to be a very nice break from TPG plastic collecting. |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
9865 Posts |
That's a beautiful image.Viewing my collection,rarely.Searching and researching 10-12 hrs. per week
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Valued Member
Canada
426 Posts |
canadian_coins - would you mind if I attempt to use that image as an avatar? :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1571 Posts |
While I have commented before, I should also let you know that mc collections are seldom pulled out, and 'vied, per se". It is more like when I find a new coin, (to the group), I pull the folders, etc, and add it. Most of the time is spent going thru the boxes, and boxes of cents, both US, as well as Canadian, and checking to see what is there. I just got another box in this morning, Canadian small cents. I would love to get a xox of Large cents, but that is "day dreaming". I don't believe there is a full box of "Vicky", anywhere that is not in someones collection. The exception of course id Bill.
Some one commented on "Contemplating the beauty of the coin(s). FWIW, when you get to be my age, you also spend time "contemplating the navel"! Sleeping with the eyes open?
back to my box of small cents, I bought a 1925 cent, and also got 50, and 1/2 rolls of cents, free, The '25 cost me $25.00
Now if I can just get rid of all the items on that "Honey-Do" list.....
Dick
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
9162 Posts |
I voted 10hr but that also includes roll searching and then putting them into the right album. 7 grandkids.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1051 Posts |
I, like many others in this economy, find myself with a lot more disposable time
lately. 10+ hours per week now, easily.
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Valued Member
Canada
223 Posts |
3 for me or so, not including roll searching & research!
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