What Are Your 2026 Numismatic Collecting Goals?

Plans for 2026:

1) Series American Women Quarters mint D.

2) Complete set of 50 State Quarters. Mint P and D.

I'm finally making progress in building my collection.

3) Commemorative coins Georgia:
- 10 Lari State System 3000 Years;
- 10 Lari 2000th anniversary of the birth of Christ.

4) Commemorative coins Armenia:
- Set Provinces Series 50 dram 2012;
- Set coins 30 years of national currency 2023.

5) Continue collecting regular and commemorative coins of Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Indonesia.

6) Collecting Danco 7070 PCGS. But this point can also be crossed out, since in the current conditions it is practically impossible to replenish it.

Hopefully not too late for 2026 goals.
It's funny how interests change over the years. When I was younger my only interest was US coins period. Now I'm learning about medals and think only US Mint medals is a goal. But I read Commems post about Statue of Liberty medals made from some of its parts so now that interest is expanded.

With our country's 250th this year, living not too far from the border, and having visited Canada numerous times, I'm interested in their anniversaries from 1967, 1992, 2017.

And finally, I stumbled on an article about coins struck by the US Mint for other countries, including Canada's 1968 dime. Many coins to hunt for here.

So my goals are to just start these 3 areas of interest.
Oh and attend my first national show in Pittsburgh this August.

Update on my goals:

- 1970 Proof set nearly complete; I just need the Scottish reverse shilling.

- 20th century florin date run: still need 1902-1909. Unlikely any time soon with the price of silver and the import costs from the UK.

- 1951 penny acquired, for an absolute steal!

Not at all, and...




Sounds like an interesting collecting theme that will take you farther afied than Canda!
Philippines, Netherlands and her overseas territories in WWII come to mintd, but I think many others.

My collecting goals have been the same for more than 40 years.

That is to collect at least one representative coin of OFEC -
One from Every Century,
One from every Culture,

covering the whole of numismatic history from it's beginnings 26 centuries ago.

Fortunately, I have had the assistance of some very professional numismatic mentors over that period.

Foreign Coins Struck at United States Mints, Charles G. Altz and E. H. Barton, Whitman, 1965

Domestic and Foreign Coins Manufactured by Mints of the United States 1793-1980, Department of the Treasury/Bureau of the Mint, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1981

The first is a small 63 page book with plenty of pics. The cover page states that it covers from 1876-1963.

The second is from a company on various online marketplaces that publishes its own reprints of out of print books. Its basically a page for page copy of the original, including a copy of the front cover (after a few pages of self-promotion). Its 172 pages, but no pics. However, the book has an immense amount of information including mintage figures for the Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco, New Orleans, Carson City, Charlotte, and Dahlonega mints.
The foreign section is only about 45 pages and covers 1876-1980. But again, lots of info like composition, weight, diameter, etc.
There are a couple websites that allow you to view the original book in its entirety but I don't remember which ones. Maybe HathiTrust? I prefer having a hard copy.

Hope that helps.

Mid-year update:
1. Sell off a couple of small collections that we've lost interest in: my wife's Tudor/Stuart OFER collection, and parts of my Duchy of Lorraine collection.
CNG will sell the small (13 coin) Tudor/Stuart collection in November.
2. Continue to grow collection and knowledge of saints on medieval coins; collaborate with spence on 3d article in series on this topic. There are a couple of specific coins on my watch list...otherwise I'm a bit opportunistic.
1Q: Added coins of St. Ubaldus (Gubbio), St. Januarius (Naples) and St. Vitalis (Parma).
2Q: Added my first medieval Bosnan coin (Saint Gregory) and first Byzantine St. Michael
3. Continue to add early dated/datable coins in the 11th to 15th c. that mesh with other collecting themes.
1Q: Added a dateable 1312 of Florence and dated 1483 of Brabant.
2Q: No additional progress
4. Continue contributing at Numista.
1Q: Added 85 listings, mostly Low Countries, Italian States/Papal
2Q: Added 50 listings in Low Countries, Venetian colonies, Germany
Unfortunately I find myself spending at almost double last year's rate, for fewer coins

Update on 2026 goals

1. Buy from us mint like crazy. Purchased the proof double date silver eagle and the mint set is shipping today! Didn't get the silver proof set....just too expensive
2. At least one world crown I have a weakness here. I've bought at least 4 this year not including 4 canadian dollars I just picked up
3. At least one semi key morgan (didn't do this in 2025) Nope
4. At least one classic commemorative. Nope
5. Not be impulsive (again wasn't always the best in 2025) Hard not to be impulsive when nice world crown comes available!
6. Have fun CRH! I've slowed down here, but will ramp up with the recent US Mint announcement