What Are Your 2025 Numismatic Collecting Goals?

Very nice!

Thank you for the update.

Still a week left in Q2 and I am still pondering a purchase.

Stay safe, J1M!

Good work this quarter!

Here is my H1-2025 update:

Thank you all for sharing updates.

I think I'm coming close to my goals. The very first was to establish a full Libertard collection. The Mexican coin is so gorgeous, its premiums so high, some of its mintage dates so low, that even tho its a pretty modern coin it demands being in the numismatic club anyway.

And anyway this proved impossible due to the lack of coins available and/or the prices involved so I fell back on my 2nd goal and that was to just gather a smaller amount of interesting and low mintage Libertards. I did some of this before the 1oz ones became almost impossible to even find. Still, I bought some nice coins from interesting years. Here are some.


Next I wanted to document and display the currencys and coinage of the first half of the 20'th century in order to remember the momentous events that led humanity to such carnage and evilness. That first 45 years was the perfect Storm of greed, egos, Empires, economic ruin and stagnation, vicious Dictatorships, and the courage it took to bring an end to it despite the cost both in money and human lives.

And "war" is about money in the end. Money in the form of PMs, of resources, of power, of greed. Ive posted many pictures as Ive kept you up to date on the project but in general Ive keyed on pre-WW1 when our economies were relatively stable and the spark was the Euro-Empires, the kings, Queens, Lesser Monarchies, Federations. Europe was a far different place with the lines on the map far different and America was just a bit player. An emerging power at best.

Next was the inter-war period when American investment helped heal the economic ruin brought on by WW1. Like, for instance, when so many MSDs were melted down to save the British economy from disaster. But with the fall of Wall street this all came to a bitter end and we all started knowing hunger and financial ruination. Which set the stage for the next act in the third decade of the century.

It was in 1923 when Hitler tried his failed overthrow of the Weimar Republic. A decade later he used the Democratic process to co-opt the Parliamentary system, even tho he himself was never elected to anything, and establish a Dictatorial Govt. with emergency powers. And he was helped along thanks to the greed of the big Industrialists, the bankers, the wealthy, who feared communism and thought they could control him.

The important dates of 1923, 1933, 1936, and 1938 I tried to key on. For the currencys it was pre-WW1, 1922, 1923, and I have some very interesting post crash notes still coming along with Japanese ones. Speaking of which I have some fascinating Japanese and Italian/Spain coins both on display and still coming.

I added some interesting MSD's to my collection, which was a goal. I wont go into details but my goal was to simply add some interesting coins. I was able to buy about 5 or 6 Carson City ones including a few MS65 "Hoard" coins.

Gold and silver I added a lot of as an excuse to pursue my true love which is collecting numismatics. 2024/2025 was my first year at this and tho I spent a small fortune I think enough was spent on bullion to protect my numismatic love. I just hope the next year bring even more.

8 Months later:

2025 "Goals" / Wish List
New Issues:
1. Keep pace with ASE issues, including the Armed Forces Proof privies So far, so good
2. UNC Half & Dollar, USMC 250th Anny Commems Done
3. American Liberty Silver Proof Medal (Summer)
4. DC Comics One Ounce Silver Medals - Batman / Superman Hard Pass
5. UNC Peace / Morgan dollars. Skipping modern Morgan proof & UNC
6. Two Coin Reverse Proof Peace / Morgan Set
7. Proof & UNC Mint Sets. Will probably drop my Silver Proof Set Subscription Keeping the Silver Proof Sub
Old Issues:
1. Add selected modern commem half dollars to my commem collection. Changed my mind.
2. Will probably add a MACO medal or two along the way. Have posted them as received
3. Pursue a growing interest in Franklin halves.

Have a great day.