I often take a look at my bookshelf and find a book I need to read or re-read.
Browse various coin dealers' websites and see what all they have for sale.
Watch those tv coin shows and comment about how overpriced they are.
I recently opened my book on national bank notes which had all the data. I used that to calculate the number of notes issued by a certain bank which I then used to see if I could get the same grand total that was listed in the book.
Since I live in a tourist area with worldwide visitors I ask to look through any small change they may have brought out with them. I select the ones I don't have and offer to pay for them. No-one has ever taken the offer and they are more than glad for me to have them. I very often have an interesting point or two to make about their currency. It's amazing how little most people know about their own.
Well actually I usually pay by buying a drink (funny but nobody ever turns down that offer).
Quote: Just remember, if there is one and only one thing that separates a collector from an accumulator is that the collector has a list of the coins they have and an accumulator just "remembers".
What separates a numismatist from a collector is a numismatist studies the history of the design and why there was the quantity of that date/mm struck for the coins he/she collects and other things and owns the in depth books written by the specialists of that particular series.
A collector buys the basic books, maybe but not always, required to have a basic knowledge of coins and typically does not own any in depth studies of the coins they collect.
A person who fills albums/folders filler does not automatically make them a collector even with their lists. It just makes them an organized accumulator.
A lot of "collectors" on this forum do not even own a Red Book much less any book related to the series they collect. I know this by their posts stating what they collect and the basic questions they ask which would not be asked if they possessed, and read, the proper reference books.
Quote: How do you get your coin fix when your budget is in the red?
I browse the internet looking for just the right coin to fill a slot in my collection.
I bookmark the page the coin is on. I will do this for several coins so I can compare quality versus price and delete the ones which do not measure up. When the funds are available I have a selection to choose from.
I can't believe no one has mentioned dirtfishing. Thousands upon thousands of coins I've plucked from the earth, everything from Morgan and Peace dollars, to early 1800's coppers.
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors... Roll hunting since '77 Dirt fishing since '72
Quote: A person who fills albums/folders filler does not automatically make them a collector even with their lists. It just makes them an organized accumulator.
Quote: Just remember, if there is one and only one thing that separates a collector from an accumulator is that the collector has a list of the coins they have and an accumulator just "remembers".
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Quote: A person who fills albums/folders filler does not automatically make them a collector even with their lists. It just makes them an organized accumulator.
An album or folder is a de facto list. The holes are equivalent to a list of items. Filled holes are items which are checked off that list. I would never disparage anyone who has the skill or ability to remember things (empty holes) without writing them down, nor would I look down upon a collector who brings their folders/albums with them to coin shows.
That being said, having a list (written or virtual) denotes having a goal. Collectors have goals, accumulators only the obsession to accumulate. That, in my opinion, is the difference. That is why I disagree, but do not claim right over wrong.
When I need a fix on the cheap, I can do research, work on my photography skills or hunt for world coins. This one, an East German coin, is a bit more than I usually pay, but still quite affordable. http://www.ebay.com/itm/35144659066...RK:MEBIDX:IT
I see many others do the same things I do when I hit a dry spell for funds. I too do inventories, want lists, trade lists, research, browse ebay/other online coin retailers, learn more about die varieties then search my collection for them, read materials on coins/currency and as of the past couple months upon discovering CCF, I spend a lot of time here. I like to play show and tell during those times too, but don't really have anyone to do that with :P
I can still get away without a list. There's plenty of basic additions to make, but I've slowly been figuring out some priorities. When the time and money comes, then I'm in business.
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