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Pillar of the Community
Norway
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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If your collection is so large that you cannot easily find a particular coin, the answer is 'yes'.
That is the time for culling, and perhaps a little profit.
Over 50 years, I have had two major culls. After each cull, the direction of my collection changed significantly.
Beginning:- Australian type set of all denominations, where each type was represented by the rarest date, plus Australian gold type set of 17 coins.
First cull.
Ancient coins in all three metals, plus some significant moderns.
Second cull.
World coins from the invention of coinage all cultures, up until around the 1950's, when silver was mostly withdrawn from circulation.
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I have kept most of my books acquired over that time. They are the 'tools of trade'. A lot of them are not replaceable; coins ARE replaceable.
My most valued numismatic possession ? My love of numismatics. No one can steal THAT from me !
Edited by sel_69l
03/04/2017 04:24 am
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 United States
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I agree with TNG and sel that occasional culling and/or taking profits can be a healthy part of one's numismatic journey.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I believe you can never have too many coins . The problem for me is weight ! I'm afraid my desk and dresser will collapse at any moment .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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As another week goes by .. and I added a good amount of coins to my collection .. that I don't have space for .. I agree with TheNickelGuy. If your collection is growing so large your running out of space to put the coins. Than that is a problem. My name is Tom and I am addicted to coins .. I am told admitting you have a problem is the first step to getting it under control ....  I hope in the near future I can do something like TheNickelGuy and thin down my collection to just the coins I really enjoy having. |
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United States
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Too many coins? That is something only you can answer but I have to add, if you gotta ask then maybe so. I have culled my collection a few times over the years and I regret each time I have done this. I really miss those coins. I'm more of a pue collector though. Now I have discovered the best way to keep my collection under control. I call it 'The Granddaughter Effect '. Whenever she is around that ugly two letter 'N' word does not exist in this grandfathers vocabulary. She is now going through and picking out of my collection (it is a family collection really) what she wants. Last week she wanted to see my coin books, this is what she calls my Dansco albums. I offered to buy her any album she wanted but she just wanted one from the collection. She picked the blank Nickels album because it had the fewest coins in it. I guess when she learns to cherry pick then she will snag the ASE album and the 7070. I'm good with it, the whole collection will be hers someday. Edited by Oldephriam
03/04/2017 09:10 am
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Rest in Peace
United States
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My name is Tom and I am addicted to coins ..
Tom , they made a shirt just for you , and the rest of us .  |
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United States
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United States
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T-BOP That shirt says it all  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Short answer - No
Long answer - No Way!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Blasphemy! No such thing as too many coins. Maybe a need for more storage space. Possibly a lack of organization. One might even consider replacing the duplicates with something new and exciting. But too many coins is no more possible than too tasty a meal, too inspiring a sermon or too pretty a girl.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It does sound like you have way to many coins. I suggest a simple solution. Pack them all up and send to me. Let me worry about this.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Blasphemy! No such thing as too many coins. Maybe a need for more storage space.  My grandfather was a farmer and collected antique tools. When he ran out of space he didn't part with some of his hard earned collection, he put up a new storage barn to house his expanding collection! |
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Canada
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You can never have too many of something that you like to collect! If you need to, you can buy some sturdy and durable boxes and put all your less valuable coins in them and stash them away somewhere. If you have a lawn and children you could bury a box or two and tell your children there's treasure in the garden. Or you can just put the boxes of coins in your basement for long term storage.
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Australia
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I agree with Fuzzy: if you think you have "too many coins" because they're scattered all over the place in a disorganized fashion, then your problem isn't numeration, it's organizational.
It's the difference between a "hoard" and a "collection". In a hoard, coins are simply accumulated and left to sit around in a big, unorganized mess. In a "collection", the owner can usually know exactly where to go to find any one specific coin in the collection. They will also likely know exactly when and where they bought it, roughly how much they paid for it (if they bought it) as well as either know or be able to quickly and easily find out the coin's basic statistics (mintage, designer, period of issue of the type, etc).
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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