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Humanist, I have said this before, but I will say it again: you really seem like you would enjoy building a type set more than completing albums with obscure, identical coins.
If you feel burned out on a denomination, that's a sign of boredom or frustration. Neither is particularly fun for a hobby. You can need a vacation from a hobby, too.
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This is precisely why I've never been much of a "set" collector, especially of the date-mintmark fill-the-album-hole sets that are popular with US collectors: the paying of big bucks to acquire the coins needed to "complete the set", coins that are functionally identical to the 200 other coins I already have in the "set" apart from the date and mintmark.
Well said, Sap. This is a sentiment with which I completely agree.
I don't think I would experience any triumph from completing the album. If you are filling from circulation, I think you eventually are just on a treadmill of inspecting roll upon roll of coins, knowing that you are down to statistical probability on the last coins. Buying coins, it's just a factor of money, which would not feel particularly triumphant.
In fact, the whole reason that I bailed on a PCGS variety set in the registry was that I would have to buy thousands of dollars of boring, identical coins as the points substrate for the actual variety coins. I might do a CAC set, specifically because they do not require non-variety coins in a variety set.
As you can tell, I quite like nickels. Also, Lincoln cents. My Lincoln cents collection I think might be my most proudest achievement for me personally.
I've had variances over time in what I find interesting. But now, looking on it, outside of collecting my nickels and adding to my
Lincoln Cent collection, there really aren't any coins that interest me enough to say "hey, I want to build an entire set of these." Also, cost is a huge factor. But yes, I thought about building some kind of type set. I would prefer to use a Dansco. However, with the prices that they are at currently, I'm kind of waiting to see if I can find one that is a good deal.
While working on my
Liberty nickel collection, spending 30-40 dollars on each coin for me, personally, is a lot of money.
I know many coin collectors who spend FAR more with their collection since they can afford it. I, however, cannot.
I've been enjoying adding cheap proof coins to my Lincoln cents collection. What a difference in price and enjoyment.
There also, unfortunately, isn't that many coin sets out there that are interesting and budget friendly IMO.
I recently tried building a set of
Roosevelt dimes, and it just isn't doing it for me. It's quite boring.
Perhaps I will take a step back and focus on the collections I already have and work on adding to them. But also, I think a type set might be a good investment for me as well.
I also think
Washington quarters are really interesting. However, the high cost of older silver Washington's is insane and not doable by someone on a budget like me
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