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vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 09/26/2012 7:47 pm Hunter for the most part. I know what collectors like, so I concentrate on those. My collection is well diversified, with copper being king. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
FinanceGuru Valued Member United States 337 Posts	Posted 09/26/2012 10:47 pm Awesome question! As a new collector, I'm a gatherer right now. I bought my first coin and awaiting for the next in the series to be released. Next year I'll be more of a hunter looking for specific older coins such as a pre-A.D. (greek/roman), Asia-Pacific regional coins, and deciding on my first silver & gold pieces. Of course, the number of coins always comes down to budget. Report this Post to the Staff
ghostrider Pillar of the Community United States 1116 Posts	Posted 09/26/2012 11:19 pm I'm afraid that I am mostly a gatherer. When I come across a coin of opportunity, even if I have the coin (year and mintmark) I will keep all copies that I can put my hands on. That is why I have so many Susan B's, Sacs, and Eisenhower's. I currently have three seperate caches of State Quarters completed, along with a couple albums in procee for the ATB's. I would imagine that there are a number of other forum members who are currently working on both a proof and circulated version of the same set of modern coinage. So in way all these individuals are gatherers (under another term(s) they could be considered either packrats or accumulators. Report this Post to the Staff
Babar Valued Member Pakistan 207 Posts	Posted 09/27/2012 05:26 am I would probably count more as a gatherer. I don't really have any specific coin in mind that I want, but I am currently restricting myself to getting coins from new countries each time I go looking, so my collection would become more spread over the globe. Who knows, maybe at some point in the future I would be sad that I didn't pick up some coin I saw because I was interested in getting coins of a different country... Report this Post to the Staff
mds308 Pillar of the Community United States 1721 Posts	Posted 09/27/2012 2:56 pm I tend to gather good deals. Keep the wheat and sell the chaff. I don't need to be the owner of 50,000 Wheat-back Pennies or own 500 dateless Buffalo nickels. I don't try to complete sets or compete with other collectors. Same with when I buy other antiques or collectibles. I don't search for old toys but if I find one I like and it's priced to sell, then I'm a buyer. My house is decorated in Early Yard Sale and my coin collection is a lot of 'this and that' but really nice 'this and that.' Like matthewvincent, if I stumble over a sweet deal, who am I to say no. I'm fairly new here but will post more goodies as time allows. Report this Post to the Staff
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