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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Will I ever be satisfied? Serious question. Am I the only one? Would love to hear your thoughts.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1234 Posts |
This Ever Happen To You - Boredom of Collecting Coins https://goccf.com/t/179849posted at almost the same time... you two need to talk  Edit: Quote:
Will I ever be satisfied?  NEVER Finish a set of Roosevelt silver dimes then start on the 2nd one. When that is done work on set #3  Pennies and Nickels and Quarters OH MY!  Edited by ASLAN TVorlon
06/12/2014 12:53 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
624 Posts |
Fully satisfied...? No.
As a collector of coins for 40+ years, I can say that there are plateaus. At least in my case, you go through periods of rapid transition where you buy and/or sell to update your collection. Those periods are followed by savoring your new coins, or finding better ways to store/display them. Rinse and repeat...
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5417 Posts |
NEVER!!  Seriously though, if I had a few million to spend I`d spend most of it coins... |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
964 Posts |
Have you seen the movie, "Fifty First Dates" with Adam Sandler and Drew Berrymore? How cool would it be if your family rerolled your entire coin collection every night and let you think you found a huge hoard at the bank every day of your life!!  Christmas everyday for the rest of your life!! Edited by Mr Click
06/12/2014 1:31 pm
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Valued Member
Canada
160 Posts |
No way! Bought a friends coin collection when I started consisting of mostly Canadian Cents, Dimes, Nickels, Quarters, Halfs, and Dollars, and went right to starting my own sets, plus adding to the sets I bought!! I can't get enough silver Dimes and Quarters, or older Nickels.. or.. well, you get the idea.. Don't get me started on American currency! same story!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3692 Posts |
Because I'm constantly learning and because my tastes get better with age, I am constantly looking to upgrade my coins with better examples in higher grades.
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Valued Member
South Africa
453 Posts |
Never its not what you have or want,its thrill of the hunt the exitement of what will you find,when will you find it.....its a drug to collect lol
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Because I'm constantly learning and because my tastes get better with age, I am constantly looking to upgrade my coins with better examples in higher grades .  Most my coins are under $300 and only a few are over $500. Now I'm getting ready for the next step just not sure how to proceed. |
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United States
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I do not think I will ever be satisfied. I will complete a set and then upgrade it as much as my wallet permits me to.
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 United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1839 Posts |
Just to make sure I'm never satisfied I took the plunge into the "Everyman" set on the PCGS registry. Not the type one, but the whole enchilada, 2597 coins. Of course I'll never complete it in my lifetime which is just fine by me. I have far more fun working on a set than actually completing one.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Because I'm constantly learning and because my tastes get better with age, I am constantly looking to upgrade my coins with better examples in higher grades /\ This. I'm discovering some common coins are almost impossible to get in better conditions. And though the occasional rarity is nice, I'm starting to find I like the higher grades, so have switched my main focus to picking up any I see. And upgrade the others when possible ... I'm gradually trying to sell on the coins that no longer please me. But probably there will always be one or two which, as the overall quality of the collection improves, stand out as not so great. But then if I was entirely satisfied, what would motivate me to carry on collecting? Edited by Tom Goodheart
06/12/2014 7:02 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4409 Posts |
I've purchased more books this year than coins--I am diving into the world of numismatic material, I don't think I'll ever get my library stocked to my satisfaction.
Coin wise, some sets I am satisfied with and others I'm not. I don't see myself ever being satisfied completely.
-MV
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United States
15396 Posts |
The never ending hunt will always keep me entranced with the hobby ... and I will never be done with additions/upgrades/downgrades until the day I pass from this earth.
David
Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Valued Member
United States
352 Posts |
while I have been sorting cents, I have noticed that the zinc cents are not going to hold up to MR. TIME like the copper cents have..that said,,in a couple of years
, as the zinc gets trashed..collecting is going to be a bit different..more expensive for zinc's
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