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Rest in Peace
United States
18456 Posts |
 my biggest regret when I first started collecting coins is I went for Quantity instead of Quality. does anyone else have any regrets or mistakes when first started to collect ? 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8137 Posts |
I made the same mistake as you.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
12819 Posts |
Definitely an easy trap to fall into. Then again, that's just how some people collect.
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Valued Member
United States
75 Posts |
I'm facing the same issue. I started collecting about 3 years ago, and am already facing this problem. I'm slowly beginning to sell them on ebay when I can. Luckily, I at least got a good deal  |
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Valued Member
United States
226 Posts |
Been there, done that. Am now spending a lot of my time (and money)upgrading those mistakes.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2781 Posts |
same, I also wish I had a breathalizer attached to my ebay account, every now and then a coin arrives in the mail that really makes me wonder if I've learned anything at all :) |
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Valued Member
United States
343 Posts |
That's too funny...
I'm new at it but I definitely buy if I like it. And want it.
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Moderator
 United States
23522 Posts |
I'm not done making newbie mistakes yet.
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Pillar of the Community
798 Posts |
My regrets include cleaning some common date silver and having everything stored in one container, a cat food bowl. As for quality and quantity I have levelled those two things out in my collection pretty nicely.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
535 Posts |
I wish I could go back and start over. I collected coins from pocket change. If I had known, I would have been purchasing coins and mint sets.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
604 Posts |
In the beginning I would buy the less expensive coins to learn from so I can see in hand from the comfort of my house what kind of details it was missing. I would study them until I felt comfortable enough to pay more for same one in better condition. I still have a lot to learn but that's part of the enjoyment and aggravation I get from this hobby. Experience is another word we use for our mistakes and it's one way we learn.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
No regrets like those. When I started collecting, I was a kid with no money to buy coins. I only could collect what I found in my Dad's change and that too was limited. He would let me keep a little but even if I found a coin worth a million he would probably say put it back, you have to many now. Therefore a massive amount of my collection is from back then and glad to have so many. Never did think about better, higher grades, most expensive, rarer, anything except being able to fill a slot in a Folder.
So many forget this is SUPPOSED to be a hobby and for fun. Going for the best is OK but that slowly starts to take the fun out of just completing an Album.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5417 Posts |
Exactly the same mistake. I also regret diving into coins too quickly without learning how to grade properly. Now I have some coins that I either overpaid for because they are lower grade than I though or have problems, have low value coins that I find a hard time selling off or a combination of both.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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does anyone else have any regrets or mistakes when first
started to collect ? Yes, I should have started collecting Conders back when I started instead of circulated Jefferson nickels. I didn't because I couldn't afford the book. (At the time MS Conders were $2 apiece, but the book cost $100 if you could find one.) And I did quantity over quality back then, still do. I'd rather have a extensive and fairly complete collection than just a few high grade pieces that don't really form a cohesive collection. I don't have a lot of money and in the things I collect if I bought high grade pieces I could look forward to buying one coin every five to ten years. |
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Valued Member
Canada
488 Posts |
I am still a newbie too, a few years in. I'd have to say in a way I go for quantity. Most of my collection has been found, given or traded for something I didn't use. The odd time I buy a coin but for me it's all about the hunt. Having my sets filled isn't about the set as a whole, it's about the road traviled to get there. As my collection grows I may sell some doubles off and buy a nice coin though.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5394 Posts |
No regrets at all, turned it into a most enjoyable career in numismatics.
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Posted 03/10/2015 8:53 pm
