| Author |
 Replies: 123 / Views: 15,415 |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
2460 Posts |
i just scrolled through the 2019 thread. I found the post I left a year ago re: goals for 2019, and I guess I did fairly well. I acquired a little more gold, and I acquired more silver, but I also plunged into a Lincoln Wheat cent adventure, something I wasn't planning on doing. it just took over. so, I suppose my goals for 2020 are: more gold- liberty head, indian head, & modern gold eagles. more silver- undecided if I want to start a new album of something. wheaties- capture remaining 12 coins for the album; begin upgrades; acquire CAPS album. what are your numismatic goals for 2020? |
|
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
7273 Posts |
I want to finish 3 sets 1) complete the walking liberties only need 8 2) complete the bison nickels 1 page done, 1 page to go 3) complete and upgrade the V nickels , I'm only missing 3 but a few I want to upgrade to full liberty 4) get the 2016 gold Mercury dime5) get the 2001 silver bison dollars (proof and unc) 6) get a nice IHC ms 62+ That's it, also maybe get a few ASE. I like ASE. |
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
857 Posts |
Most of My numismatic goals mainly revolve around me expanding my coin 'business', and becoming a more established dealer.
I guess attending more shows and meeting other collectors is one, there are some amazing folks on this forum I'd like to meet, and tbh that's all I can think at the moment but I will try to update this as I start figuring new goals.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
3843 Posts |
1. Finish My Type Set - Filled several challenging holes in 2019 but have a few more to go. 2. Add a quality 1814 Capped Bust half dollar to my collection. 3. Try to limit myself to only quality purchases. No more impulse buys. 4. Try to be more active on the forums again. Have been sidetracked by medical issues and other collectables for over a year. |
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
Quote:
4) get the 2016 gold Mercury dime Don't bother. It is horrible. I've got one and really irritated by the fact that the Mint didn't bother to make it a FSB coin. Actually blurry reverse. My goals for 2020 are: 1. Stay alive. 2. Get in better shape. 3. Loose weight. 4. Finish many almost completed Albums of coins. 5. Stop accumulating new Albums for coins. Now way to many. 6. Stop going to so many coin shows. |
|
Pillar of the Community
 United States
7933 Posts |
1. Spend far less on coins than I did in 2019. That should be easy since I filled in a lot of gaps in 2019 ... but the remaining gaps are more expensive to fill
2. Acquire more early dated coins (1474-1506) that fit within my existing themes (i.e. avoid "scope creep" into new areas in order to get dates I am missing).
3. Acquire the few missing 16th century dates in my Kingdom of Poland OFEY: 1516, 1553, 1590.
4. Continue to learn.
Edited by tdziemia
12/30/2019 10:20 am
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
2606 Posts |
I didn't set any goals this year, and I feel like my collection stagnated as a result, so hopefully writing these out will help!  1. Finish inventorying and photographing collection 2. Avoid impulse buys, i.e. anything that is not on my set lists 3. Buy one Barber dime and one Washington quarter for my sets 4. Buy one ATB mint or proof set to fill the holes in my albums 5. Add one book to my small numismatic library 6. Get another person interested in numismatics |
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
Same goal as I had in 2017, 2018, and 2019, add at least one more variety to my early date large cent set. So far I have succeeded every year but it is getting tougher. Still need 10 93's, 20 94's, 1 96, and 1 1801.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
8938 Posts |
Hmmm. Upgrade and fill holes in my type set. I'm pretty basic.
|
|
Moderator
 United States
187582 Posts |
1. Get those last two PCGS Ikes! 2. Fill the last seven core Dansco album holes (7000-3, 7070-2, 8100-2) 3. Start the extended part of the PCGS-Ike set (1990, 2013, 2015) 4. Buy whatever appeals to me from 2020 US Mint offerings (2019 was a record year for me)  |
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
999 Posts |
1. Get the last two Washington quarters and last Roosevelt dime I need for my albums. 2. Work on getting more Canadian Victorian silver. 3. Continue to build out my Morgan dollar collection that I started this year. 4. Add to my Canadian banknotes. 5. Continue to stoke my older daughter's interest in coins. |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
6994 Posts |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
2023 Posts |
Make progress on the sets I'm still working on: * Indian quarter eagles * Chinese pandas Get the Apollo commemoratives I'm still missing: * Half dollars * Gold half eagles Fill the holes in my CAPS half dollar album * Bust half, reeded edge * 1892 Columbian half Maybe one piece of graded paper currency Convince myself to either start or abandon the idea of collecting either: * Barber halves (CAPS album) * Standing Liberty quarters (registry set) |
|
Valued Member
United States
443 Posts |
Organize, Organize, Organize! Complete an inventory of what I already have. I must commit to not buy Anything new till I'm done with inventory. If by some miracle I finish organizing and an inventory, then I will choose what I want to keep, and get rid of Everything else. Hopefully all this work, will also help me lose some weight before my Hawaii trip in May!  When done organizing, I will ask for help in getting rid of my excess! I've never gotten rid of even a penny I've ever accumulated. I might be a closet Hoarder  |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1026 Posts |
(1) Educate, Educate, Educate! Since I've gotten into Large Cents a little, I realize I need to really educate myself on the topic. I am going to work on my attribution skills. This means that I'll need to pick up a copy of Grellman's "Attribution Guide for Large Cents" fairly soon. (I was hoping to find a used copy somewhere, but that might not be possible) And, as always, I'll be learning about various other coins as the year goes on too. (2) I hope to pick up two more Liberty Head Nickels, which will leave me with three left to complete that set. (Those of you who collect Liberty Head Nickels know the three I'm missing  ) (3) I'd like to pick up a few examples of Fourth Issues Fractional Currency. (4) Like many others of you, I want to increase the quality of the coins I'm buying and decrease the impulsiveness of my purchases. I'm finding that I can learn a lot from watching the bidding process rather than participating in the bidding process. (5) Finally, I hope to continue participating in the forum on a regular basis and hopefully the "quality" of my posts will continue to grow.  |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
3843 Posts |
Was reviewing my collection today and I notice that the dime section of my type set is rather weak and I don't yet have a decent higher grade Seated Liberty or Barber dime currently and my best Capped Bust Dime is a VF. Will need to be on the lookout for upgrades. |
| |
Replies: 123 / Views: 15,415 |
Posted 12/29/2019 10:07 pm
