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Pillar of the Community
United States
717 Posts |
Poll Question
Is Your Coin Collecting an Obsessive-Compulsive Thing? Do you "feel the need" to fill all the holes in your album? Are you "bothered" by empty holes? Do you "feel the need" to upgrade coins in your albums? Do you "feel the need" to start an album of another denomination? 
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Pillar of the Community
Thailand
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I wouldn't rate myself as obsessive-compulsive. If I come across a coin type (including different years or mints) that I don't have then fine but I don't go out of my way to fill in any holes/gaps.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
689 Posts |
it was more just fun at first but the more I collect the more I want to collect
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Rest in Peace
United States
5375 Posts |
Its partly filling holes, but partly just grabbing anything that is a good deal.
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Moderator
 United States
23731 Posts |
I collect just for the fun of it.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1551 Posts |
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Moderator
United States
23522 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
615 Posts |
I don't fill holes, I buy things I like.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
717 Posts |
SuperDave, you're making me laugh out loud & I'm trying not to wake the wife.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
Other - I'm not filling albums but definitely could be the cover boy for OCD Monthly.
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Pillar of the Community
Poland
3201 Posts |
I don't have albums with holes  In all seriousness, I have decided to collecting everything since restricting myself to one area would leave me thinking "oh this is a nice coin, it's cheap too, but I don't collect these" too many times. Edited by DL20K
03/10/2010 04:15 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1490 Posts |
I chose other.
I am currently working on completing a Lincoln, Merc and 7070 album. However the rate at which they get completed doesn't stress me out.
If I see a coin I like and the price is agreeable to me I will buy it and not even think twice that it wont fill a hole in one of my albums.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2797 Posts |
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I don't have albums with holes That's me too! I do have some old Whitmans lying around that I started 50 years ago, but they don't see the light of day. I do have some personal collecting goals and it's a mix of finding the right coins and upgrading if I see a better example. Now if you asked the wife (who has no numismatic interests) she'd confirm OC! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1409 Posts |
Not obsessed with the holes - as I roll search and am trying to fill those via circulation for Lincolns, Buffs, and Jeffersons. I do collect Standing and Seated Liberty quarters - and have "holes" that will just take a long time to fill, as budget restraints are what they are. I'm not selling platelets to get a coin. LOL. The hobby is alot of fun for me, and aside from the numismatic part, I'm stacking silver. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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The older I get, the more obsessive compulsive I become with hole-filling, although I'll never try to fill the '16-D nor the '09-S VDB, but I do have three sets of coins completed. I definitely do NOT collect as a form of investment; I collect because of the history behind each coin that I handle; because of the beauty of the coin artwork; because of the geography connected with each coin country. Most of all, I'm having fun with coin collecting as well as participating on this site. Life is good!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6326 Posts |
" I " don't think I'm O.C.D.......my fiancee may beg to disagree though ! ...  But, Pls said it best for me too.....it's just "FUN" !! |
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Posted 03/09/2010 11:01 pm
1 of my ten voices tell me that I need to fill the holes....
2 tell me that it bothers them if there is an empty hole!! 3 tell me to up-grade a set....
