I understand that there are MANY sets sitting around????
PTVETTER
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I remember a time when coin club members would bring their set in to display them.
I belong to a numbers of clubs and have only seen a hand full of set.
Are these sets just sitting in SDB in banks on in safes at homes.
Sad no one can get to see some great sets that are just sitting out of sights.
What venue or venues would you recommend to show these sets?
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The internet.
I don't agree with the internet and here is why.....
Looking at a photo of a Playboy bunny or having a date with one that you can hold!
Give me the real deal.
Safety and insurance concerns make the internet the perfect
viewing medium. What kind of sets are you referring to?
Auction catalogs ... while they are waiting to be sold. I wish I were joking about this but I am not. The high value of coin collections has driven them into safe deposit boxes where most sit and sit because they are too valuable to view at home or in coin club meetings.
If the purpose is to share with as many collectors as possible, the Internet is hard to beat. A coin club meeting may have what, a dozen attendees? And that's if there is a coin club local to where you live.
Agreed, internet.
Too many people are influenced (led to temptation) when they have access to coins they can get their hands on. News spreads by word of mouth. From the stories I read on here, some are pretty good at slight of hand. Why risk it by showing your coins in person and having people know who you are and exactly what you have? Anonymously posting photos online is safer and less problematic.
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
For those who have large sets that are encapsulated, lugging them around and finding an area needed to spread them out is more trouble to some degree than raw coins in an album.
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Are we talking new playboy photo protocol or old?
I live near the Western N. Carolina border and I don't know
of any coin clubs near me.
I'm still struggling with this. Of my other hobbies I like to display and show my best work to my friends. With coins, I want to do the same, but I was cautioned about broadcasting to the public of what I collect. Storing remotely in an SDB is not appealing. Internet photos are better than nothing, but not the same as gazing upon the real thing. I'm considering sharing the real view with a few trusted friends. ...like the U2 song, I still haven't found what I'm looking for.
My strategy is about collecting what I intend to keep, not investing in what I plan to sell.
I understand the argument for photos on the internet, but as a copper collector it has its limitations. I've yet to see photos (including our hosts who do an amazing job) that represent a copper coin 100% and capture the trifecta of surface, color and luster. Photos will never replace in-hand and will not do certain coins justice, especially proofs.
https://pcgs.com/setregistry/showcase/2819
Complete sets (a series in a single denomination/design by date and mintmark) are much scarcer than in the old days.
Few people attempt them anymore.
A dawg can work the hedgerow, but he can't flush out birds that don't exist.
U.S. type set collecting has been urged or suggested by leaders in numismatic thought for at least the last forty years.
I occasionally bring a good coin, token or medal to club meetings. At first, a few guys have been on my back because of security concerns. Others just ignored whatever I brought. The positive thing is that more people began to look at the coins, tokens or medals I bring after I have connected them to an interesting story.
A great many collectors don’t know very much beyond the small section of the Red Book which covers the material they collect. For example, if they collect Kennedy half dollars or American Silver Eagles, they know a fair amount about them, but almost nothing about Liberty Seated or Draped Bust coins. They can’t relate to most 18th and 19th century material because they have never seen it and have thought little about it. It’s good to open up their minds, but sometimes it takes a while.
I made some inroads with Power Point presentations. That way I can show them almost anything and don’t have to bring the material with me. Still nothing beats getting to see the items in person.
Over the past couple of years, I have started a book program at the club. We have a strong treasury so we can afford to do it. Every year the club buys a book for each member who attends meetings. They get to pick the book from the Whitman offerings.
The bottom line is, if you belong to our club and come to meetings, you get more back than you pay in dues. Still it is not easy to boost the attendance., and too many of us are of retirement age.
The big problem with some people is that they are too concerned about making money and not concerned with learning about what they collect. The funny part is, the more you know, the better your chances at making money.
Is there a digital software program similar to PCGS's to display coins in album format? I have built nearly one hundred digital albums for folks(many on this forum), but not comparable to PCGS. It takes too long to do by hand and my age says no way! If one were available, I would imagine an influx of buyers. But in answer to op's question, yes they are in storage for the very reasons mentioned, safety, no coin clubs to share with locally, too dangerous to take to major coin shows and I would bet, many in poor quality albums, without proper protection. Internet venue would be great if the quality software were available to display them in album form for allowing viewing of what one wants to see. It might even serve to spur sales of these items if the owners could keep a digital album of what they had to peruse or show. JMO
Jim
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Did someone say they had a set of Playboy Bunnies?
Well I have a complete Lincoln set 1909 to 1958 that's like 150 coins. Add in the coins from '59 to current and proofs... and logistics and security become a nightmare to actually show and display a large full date and mm set. Now something small like a single date set is possible, however as others have said you need to have a coin club in your area and those clubs are shrinking.
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@BillJones Why would anyone just ignore the stuff you bring? It's always so fascinating!! To me, failing to take advantage of your knowledge and coins is nonsensical.
Perhaps someone with deep pockets and a love for coins (or a company like PCGS) can make three coin museums, one on the east coast, one on the left coast, and one in the middle of the country.
The "museum" would contract out to "rent" sets from high-end collectors to be put on display for all to see. The sets would rotate between the different locations so each location will always have new material to look at and the museum will not go stale. Honestly, I could see a type set of my best error coins in that type of a setting.
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"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
I enjoyed my time I spent at the Playboy club in London UK.
I enjoy the heck out of stuff like this. Nobody around here cares much anyhow:
I think the best scenario is a combination of internet/on-line images and the actual coin or token. There's nothing like holding the real deal, but security can be an issue at shows. A key advantage, I think, to on-line images is that they can be enlarged so everyone can see everything.
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I enjoy a little show and tell with other forumites at local shows. People you know, not much of a security concern and eye candy in hand.
I'll stick with the internet. Security and anonymity are a huge concern. Not worth compromising for a couple dozen people who don't really care that much.
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I do. If that's your set, WOW!
Haha. I re-read what I wrote. What I meant to say is that nobody around where I live cares. All y’all internet friends are fun to share with.
When I lived in Seattle, I would bring some coins to coin shows... not to sell, but to ask opinions or just show off... Got some great inputs from Russ back then...As far as displaying sets/collections, not much interested in that aspect. Not worried about security, just not one to show off my coins - other than certain one's or if a type becomes an object of conversation/interest among acquaintances. Cheers, RickO