Has anyone experienced............................

SanctionII

................... the following:

This year and last year I have devoted substantial time and effort to submitting coins to PCGS to be graded (reviewing coins in my collection to pick out those that were sent in for grading; assigning my personal grades to these coins; packaging them up; submitting them, monitoring the progress of the submitted coins as they went through the grading process; reviewing the grades assigned to the coins; comparing the PCGS grades to my personal grades; reviewing the coins when they were returned; looking at Trueview photos of the coins when they posted; etc.).

Now that I have done the above, the coins have been stored away.

My interest level in these coins has dropped off compared to my interest level in them prior to submission and during the grading process.

Is this common?

keyman64

Yes, you are coming down from the high that was generated during your process.

In order to satisfy that high again, you must submit more and more and more coins.

P0CKETCHANGE

It’s called post-slabbing depression. Get well soon.

humanssuck

I have coins i forgot I even had when I went through some boxes lately. I find for me the thrill of the search is a large part of the enjoyment. Once a set is complete, i may not look at it for quite a while while Im off chasing the next one.

ctf_error_coins

Generally when I get a very cool coin in that I am excited about, I will look at it for about two minutes and then put it away not to be looked at again.

I do however have high resolution images of all my coins that I do look at all the time.

Aspie_Rocco

Not much time or energy needed for them anymore. I think that you enjoy the process.
There is a lot of enjoyment found in working with our sets like searching for coins, assessment, organizing, cataloging. Then paperwork, shipping, the anticipation of grades, return shipping.
It is a process that can be fun and takes time and energy to accomplish. Now the only effort involved is looking at them and maybe the building in the registry.
I operate in a similar manner but in a much less organized way.

Floridafacelifter

I do get the most enjoyment out of the active aspects of collecting- the searching, researching, finding, deciding, negotiating, bidding, receiving, crossing, CAC’ing, ….. and then they go to the SDB. Where they mainly live all the time, and I’m left to my collection of photos. Even though my greatest enjoyment is in the acquisition phase, I still find it hard to let any go.

jmlanzaf

@ErrorsOnCoins said:
Generally when I get a very cool coin in that I am excited about, I will look at it for about two minutes and then put it away not to be looked at again.

I do however have high resolution images of all my coins that I do look at all the time.

Wouldn't it be cheaper to just collect pictures?

SanctionII

I have been looking the Trueview photos of the graded coins (and posting threads with those photos). Plus I have been creating Registry Sets.

Mostly without looking at the coins themselves.

Hobby particpants and the things that they do in the hobby are strange. Just ask my wife and kids.

ctf_error_coins

@jmlanzaf said:

@ErrorsOnCoins said:
Generally when I get a very cool coin in that I am excited about, I will look at it for about two minutes and then put it away not to be looked at again.

I do however have high resolution images of all my coins that I do look at all the time.

Wouldn't it be cheaper to just collect pictures?

I am the photographer so I need the coins in order to image them. I might as well just keep them.

I actually prefer to look at high resolution images rather than a coin in hand

And having the coins to back up my image library, I am all set to sell NFTs

DelawareDoons

Thrill of the chase, baby.

ricko

I enjoy having my coins close at hand. I do not look at all of them constantly. I have a few I keep near, and that changes periodically. I have pictures of some, but that was mainly so I could post them here. I have mint/proof sets that I have not look at in years though. I go down to my coin cabinet about once a month and open some drawers and review the contents for an hour or two... Next time, different drawers. I like my coins...Cheers, RickO

numisma

@keyman64 said:
Yes, you are coming down from the high that was generated during your process.

In order to satisfy that high again, you must submit more and more and more coins.

SanctionII: "Hi. I am SactionII and I am a coin collector."
Audience: "Hi SanctionII."

cladking

If I were getting the results I expected I doubt this would happen but I've been having a lot of disappointments. I see lots of coins like '88-D cents that I believe are essentially flawless so I know such things wouldn't come back MS-70 and 69 was unlikely but most come back 68 or even 67. Even "sure things" like FS or FB sometimes don't get the designation. I'm still selling enough stuff to keep me busy but I'll have to sit on others a little longer.

Every few months I open another safety deposit box and it's like seeing many of the coins for the first time. Even a few of the finest I don't remember. Some are a little nicer or less nice than I remember. Years of experience affects your perspective.

ChrisH821

Time for upgrades