It's been fun watching you collect and post from afar. Although I don't post much anymore, it is people like you that make this hobby great. I helped a family liquidate a typical life time collection after the collector had passed and Bryce was kind enough to purchase a group of circulated peace dollars in a blue whitman album to help out after I posted about it. Great guy. Good luck in the future. Take it from me, this is a hard hobby to completely walk away from. It is like your hometown, you may have wanted to leave at one point but you can always return and it just feels like home.
Bryce, I'd be willing to read a post three times as long as the one you wrote if it contained the same excellent knowledge. I hope you keep posting here for the benefit of all of us, but I hope this new turn in your life holds new frontiers for you. There comes a time for all of us to step back, and it takes a lot of knowledge and awareness to know when that time is.
Loved your posts and it was great to interact with you on coins and other stuff. Stick around, at least Lurk.
I never regretted selling off my core collection but still do dabble on widgets I enjoy.
Be well, stay safe,
bob
PS: I agree with the family comment.
Registry: CC lowballs (boblindstrom), bobinvegas1989@yahoo.com
Best of luck to you! Please consider hanging around on this Forum. I look forward to reading your posts... lots of insight brought about through years of experience!
Collecting: Dansco 7070; Middle Date Large Cents (VF-AU); Box of 20;
Amazing how easy it is to let go if you want to. The best thing about having them is that there is always someone who wants the coins as much or more than you did.
@BryceM said:
Really nice and thoughtful comments everyone. I plan on checking in here quite frequently, and, as I said, there’s an excellent chance I’ll be back in the hobby at some point with great gusto.
I’ll post the ones I’m keeping later today when I get home.
Cool. Was just wondering what made the cut for your keepers.
Interesting and thought-provoking post. I read every word.
I've enjoyed interacting with you, as well as, your contributions here.
You must do you.
I wish you luck and hope to see you involved, at some level, down the road.
I, too, am involved in other hobbies, but contrarily, Numismatics seems like a safer bet to me, so I have been spending more of my resources (time, energy, etc.) on it, lately.
Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍
I've built and then sold two collections in recent years. Working on a new and different collection now. Sometimes, other aspects of our life require our attention and resources. Like many here (most?), my involvement in this hobby increases and decreases and changes over time. I think that's healthy.
All the best to you in whatever your future holds.
Well buddy
That’s a heck of a post. Thanks. I sometimes think of cashing out but then I remember I’m still young to collecting. I’ve got to attend my first coin show. Start selling on eBay. There’s much more to do but I hope I have the clarity and composure of your post.
Good luck
That was a great post. Part of life is about changing priorities and you must do what you need to and what you feel is right. As much as you enjoy this hobby I'm sure you will be back into it when the time is right.
@BryceM said:
Here's the first coin I ever purchased, at the time of issue:
That is true for sure.
I invite all collectors to take an honest look at the finances behind collecting. Even when I've made "a bunch o' money" selling, the actual yearly return on investment lags considerably behind almost every traditional investment class. The difference represents the "rent" you pay to own and enjoy these coins. To this point I've been perfectly satisfied, but the balance has shifted. Time to act.
You are definitely correct about the past few decades. However, I do believe that all asset classes have their cycles and I do think "the time is coming" for rare coins again.
In fact, I do have a working theory that if the new CBDC (central bank digital currency) comes out and the worst fears about it come true (that they government uses it to limit or control our purchases of certain items), that a serious black market will emerge in which case people use junk silver to transact outside of "the system" and this serves to reignite the industry of rare coins. Maybe I am crazy.
I've always enjoyed reading your posts, which are logical, insightful, and carefully composed. I hope you will continue to contribute to the forum. I'm sure the sale of your collection will "meet or exceed" expectations! Best wishes for all your future endeavors, whatever they may be.
I don't like posts that warn of a "long read", but this wasn't unbearably long, and unanimously well received. You are a respected member here, hope you don't disappear completely and wind up on that "Who's Missing" thread!
So, what's for sale and where are you selling? Any wonderful Peace dollars left or are those already gone?
What particularly resonated with me was your exhortation to collect what you want, rather than what you think you should collect; I'm having far more fun with my box of 20 than I ever did collecting series.
I'd rate it a 10, likely one of the finest written ones for the year.
I'll second what @kaz wrote, it's exactly what I would want to say!
I've always enjoyed reading your posts, which are logical, insightful, and carefully composed. I hope you will continue to contribute to the forum. I'm sure the sale of your collection will "meet or exceed" expectations! Best wishes for all your future endeavors, whatever they may be.
Thank you for the thoughtful post. I am on the opposite end of the spectrum where I’m slowly ramping up more and more time and money in the hobby.
Looking forward to seeing what you plan to keep! I’m mostly focused on my type sets and from your posts it seems you were also focused on type sets so will be interesting to see what you keep.
@MrEureka said:
Excellent post. Clarity of purpose is a beautiful thing, but it’s not always easy to get there. Only took me about 60 years. Lol.
60 years to think or do what ?
Me thinks of Eric Newman and Clyde Hubbard .
60 years to attain clarity of purpose. Which, in retrospect, really didn't take much more than giving some serious thought to my priorities, values, plans, goals and sources of happiness. Things that were always in play, but were never actually completely in focus. Anyway, when I made the effort to articulate what I already sort of knew, it was liberating. And I can see that Bryce has made a similar effort, at least with respect to his collection, which I respect. Most of us are more compulsive, more set in our ways, less likely to change our lives for the better, and not quite as happy as we could be.
Andy Lustig
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
I think the most important thing is that you have given an important decision due consideration and decided on a rational course. A collector's personality traits can get in the way of doing things in a rational way.
I have sold 90 percent of my collection twice but I keep coming back and then I start collecting something else.
"Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.
So as of right now, here's what I'm keeping, and why:
5 slabbed key-date, low grade coins from a Walker album, sent in for authenticity more than anything.
A 1922 Peace dollar grading set from PO-01 to MS65, minus a few of the VF coins.
The Proof ASE in my first post, and I think, the only proof in my collection.
A couple of ancients, because they're cool.
A random box full of ungraded Peace dollars, mostly.
And these:
This one, not because it's an exceptional coin (there's nothing wrong with it) but because it's one of Abe's (AKA Bear) Legacy coins that he sold shortly before going to the big bourse in the sky. Those who know, will know:
This one, because DANG!
This one, because it's my favorite Peace dollar (OK, probably my favorite coin), with a look that is simply visually arresting, and because I think it would be an easy MS66+ if regraded. I was on the phone with Mark Feld when he picked it up to review it for me and he said something like "Oh wow! This is an exceptional coin. Stretch to buy this one if you have to." Mark never says that. I also won the lot while sitting on a beach in Hawaii with my kids. Great memories! The greens, golds, hints of blue, and exceptional luster just really sizzle:
This one, because this coin has it ALL. Perfect holder, massively under-graded, gold sticker, story, color, and luster. It was also designed by Cyrus Dallin, who it turns out is my first cousin, 4 times removed. Cool stuff.
I am on the fence about this one, because SLQs just don't come like this. Probably I will sell it, and let someone else enjoy it, and possibly get it into a higher-graded holder:
And this one, because it was my first 17XX coin, it's a fantastically cool clashed-die variety, my first "big" purchase, and because there's a cool story about how it came to live with me:
I will probably sell this one, but I hesitate slightly. It's just a gosh-darn honest example of lightly successful gold from a minor branch mint:
The rest of this all goes. Some coins show up in more that one place in the following:
The basic extent of my US type set:
Top 5 all-time 20th Century PCGS registry type set:
Almost all of these (as a group, the most difficult to part with):
@BryceM said:
I will probably sell this one, but I hesitate slightly. It's just a gosh-darn honest example of lightly successful gold from a minor branch mint:
If it's even lightly successful, you should probably keep it.
I am on the fence about this one, because SLQs just don't come like this. Probably I will sell it, and let someone else enjoy it, and possibly get it into a higher-graded holder:
I remember this one. I remember it on the BST then it was gone (if my memory is still working). I was fortunate enough to purchase the 1917 P type 1 MS66FH it replaced.
Wow Bryce.
I was going to ask what that 5% you were keeping was comprised of!
Great choices! And, of course- the ANCIENTS! I suspected that you wouldn’t be parting with those.
As usual, your writing and reasoning are well thought out, insightful and brilliantly expressed.
I’ve always valued your viewpoints and considered them, like your choice of coins-top tier and way up there!
Thank you for sharing your wisdom and lessons all along the way.
Please don’t be a stranger here..
Happy, humble, honored and proud recipient of the “You Suck” award 10/22/2014
This is one of my favorite posts ever. All of it well said.
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Thanks for taking the time to write a wonderful post. Agree with all of it and love the coins you're thinking of keeping.
I like what Mark said.
I hope you will still post here, as this forum is much the better for your contributions.
"My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose.
"the opportunity cost of owning these things has just gotten too high for my comfort."
I don't collect at the same financial level, but this is one of the primary reasons I don't and won't buy coins I was interested in previously, even where i can afford it. Too many coins are too expensive for what it is as a collectible, and I don't buy coins for financial reasons either.
I am sorry to see that you will probably diminish your role here, but I understand that for you, it’s time to move on to other hobbies.
The one area where you and I differ is in the acquisition verses “having” areas. When I was a dealer, and looking to flip the inventory, the buying part was fun. As a collector, it isn’t. Going to major shows and working the bourse is fun, but major auctions are not. They are work toward a goal. If I could buy everything via private treaty, I would do it. I have gotten quite good at interpreting auction photos, but it’s not perfect.
As the “having” part, for me that is far better than buying. The reason is I am always studying and writing about what I have. I now have six binders and counting that cover my collections. I have written and compiled them for Imperial Roman coinage, British kings and 19th century presidential campaign tokens. I have yet to compile one for my U.S. coins, so I have a lot more to do. I am also always tinkering with exhibits, and the binders are always changing. It’s like having a full time job in retirement.
The having part is not a ton of fun when you live in a metropolitan area and your collection is in a SDB and you hardly ever see your coins.
Well said and definitely wish you the best with your new shift in priorities. Looking forward to still seeing you around here and also look forward to the day you reignite your collecting.
Thanks again for reuniting me with an old friend.
Collector of Original Early Gold with beginnings in Proof Morgan collecting.
Sorry to see you selling, but I can certainly understand your point of view. From the looks of what you're keeping, you will still have a substantial collection, though. Just scaling down, which is healthy in all aspects of life.
The Gettysburg commemorative, as others have noted, is a standout piece. I think you will be glad you paid up for that one. Not only is it very eye appealing, but it is a memorable acquisition that will be easy to sell. Even here on the forums if offered.
Good luck, Bryce!
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
This is one of the best posts I have ever seen/read. It mirrored my thoughts almost to the tee when I sold off my extensive (3,000+) Nolan Ryan PSA graded cards. I would have never been able to put it down in words as well as you did. As with all of your posts is is very well thought out. Know that when you have as much clarity as you do in your opening post you will not regret it. It was just as clear to me and never for a movement have I regretted my move to sell.
Good luck in your future hobbies/pursuits and I wish you all the best.
Excellent post- not all coins in an OMG state of preservation bust the budget. While I admire and respect your choices, there is so much to be seen and appreciated at a far less cost of acquiring and the ownership costs over time will simply not be what it is for what has been posted. You might consider artistic and historic merit in both US and World coins and medals. You just might be surprised at what exists and what really makes a statement as to what matters.
Best of luck in your future endeavors.
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.
It is enormously possible that I'll jump in with both feet again at some future time. I'm probably done with type collecting and collecting by series, but a really meaningful "box of 20" sort of project could be fun.
Very well written and I applaud your decision. I’m right there with you. I think it’s time to take a long break from the hobby and sell most of my collection.
Great post,
CHD
The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
@BryceM - Your OP has so many great points to contemplate, and your perspective is amazing. Thanks for making me stop to think, and I wish you all the best in your next adventure.
I am a newer collector (started April 2020), and I primarily focus on U.S. Half Cents and Type Coins. Early copper is my favorite.
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It's been fun watching you collect and post from afar. Although I don't post much anymore, it is people like you that make this hobby great. I helped a family liquidate a typical life time collection after the collector had passed and Bryce was kind enough to purchase a group of circulated peace dollars in a blue whitman album to help out after I posted about it. Great guy. Good luck in the future. Take it from me, this is a hard hobby to completely walk away from. It is like your hometown, you may have wanted to leave at one point but you can always return and it just feels like home.
May you have smooth winds at your back
11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set
Bryce, I'd be willing to read a post three times as long as the one you wrote if it contained the same excellent knowledge. I hope you keep posting here for the benefit of all of us, but I hope this new turn in your life holds new frontiers for you. There comes a time for all of us to step back, and it takes a lot of knowledge and awareness to know when that time is.
Best of luck to you!
Coin Photographer.
Loved your posts and it was great to interact with you on coins and other stuff. Stick around, at least Lurk.
I never regretted selling off my core collection but still do dabble on widgets I enjoy.
Be well, stay safe,
bob
PS: I agree with the family comment.
Best of luck to you! Please consider hanging around on this Forum. I look forward to reading your posts... lots of insight brought about through years of experience!
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Amazing how easy it is to let go if you want to. The best thing about having them is that there is always someone who wants the coins as much or more than you did.
A man has to do what man wants to do.
Cool. Was just wondering what made the cut for your keepers.
I’m going to guess one is your Gettysburg commem!
BHNC #248 … 130 and counting.
Interesting and thought-provoking post. I read every word.
I've enjoyed interacting with you, as well as, your contributions here.
You must do you.
I wish you luck and hope to see you involved, at some level, down the road.
I, too, am involved in other hobbies, but contrarily, Numismatics seems like a safer bet to me, so I have been spending more of my resources (time, energy, etc.) on it, lately.
Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍
My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):
https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
Nice post...worth the time it took to read it.
I've built and then sold two collections in recent years. Working on a new and different collection now. Sometimes, other aspects of our life require our attention and resources. Like many here (most?), my involvement in this hobby increases and decreases and changes over time. I think that's healthy.
All the best to you in whatever your future holds.
Well buddy
That’s a heck of a post. Thanks. I sometimes think of cashing out but then I remember I’m still young to collecting. I’ve got to attend my first coin show. Start selling on eBay. There’s much more to do but I hope I have the clarity and composure of your post.
Good luck
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That was a great post. Part of life is about changing priorities and you must do what you need to and what you feel is right. As much as you enjoy this hobby I'm sure you will be back into it when the time is right.
60 years to think or do what ?
Me thinks of Eric Newman and Clyde Hubbard .
I give away money. I collect money.
I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.
That is true for sure.
You are definitely correct about the past few decades. However, I do believe that all asset classes have their cycles and I do think "the time is coming" for rare coins again.
In fact, I do have a working theory that if the new CBDC (central bank digital currency) comes out and the worst fears about it come true (that they government uses it to limit or control our purchases of certain items), that a serious black market will emerge in which case people use junk silver to transact outside of "the system" and this serves to reignite the industry of rare coins. Maybe I am crazy.
http://ProofCollection.Net
I've always enjoyed reading your posts, which are logical, insightful, and carefully composed. I hope you will continue to contribute to the forum. I'm sure the sale of your collection will "meet or exceed" expectations! Best wishes for all your future endeavors, whatever they may be.
The Chase IS Fun. Enjoyed all of your posts. Thanks!
I don't like posts that warn of a "long read", but this wasn't unbearably long, and unanimously well received. You are a respected member here, hope you don't disappear completely and wind up on that "Who's Missing" thread!
So, what's for sale and where are you selling? Any wonderful Peace dollars left or are those already gone?
Terrific post!
What particularly resonated with me was your exhortation to collect what you want, rather than what you think you should collect; I'm having far more fun with my box of 20 than I ever did collecting series.
What a great thought provoking post.
I'd rate it a 10, likely one of the finest written ones for the year.
I'll second what @kaz wrote, it's exactly what I would want to say!
I've always enjoyed reading your posts, which are logical, insightful, and carefully composed. I hope you will continue to contribute to the forum. I'm sure the sale of your collection will "meet or exceed" expectations! Best wishes for all your future endeavors, whatever they may be.
Thank you for the thoughtful post. I am on the opposite end of the spectrum where I’m slowly ramping up more and more time and money in the hobby.
Looking forward to seeing what you plan to keep! I’m mostly focused on my type sets and from your posts it seems you were also focused on type sets so will be interesting to see what you keep.
Good analysis for reasons to sell. I might sell some in a few years - could get down to a box of 100.
60 years to attain clarity of purpose. Which, in retrospect, really didn't take much more than giving some serious thought to my priorities, values, plans, goals and sources of happiness. Things that were always in play, but were never actually completely in focus. Anyway, when I made the effort to articulate what I already sort of knew, it was liberating. And I can see that Bryce has made a similar effort, at least with respect to his collection, which I respect. Most of us are more compulsive, more set in our ways, less likely to change our lives for the better, and not quite as happy as we could be.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
I think the most important thing is that you have given an important decision due consideration and decided on a rational course. A collector's personality traits can get in the way of doing things in a rational way.
I have sold 90 percent of my collection twice but I keep coming back and then I start collecting something else.
"Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.
So as of right now, here's what I'm keeping, and why:
5 slabbed key-date, low grade coins from a Walker album, sent in for authenticity more than anything.
A 1922 Peace dollar grading set from PO-01 to MS65, minus a few of the VF coins.
The Proof ASE in my first post, and I think, the only proof in my collection.
A couple of ancients, because they're cool.
A random box full of ungraded Peace dollars, mostly.
And these:
This one, not because it's an exceptional coin (there's nothing wrong with it) but because it's one of Abe's (AKA Bear) Legacy coins that he sold shortly before going to the big bourse in the sky. Those who know, will know:
This one, because DANG!
This one, because it's my favorite Peace dollar (OK, probably my favorite coin), with a look that is simply visually arresting, and because I think it would be an easy MS66+ if regraded. I was on the phone with Mark Feld when he picked it up to review it for me and he said something like "Oh wow! This is an exceptional coin. Stretch to buy this one if you have to." Mark never says that. I also won the lot while sitting on a beach in Hawaii with my kids. Great memories! The greens, golds, hints of blue, and exceptional luster just really sizzle:
This one, because this coin has it ALL. Perfect holder, massively under-graded, gold sticker, story, color, and luster. It was also designed by Cyrus Dallin, who it turns out is my first cousin, 4 times removed. Cool stuff.
I am on the fence about this one, because SLQs just don't come like this. Probably I will sell it, and let someone else enjoy it, and possibly get it into a higher-graded holder:
And this one, because it was my first 17XX coin, it's a fantastically cool clashed-die variety, my first "big" purchase, and because there's a cool story about how it came to live with me:
I will probably sell this one, but I hesitate slightly. It's just a gosh-darn honest example of lightly successful gold from a minor branch mint:
The rest of this all goes. Some coins show up in more that one place in the following:
The basic extent of my US type set:
Top 5 all-time 20th Century PCGS registry type set:
Almost all of these (as a group, the most difficult to part with):
These:
These.
If it's even lightly successful, you should probably keep it.
Gorgeous array there @BryceM. The two commems are just stunning, and I'd be surprised if they graded anything lower than 67 today.
Coin Photographer.
I remember this one. I remember it on the BST then it was gone (if my memory is still working). I was fortunate enough to purchase the 1917 P type 1 MS66FH it replaced.
My War Nickels https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/nickels/jefferson-nickels-specialty-sets/jefferson-nickels-fs-basic-war-set-circulation-strikes-1942-1945/publishedset/94452
Man. That Gettysburg commem is just 🤌🏼
So is the 1869 dollar.
BHNC #248 … 130 and counting.
Even his clad Ike is mesmerizing.
peacockcoins
Wow Bryce.
I was going to ask what that 5% you were keeping was comprised of!
Great choices! And, of course- the ANCIENTS! I suspected that you wouldn’t be parting with those.
As usual, your writing and reasoning are well thought out, insightful and brilliantly expressed.
I’ve always valued your viewpoints and considered them, like your choice of coins-top tier and way up there!
Thank you for sharing your wisdom and lessons all along the way.
Please don’t be a stranger here..
Happy, humble, honored and proud recipient of the “You Suck” award 10/22/2014
Gorgeous keepers, that is for certain.
All are lovely, and I like how all were hand picked for quality.
You referenced third party grading changes that you weren’t very keen on. Are you referring to the introduction of CACG?
P.S. Was the Gettysburg a CRO coin? It looks familiar.
This is one of my favorite posts ever. All of it well said.
Custom album maker and numismatic photographer.
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Thanks for taking the time to write a wonderful post. Agree with all of it and love the coins you're thinking of keeping.
I like what Mark said.
I hope you will still post here, as this forum is much the better for your contributions.
"the opportunity cost of owning these things has just gotten too high for my comfort."
I don't collect at the same financial level, but this is one of the primary reasons I don't and won't buy coins I was interested in previously, even where i can afford it. Too many coins are too expensive for what it is as a collectible, and I don't buy coins for financial reasons either.
The having part is not a ton of fun when you live in a metropolitan area and your collection is in a SDB and you hardly ever see your coins.
Wow!! This has gotta be some kind of record around here! Nuff said! 👍🏻 👍🏻
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
Well said and definitely wish you the best with your new shift in priorities. Looking forward to still seeing you around here and also look forward to the day you reignite your collecting.
Thanks again for reuniting me with an old friend.
Sorry to see you selling, but I can certainly understand your point of view. From the looks of what you're keeping, you will still have a substantial collection, though. Just scaling down, which is healthy in all aspects of life.
The Gettysburg commemorative, as others have noted, is a standout piece. I think you will be glad you paid up for that one. Not only is it very eye appealing, but it is a memorable acquisition that will be easy to sell. Even here on the forums if offered.
Good luck, Bryce!
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"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
SUPER Post!!
I'm a bidder once you let us know where your selling your collection!!!!!!!
This is one of the best posts I have ever seen/read. It mirrored my thoughts almost to the tee when I sold off my extensive (3,000+) Nolan Ryan PSA graded cards. I would have never been able to put it down in words as well as you did. As with all of your posts is is very well thought out. Know that when you have as much clarity as you do in your opening post you will not regret it. It was just as clear to me and never for a movement have I regretted my move to sell.
Good luck in your future hobbies/pursuits and I wish you all the best.
Donato
Donato's Complete US Type Set ---- Donato's Dansco 7070 Modified Type Set ---- Donato's Basic U.S. Coin Design Set
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Excellent post- not all coins in an OMG state of preservation bust the budget. While I admire and respect your choices, there is so much to be seen and appreciated at a far less cost of acquiring and the ownership costs over time will simply not be what it is for what has been posted. You might consider artistic and historic merit in both US and World coins and medals. You just might be surprised at what exists and what really makes a statement as to what matters.
Best of luck in your future endeavors.
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.
Just an image to document what exists- Sweden at a different point in World History
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.
This is a magnificent and eloquent post/thread and it has been added to the forum resource thread. You are a cherished and appreciated member @BryceM
http://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistry/publishedset.aspx?s=142753
https://www.autismforums.com/media/albums/acrylic-colors-by-rocco.291/
I'd buy that clashed 1795 in a heartbeat, what a neat piece. I've never seen a clash on a flowing hair that clear before.
Congrats on your decision.
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I'm sure this could keep you interested for years to come.
boston
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Nice collection!
@BryceM always enjoy your posts. What gorgeous coins you have, especially those you are keeping. Thank you for sharing all of this with us.
Very well written and I applaud your decision. I’m right there with you. I think it’s time to take a long break from the hobby and sell most of my collection.
Great post,
CHD
@BryceM - Your OP has so many great points to contemplate, and your perspective is amazing. Thanks for making me stop to think, and I wish you all the best in your next adventure.
I am a newer collector (started April 2020), and I primarily focus on U.S. Half Cents and Type Coins. Early copper is my favorite.