How many Numismatic items did you purchase in 2024?

golden

This year I was very surprised to see that I had purchased 12 Numismatic items which is the same number that I bought in 2023. I bought 10 coins, one National Bank Note and one book. There are several items in the 2025 Heritage FUN auctions that I need. I will be bidding very aggressively. How many Numismatic items did you buy in 2024?

johnny9434

Not enough 🥺

alaura22

Were we supossed to keep track?

seatedlib3991

On advice from legal counsel I cannot answer that question at this time.

epc

80

Barndog

same as usual: not enough and too many

TheGoonies1985

More than any other year not even close 30-35 coins (2024 was a year of starting news series so the amount of coins reflect that). Most are 100$ or less and a few over 150$. Went over my budget but have to buy when you can when collecting Latin American coins (they are much rarer that most US coins).

I would be very happy to add 6-8 coins in 2025. But as the years go by my sets are getting closer and closer to been complete so it is not going to be easy. And many I need are rare, very rare or extremely rare. I would be happy not to spend more than 1500$. I do want a specific coin from Jamaica that one alone would cost 600$-800$ (I very rarely ever spend that much for a single coin). If I find that coin then I will surpass the 1500$ and be at likely 2000$ for 2025.

Did I go over budget in 2024? Yes I did but I count myself very lucky to add the coins I was able to get.

Copperindian

Around 75

Old_Collector

I don't keep count as the wife might see, but I keep getting really nice thick full color catalogs for upcoming Heritage and CNG auctions (plus a few European auction houses) and some nice 2025 calendars, so apparently enough.

My wife asks why I get these and I just tell her it is still normal for this, like when Neiman Marcus used to send her a phone book size catalog before Christmas every year.

Fortunately, Ian doesn't send me catalogs, just coins that I tell my wife are just my weekly upgrades at "almost no cost." And at least the FedEx guy knows my gate code and birthdate now so he quit asking, making it quicker to get him out of here before she notices him. 🤡

privatecoin

@Barndog said:
same as usual: not enough and too many

Yep. Me too.

OnlyGoldIsMoney

This year I added six coins to my US $2.50 set - four were upgrades, 1851-D and 1857-D got checked off the want list.

Steven59

Now you tell me to keep track! I guess you should look on the "Post you recent coin purchases" thread.

OKbustchaser

Over the course of the year I felt like I was having a slow year, but looking back at my paperwork it turns out that I picked up 10 coins (9 busties and 1 WL) so it was actually about normal for me.

OAKSTAR

Mr_Spud

Probably about 100 or more if you count everything related to numismatics

normmalin

62 - with about half of those being a mix of silver and modern commemorative halves.

mirabela

Three for my core expanded US type set, one for my Jefferson 5c set, and four bullion items. So, eight ... ? But just three that really count.

nwcoast

Zero coins, though I did purchase some storage supplies.

PhilArnold

Only 8 coins, and one of them I just upgraded so I’ll probably sell it soon.

divecchia

I bought 9 coins this year and traded 2 so a net of 7 coins were added to my sets. I believe that is fewer than any other year except in 2017, when I started collecting coins again.

Donato

Boosibri

0 net adds but 10 coins added to the core set

Proofmorgan

About 10 coins added and traded toward 1 (so net 1). A couple numismatic books as well.

WaterSport

I bought 66 coins compared to 43 last year.

WS

jfriedm56

I added 14 new coins to the list for 2024 and one numismatic reference book.

johnny010

eBay: 35
GC: 40
HA: 7
DLRC: 2
HiBid: 1
Coin shows: 10
Vest dealer friend: 30
Dealers direct: 15
Friends: 10
BST: 3

DCW

Quite a few. I did not plan on it, but things really came out of the woodwork this year in my area of interest. You know that kind of stuff that presents itself once or twice every 50 some odd years?
I needed to take decisive action!

Walkerfan

Four

Two for my box of twenty, one for my date set and an interesting book.

Kliao

4 coins for my collection this year. I notice I'm getting considerably pickier as I go.

PeakRarities

Probably about 15 coins, but I think you can cancel out 1 coin with 2 books.. so when my girls asks the number is only around 3