How do you satisfy your cravings??

Wisconsin

These weekends can be long. No local coin shows, nothing on ebay that you want or can aford, youv'e checked all the websites, and you still have not bought anything. How do you satisfy this addiction for always wanting more coins??

littlewicher

Shop at the mint website!

Wisconsin

Good idea, but this is the meassage on the front page. You can't even look at the different catagories. guess I will have to keep looking.







Dear Valued Customer:

The United States Mint is in the process of performing system maintenance through September 16, 2002. We are still accepting orders during this period.

To place an order, please contact us at 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468).

a2labmom

I take out some of my un-identified world coins and spend a few hours trying to identify them. If I succeed, it's like getting a new coin.

Bear

It may not be coin related,
but a hot fudge sunday usually does it for me. Bear

a2labmom

Oh, Bear. Now you've gone and made me hungry.

Agflyer

I'm a gold type collector, but there isn't anything out there right now to satisfy my cravings. So yesterday I went down to my local coin shop and bought 7 U.S. 19th century coins that I knew absolutely nothing about. I spent $25 and ended up with an 1883 racketeer's nickel (VF+), an 1892 Columbian exposition half dollar (AU), an 1834 large cent (minor corrosion), an 1869 and 1902 nickel (AG), an 1865, 3 cent piece (F), and last, but not least, an 1836, 5 cent bust. I've since spent quite a bit of time looking up these coins in my new Breen's Encyclopedia and on the internet to see what I have. I'd never even heard of a racketeer's nickel! It had been a long time since I've bought anything not gold and not in plastic, but these little treasures sure reminded me why I like to collect coins. They may not be anything of tremendous value, but they did satisfy my cravings for a little while. By the way, anyone have any 20th century gold they need to get off their hands?
Rick II

BlueCole

Where did you get all that for $25????? I'd love to go there!!! What area do you live in? PM me if yoyu want.

B.

Agflyer

Mr. Cole, consider yourself PM'ed!!
Rick II

jhar

What about doing some good reading. Pick a book about your favorite series and read up.

goyankeez

If I can't find a coin I want or can afford, the next best alternative is to buy a book or catalog. I love reading the descriptions and looking at the plates in catalogs. It doesn't matter if it's a famous collection, or not.