Have the coins that you collect changed over the years?

lclugza

Have the coins that you collect changed over the years, or do you still collect the same kind of coins you did when you first started?And if they have changed, then in what way have they changed? And I would appreciate your reasons for changing (or not changing) the kinds of coins you collect.

Coulport

Sure they changed.


They got more expensive.

Conder101

Yes they've changed quite a bit. I started with circulated Jefferson nickels. Now most of my purchases are high grade 18th century British tokens. I wish I had started on the tokens 31 years ago instead of the nickels. Back then Mint red Conder tokens were $3 each. Brown Uncs were $2. Boy was I dumb.

merz2

Mine also changed.I started with IHC.Then it was Lincolns.Then I finally focussed on Lincoln Proofs.

09sVDB

They sure have changed. I started collecting at the end of the circulations find era. Then I started buying the highest grade I could afford(being in H.S. that wasn't much). I now buy the best I can afford but with more money.

mbbiker

I used to put together date/mint sets of coins but i couldn't stand always having holes in the sets so i gave that up and now i just buy whatever catches my eye.

jonesy

They have changed. I started out as a kid collecting wheat pennies. After that, I've probably collected nearly every U.S. coin except pre 1840's
Glenn

dddangerousdan

Yeah they changed, when I got them they were white now they are all toning

DAN

ARCO

Even as a wee lad I have loved silver coins, mostly quarters and halves. the silver dollars are just to big and are more like a hockey puck than a coin!

I used to love Proof quarters, now I love dirty, worn, circulated silver Dimes to halves.

Tyler

cosmicdebris

I restarted with state quarters and a US 20th Century Type Set. Now I am collecting older darkside stuff like Goetz Patterns, French Walkers and Darkside Matte Proofs.

barberlover

Lets see, i started with my dad giving me his lincoln and jefferson collection at age 8 or 9, then i got into morgans and saints when i was around 20.

My interests changed to mint state type coins from 1820's to 1916 around 1983 and i was fasinated with the barber series, type coins and barber halves are my main interest now. Love bust dollars to, but at the prices they are at now, i'd need to win the lottery to do more than just look at them. Les

tjkillian

I intially started collecting proof bust dollars by die state, but now I collect circulated Lincoln's I get in my change. It is just something about coins that have actually been used for its intended purpose. Bust dollars are cool and to see how they changed as the die wore.

Tom

Fairlaneman

Its been Merc Dimes all along. The insanity started when mom gave her collection to myself in the early eighties. She had a little bit of everything but the Mercs just caught the eye. The biggest change has been from collecting to fill the Whitman in grades of VF/XF to filling the whole collection in MS. Pretty big swing in grade which was not even thought of when the Hobby was started. Seems this is just the general progression most collectors have through the years.

Ken

oldcameoproofsguy

I have always loved silver coins. As a kid I really loved MS Frankies. I had a bunch, but I sold them to go to school. Stupid education!!! I continued my childhood dream and built a nice collection of Franklins (still short 4 coins). Someday I'll finish the set.

Now my interests have turned to classic proofs. I probably would have collected classic proofs as a kid, but it's really hard to raise the money to buy one of these babys when the only income is mowing the neighbors' lawns. Now it's considerably easier.

itsnotjustme

Yes.

I started with circulated date/mints sets in Whitman folders. I think Roosevelts were the only thing I finished.

Now I collect primarily type sets, much higher grade & price.

dorkkarl

yes, drastically. started out w/ buff's & slq's, now i'm interested almost exclusively in open-collar coinage

K S

1956Quarter

Yes, some have. One used to be able to collect circulated coins, and the were worth something. After the 80's its UNC or bust except for early non-modern issues. Franklins used to be really easy to get in high grades and at a give away price. Today they are very difficult to find in higher grades. Washington Quarters are about the same. The early dates are tough and expensive where most everything else is eaeier to find in high grades and reasonable. The newer coinage is a bit pricey which stymies younger collectors. Used to be that a youngster could start out with moderns after 1964 and be able to put a nice set together for little over allowance money. Today with the silver proofs and coins such as the 1995 set coins, they need a full time job.

MacCoin

I stated collecting again in 99 when the state quarters came out than switched to cirulated cents, than to BU cents and more quarters(Washintons) , SBAs, Ikes, IHC, More quarters(slq), now a complete cirulated US type set and a registry 20th centure type set.

lclugza

I'm more intersted in high quality type coins nowadays, rather than collecting complete sets of one type. All the same type sort of gets boring.

coinkat

The more you know... the more you realize you don't know. This is especially true for coin collecting. Enjoy all there is to enjoy out there and collectors will appreciate it over time.

cladking

I started with buffalo nickels in 1957 and have collected almost every US series since.
I've owned trade dollars and half cents but never really collected these two. I found world
coins in '76 and added tokens and medals about the same time. Since selling out in '89, the
only US I still collect is tokens, medals and the modern coins. Someday I hope to go back and
try the classics again. I also hope to be able to get into the tokens a little more.

Oldtrader3

I started collecting Buff and Jeff nickels (AU/BU). Then raw Roosies, Franklins and Kennedy's. Then Morgan's and Peace Dollars. I have always collected US-20th Century Type Sets, now they just cost more for higher grades. Now I collect Gold (Half Eagles, Saints), more (higher grade) 19th-20th Century Type coins, Peace Dollars and Trimes (which are recent additions).

CharlieB

I started around 1957 as well, sticking pretty much with
US 20th century coins collecting buffalos, halves, cents,
slq's, mercs, walkers, Washington's, key coins, commems,
gold etc., and in that order. I never went after dollars
much probably because everybody was collecting them at the
time but I did collect a few. I never cared for Barbers at
all, now here I am years later and it is my favorite coin.
So many series to choose from makes the hobby fun. Upgrading
and fine tuning my collection is an ongoing process for me.

LanLord

Abolutely--

I started off collecting low - medium grade circulated type set in a Dansco album
Then moved on to modern commems
then to PROOF sets
then to classic commems
then to full date and mintmark sets of many series of coins
now I'm back to a medium - high grade circulated type set in a Library of Coins album set

Dam, back to the beginning sort of.