Have You Ever Stopped One Set and Started a New One Instead...

RKKay

because you got sick of the old one?

kieferscoins

I didn't get sick, but my interest changed. I stopped the PCGS copper, nickel, and silver type set and started my own slab collecting, focusing on sample slabs.

Cameron Kiefer

Lakesammman

No, but I've started new sets just because the old set was filling in so slowly - good coins just aren't as available as they used to be! If your a collector at heart, you gotta buy something regularly to satisfy that craving

cosmicdebris

I stopped US coins (except new yearly mint and proof seys and SAEs) and found wonderous treasures in the darkness.

Robgetty

Every year or so I change focus. I was pushing at 2 cent and 3 cent pieces for a while,
and then worked on lincoln cents (finished that one), put together a Franklin half set and
a short set of Walking Lib Halves, and now I'm focusing on a complete US Type. The only
constant is my 1872 year set. I think that changing around what you do keeps you fresh,
and allows for some variety. I'm sure that I'll stop worrying about the complete type set
for a while, and then work on something else. Since I'm not selling off anything, but only
setting it aside, I can always come back. I've been thinking about collecting English pennies
and seeing how many different Kings and Queens I can get. Hey, quirky little sets is what
makes this a fun hobby!!

CarlWohlforth

I started DMPL Morgans then stopped. Then I started FB Mercs then stopped. I started Gem Buffalo nickels then stopped. I didn't stop because I lost interest in the coins. But it did seem to me that I liked the nicest one best and the others didn't quite appeal to me as much. So I started a type set. Well that was taking a long time and I did want to finish a series. So I started, and finished, a set of proof Jefferson nickels. Now I am back at my type set

MoneyLA

I started a MS roosevelt set, and bailed out when I found the market too tight and decided to resume collecting proof washingtons but this time went for color and not high grade.

I also decided to give up collecting ex-wives, and the next time I get married it will be the last time, so Im being very careful now.

cheers, alan mendelson

DAM

No, but I've started new sets just because the old set was filling in so slowly - good coins just aren't as available as they used to be! If your a collector at heart, you gotta buy something regularly to satisfy that craving

I think I can ditto this entire comment!

I find I start getting "the itch" if I haven't purchased a coin for a month or two. When that happens I usually go to a local coin shop and buy "something" just to satisfy my need.

drainbamage

Yup.... I would say "the itch" is the enemy of many a collection. A local barber around here who died recently was known for his collections..... He would collect ANYTHING. Coins, Comic Books, Pocket watches, Knives..... He would collect until things would begin to get slow and then he would sell his collection all of a sudden and start something totally new to him.

PQpeace

I have started my Franklin mint state set about 7 times.Each time I tell myself to spend that money on my dollars instead..
Someday I will finish that set
Larry