Who is the most dedicated collector amongst us?

ANACONDA

How long have you been collecting the same series, be it Morgans, early type or what have you?

10 years?

20 years?

More?

Have you been doing it avidly the whole time?

Have you had other mistresses in the interim?

I would encourage anyone to post regardless of how long you've been at it.

(For whatever it's worth, I don't "collect" coins but I do collect rare natural history books and have been doing so for 26 years, fairly avidly the whole time.)

razorface1027

Certainly not I!

goldrush00013

Been collecting artifacts for 12 years now.

DorkGirl

I guess my family was/is dedicated to collecting Morgans. It took 3 generations to finally fill the albums. My grandpa started the collection, it was passed down to my dad, then passed down to me. It was a pretty cool day when the last coin went in, I felt like I was doing it for all 3 of us.

tjkillian

I started collecting indian cents in 1971 when I was nine years old and my interest in that series only intensifies over time. I'm now completing an mint-state set in PCGS holders. My interest in them continues to grow.

Tom

TONEDDOLLARS

Putting together a toned date and mint mark set of toned Morgans for over ten years

Jody526

I've collected Jefferson nickels since the mid-60's.

It's the only coin I have collected as a series. (although I have many types of coins and exonumia)

I just completed my latest nickel album yesterday. (38-65 PDS) The final coin was a 1941-D MS-65. (my estimate)

I must admit, there was a time in my teens and early 20's when "other things" seemed more important.

BAJJERFAN

I have been a Morgan collector for 5 or 6 years and still do it avidly. Dabble in a few things like state quarters and mint products, but no other series for now.

Sylvestius

I'm not loyal to any particular series i change and swap collecting focuses all the time...

But i do hoard silver Washington Quarters for no apparent reason other than the fact that i like them... most of them are low grade specimens.

coppercoins

Been collecting strictly Lincoln cents since 1984, started collecting in 1975-1978 time frame. I have not one Nickel, dime, quarter, half, or dollar in my collection. Mainly cents, plus a few half cents and tokens around - copper only.

edtided fro speeling.

razorface1027

Been collecting strictly Lincoln cents since 1984, started collecting in 1975-1978 time frame. I have not one Nickel, dime, quarter, half, or dollar in my collection. Mainly cents, plus a few half cents and tokens around - copper only.

You, you...you copper coin collector you.

nOoBiEeE

Toned Jefferson collector for about 5 months...

longtimecollector

Seated half collector........ Got my first in 1972............. finished the set 2004.............. does 32 years qualify me as dedicated???????

pursuitofliberty

ltc ... 32 years qualifies you as your icon suggests ... certifiable

for me I think my most dedicated set has been SLQ's ... which may never be done, but I'm still searching for the Choice AU/Unc's ... I started the collection at the ANA show in Seattle, 1990

hey, come to think of it, I still have 18 years before I'm certifiable, so maybe I will finish

matteproof

"How long have you been collecting the same series, be it Morgans, early type or what have you? 10 years? 20 years?..."

Dedication is perhaps better measured by intensity rather than time. In my view, a man who is intense and vociferous in his pursuit in the short haul can fairly be described as MORE dedicated than a man who sort of “passes through” over the course of many years. matteproof.

mgoodm3

I've been back into collecting for about 3 years. Mainly type and proof IHC's. neither is anywhere near completion, so it will be a while till I get a completed set.

mozeppa

42 years....with an occassional hiatus.

ddbird

Morgans for 8

BillJones

I've been collecting copper, nickel, silver and most especially gold type coins since the mid 1960's.

I fell in love with early type in the early 1970's. Before then I could not afford them although I did buy a 1799 Bust dollar in choice VF circa 1970.

Conder101

Let's see World coins since 1860 by type, 32 years, Early large cents by die variety, 19 years, German Notgeld coinage by Lamb numbers, 16 years, Conder tokens, 12 years for one of each English county (Got the last one earlier this year, all of the English Genuine Trade Tokens, 7 years, Slabs, 5 1/2 years. All of these have been continously, and there have been many other supplimental collections as well along the way.

ldhair

Small cents for 40 years without a break.

I collect other coins but not as long.

coinbuf

I started collecting Lincolns 30yrs ago and I still do buy at least one every month.

Chris

Gemini

Mainly I like collectng Civil War tokens. My first token I purchased in the early 1960's was "Our little Monitor" the famous Yankee ironclad that was built in my old hometown neighborhood of Greenpoint Brooklyn.
These tokens can really take you off the beaten path of collecting. Many have interesting historic or colorful stories are behind them. They also were struck in unusual metals some of which were never used in any regular production of a US coin. I never seem to get bored with these pieces as there is still much unknown about them
and researching them for me is challenging and great fun.
Their crudeness of manufacture and their numerous beautiful designs are very interesting to study.

cladking

I watched the silver Washingtons in circulation starting in '57 and the clad from their inception
in '65. I collected the silver ones but had no interest in collecting the clad until 1972. So 32yrs.

I've been quite avid since the late '70's.

earlwbollinger

I started collecting around 45 years ago.
I have had to take a few breaks, but I am still at it.
As a kid it was circulation change, mostly pennies, and dimes, quarters, half dollars and a few dollar coins.
While in the Military I started collecting world coins.
A number of years ago I took a different direction with ancient coins.
Now I am back fiddling with US coins again.

airplanenut

I've been collecting/buying whatever I deem looks nice since I started in 1996

tjkillian

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You have me beat by more than 100 years! You win

Tom