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Should I list my coins in the registry?

XpipedreamRXpipedreamR Posts: 8,059 ✭✭
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Well, I've got a bunch of Washington quarters, and I'm thinking of listing them. It's funny...I was never interested before, and I know I don't have anything close to a top set. But after reading about everyone else and their registry sets...image

I guess that's how it worksimage



What's the upside? Will I have more friends, be more attractive to the opposite sex?

And what about the downside? Will I go completely insane trying to compete with the other sets?




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  • NumismanicNumismanic Posts: 2,582 ✭✭✭
    You don't need to have a top set to be in the registry. For me it is alot of fun to see how my sets compare with other collectors sets, not about competing with people that have more money than me. For me that would take the fun out of collecting coins.
    Don

    U.S. Nickels Complete Set with Major Varieties, Circulation Strikes

    U.S. Dimes Complete Set with Major Varieties, Circulation Strikes

  • DAMDAM Posts: 2,410 ✭✭
    Xpipe,

    Regardless of position, it's a great way to watch your set grow. Yes, it creates competition.

    I had a few Washingtons in PCGS and NGC holders and decided to register them across the street. Over the years I aquired a few nice pieces, not necessarily pop top pieces... just nice. I've got a mix of MS65 - MS67, mostly MS65/66. I'm not interested in assembling top 10 set. I listed it as a way to keep me motivated to complete it some day.



    << <i>What's the upside? Will I have more friends, be more attractive to the opposite sex? >>


    Definitely a way to attract the babes! Better than a hot sports car. image



    << <i>And what about the downside? Will I go completely insane trying to compete with the other sets? >>


    I've been here since the beginning. My Two Cent set was listed in the first Registry booklet (1995 I believe, may have been 1998, I can't remember) before it was online. I've always been a type collector first. Except for the two cents, I didn't work to complete a series. You may find you'll start spending more time looking to complete your set because when it's registered it's constantly in front of you.

    Good luck!




    Dan
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    Jump in and join the fun! Just don't build a proof Kennedy short set. I have enough competition already. image

    Russ, NCNE
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  • puffpuff Posts: 1,475


    << <i>Jump in and join the fun! Just don't build a proof Kennedy short set. I have enough competition already. image

    Russ, NCNE >>



    That was my next move.image
  • tonyhartonyhar Posts: 1,598
    It is fun, most of us will not get a top set but it is great when you get in the top ten or even five.
    Tony Harmer
    Web: www.tonyharmer.org
  • earlwbollingerearlwbollinger Posts: 1,304
    Go ahead, it's fun to compare and see how your doing.
    My sets will never make top ten, but it is nice to see the set at 100% in the registry.
    It's a good spot to put in photos and stuff too.
    You never know it might be handy if you get burgled and the coins are stolen.
    Knock on Wood.
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  • solidsolid Posts: 2,975
    Very few can realistically hope to achieve a top set in most categories now,
    especially one as popular as the Washington quarters. It simply takes more
    money than most people either have or are willing to spend on the coins it
    takes to be #1.

    Is it fun anyway? YES!

    I somewhere saw a reference to the Registry as the modern day electronic
    Whitman folder, and I think it is a good analogy. Here are some advantages
    to having a registry set:

    * Particularly if you post photos of your coins, it gives you a great way to share
    your collection with others.

    * You probably will make new friends!

    * You probably will be offered a nice coin you need from time to time.

    * There is a definate thrill each time you add a new coin to your set, click the
    Submit button, and watch your completion percentage and score rise.

    * Sometimes, you get to pass someone and move up in the ranks! image

    So JUMP IN and HAVE FUN! image

    Ken
  • CocoinutCocoinut Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Go ahead and register your set. You'll get a real sense of accomplishment as you near completion.The silver Washingtons were the first major set I registered. The Registry provided the discipline for me to focus on the set and complete it, and for a brief time I had the #1 set. I've moved on to other series since then, but still have the #14 basic set and the #4 varieties set.

    A bit of advice: try to locate the tougher coins first, and buy only the ones that you think are exceptional for the grade. Most of the key/semi-key dates have increased in value over the past 2-3 years, while the common dates have changed very little.

    Jim
    Countdown to completion of my Mercury Set: 1 coin. My growing Lincoln Set: Finally completed!
  • FairlanemanFairlaneman Posts: 10,424 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well if you want to be lumped into a group of people as egotistical, self serving, number collector and many more other adjectives register the darn things. If you want to be considered as a collector do not register the darn things. image

    As far as being more attractive to the opposite sex. Hmmm...if you look like your avitar probably only some dogs. More friends. Probably not. You will meet some very nice people that enjoy the same coins you enjoy.

    The Choice is yours......image

    Ken
  • numonebuyernumonebuyer Posts: 2,136 ✭
    If you have one PCGS certified coin, that is enough to have a Registry set. Why does everyone think it has to be a top set in order to register?
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