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ADMIT IT! What's your worst coin habit!

ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,781 ✭✭✭✭
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Not being able to say no?

Not keeping up-to-date records?

Sneezing on you coins?

What is it?

Buyer and seller of vintage coin boards!

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  • DennisHDennisH Posts: 13,991 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Buying circulated 1895-S Morgans. Over and over and over....
    When in doubt, don't.
  • JrGMan2004JrGMan2004 Posts: 7,557 ✭
    Records... image
    -George
    42/92
  • UncleWigglyUncleWiggly Posts: 2,467
    I got addicted to buying 1881S NGCMS67 Morgans. I ended up with 34 (YES 34) of them before I came to my senses. Buying that many was easy, but getting rid of them isn't. Now I only have 8.


    Jerry
  • ibzman350ibzman350 Posts: 5,315 ✭
    I keep jumping back and forth, can't seem or don't want to concentrate on one certain type of coin. image


    Herb
    Remember it's not how you pick your nose that matters, it's where you put the boogers.
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  • JrGMan2004JrGMan2004 Posts: 7,557 ✭
    Hey Jerry, if you're stilling getting rid of them, you can always give one to me image I guarentee you it will be going to a good home image
    -George
    42/92
  • CladiatorCladiator Posts: 18,041 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Constantly changing my mind on what I want to collect! I should just give in and collect every coin ever made lol.
  • coinfreak499coinfreak499 Posts: 1,720
    not actually having the money I spend on coins. And on the spot buying.


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  • ziggy29ziggy29 Posts: 18,668 ✭✭✭
    Impulse buys that you have to justify to your spouse later. I'm still selling crap on eBay to raise money for a couple of my recent purchases.
  • FatManFatMan Posts: 8,977 ✭
    My worst coin habit?.......crap, I'm doing it right now, spending way too much time on the forum.
  • MyqqyMyqqy Posts: 9,777 ✭
    I have difficulty focusing my collecting- I've got 4 strong areas of interest, and a couple others on the side. Plus, I sometimes buy duplicates that I don't need, but can't seem to say no to..... image
    My style is impetuous, my defense is impregnable !
  • OKbustchaserOKbustchaser Posts: 5,483 ✭✭✭✭✭
    auction feverimage

    Jim
    Just because I'm old doesn't mean I don't love to look at a pretty bust.
  • AuldFartteAuldFartte Posts: 4,597 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>My worst coin habit?.......crap, I'm doing it right now, spending way too much time on the forum. >>



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    My OmniCoin Collection
    My BankNoteBank Collection
    Tom, formerly in Albuquerque, NM.
  • coinguy89coinguy89 Posts: 2,151


    << <i>Constantly changing my mind on what I want to collect! I should just give in and collect every coin ever made lol. >>



    Sometimes I feel the same way.
    Scott Hopkins
    -YN Currently Collecting & Researching Colonial World Coins, Especially Spanish Coins, With a Great Interest in WWII Militaria.

    My Ebay!
  • orieorie Posts: 998 ✭
    Killing time.. trying to buy 1897-O Morgans AU50 in all the slabs. Have PCGS, NGC, ANACS and PCI. Looking for SEGS and what ever other kind I can find. I really can't figure if I'm getting $500 worth of entertainment.
    Cool set...poor pics
  • Conder101Conder101 Posts: 10,536 ✭
    This forum.
  • mr3holesinonemr3holesinone Posts: 444
    My worst habit has to be that I bite gold coins just to make sure they're real. Sometimes, with the coins being in slabs you often gotta bite harder and I chipped a molar gettin through all that nasty plastic. On a related sidenote, my dentist recently bought a new Corvette thanks, in part, to the repairs he had done on my choppers.
    Holes-in-One
    1. 7-17-81 Warrenton GC Driver 310 yards 7th Hole (Par 4)
    2. 5-22-99 Warrenton GC 6 iron 189 yards 10th Hole
    3. 7-23-99 Oak Meadow CC 5 iron 180 yards 17th Hole
    4. 9-19-99 Country Lake GC 6 iron 164 yards 15th Hole
    5. 8-30-09 Country Lake GC Driver 258 yards 17th Hole (Par 4)

    Collector of Barber Halves, Commems, MS64FBL Frankies, Full Step Jeffersons & Mint state Washington Quarters
  • mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
    This forum is my worst habit, but most educational.
    coinimaging.com/my photography articles Check out the new macro lens testing section
  • jdimmickjdimmick Posts: 9,675 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I agree with conder, spending too much time on here!
  • UncleWigglyUncleWiggly Posts: 2,467


    << <i>Hey Jerry, if you're stilling getting rid of them, you can always give one to me image I guarentee you it will be going to a good home image >>



    If you could have gotten to my wife back in April, she would of given you 2 she found out on my workbench outside! She was P.Oed One time for over 12hrs straight, everytime she wanted to check her email or do some work on the computer I'd be on her case to "hurry up! Another one is getting reading to end in 3 minutes!" One day I was on my tractor when the mailman came. I got 3 that day from Heritage. I put them in my shirt pocket and kept on bouncing around the pasture for about 20 minutes and went back to the house and immediately bought one from Barry Stuppler and JB Hamrick on eBay. Well, I broke myself of that finally. I started buying MS68s!! And yes name the grade and I got PLs too. (no 69s) And the stupidest, (AND I MEAN STUPID!!) thing I did was pass up a high grade NGC DPL! Anyway, in the not too distant future I will put them up here and across the street for sell. I have a whole PCGS Blue Box of MS65s! Oh, these are all 1881S Morgans.


    Jerry
  • JrGMan2004JrGMan2004 Posts: 7,557 ✭
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    -George
    42/92
  • aem4162aem4162 Posts: 421 ✭
    slathering peanut butter on my body and rolling around on a pile of unc and mint coins


    oh..wait...that's part of a fantasy...nevermind
    anita...ana #r-217183...coin collecting noob
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  • earlwbollingerearlwbollinger Posts: 1,304
    I spend too much money on it myself.
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  • XpipedreamRXpipedreamR Posts: 8,059 ✭✭
    Records: Getting betterimage

    Saying no: Needs improvementimage

    Sneezing on coins: No problem hereimage


  • JrGMan2004JrGMan2004 Posts: 7,557 ✭


    << <i>Records: Getting betterimage

    Saying no: Needs improvementimage

    Dog Sneezing on coins: Lots of problem hereimage >>

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    -George
    42/92
  • XpipedreamRXpipedreamR Posts: 8,059 ✭✭
    That actually is kind of a problem. When I have the coins spread out on the floor in front of me, she absolutely has to walk all over them and sit on them, blocking my access to the coins. It's really weird.
  • JrGMan2004JrGMan2004 Posts: 7,557 ✭
    image
    -George
    42/92
  • LincolnCentManLincolnCentMan Posts: 5,347 ✭✭✭✭
    My worst habit is going to coin shows 100 miles from home only to return after making less than $10 in aquisitions.

    David
    Lincolncentman Toned Lincolns
  • ElectricEyeElectricEye Posts: 2,354
    Buying ten of the same common date because each has different cool toning or is a pq specimen. I shall open up a museum dedicated only to 1884-O Morgan Silver dollars some day.
  • fountainheadgoldfountainheadgold Posts: 2,467 ✭
    I am a coinaholic, I cannot stop buying gsa cc morgans. they are piled up all around me, some as high as 4 feet. I am loseing track of the ones coming in the mail!
    Michael
  • mirabelamirabela Posts: 5,012 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Definitely guilty of the duplicate common date 'just because I liked the way it looked' type of purchase -- got a few too many 81-S morgans myself, looks like this is not the best place to find demand when it comes time to sell! Really, though, it might be *not* hanging onto some of my best stuff -- I'm a sucker for the cash I can use to buy more! I keep photos of everything I sell, even if I only owned it for a day or two, so it's kind of like I still have it in my collection.
    mirabela
  • anablepanablep Posts: 5,097 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>ADMIT IT! What's your worst coin habit! >>



    Denying I have a coin habit
    Always looking for attractive rim toned Morgan and Peace dollars in PCGS or (older) ANA/ANACS holders!

    "Bongo hurtles along the rain soaked highway of life on underinflated bald retread tires."


    ~Wayne
  • FairlanemanFairlaneman Posts: 10,423 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Don't need it, gotta see it.....image

    Ken
  • RYKRYK Posts: 35,797 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not putting the seat back down when I am finished.

    image
    My Box of 20: https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/box-20/ryks-gold-box-20/17132
  • MyqqyMyqqy Posts: 9,777 ✭
    I got addicted to buying 1881S NGCMS67 Morgans. I ended up with 34 (YES 34) of them

    What was the appeal of 81-s morgans? Did you not buy other dates?? image
    My style is impetuous, my defense is impregnable !
  • MyqqyMyqqy Posts: 9,777 ✭
    When I have the coins spread out on the floor in front of me, she absolutely has to walk all over them and sit on them, blocking my access to the coins. It's really weird.

    Are you talking about your wife??? image
    My style is impetuous, my defense is impregnable !
  • granddadgranddad Posts: 966 ✭
    Giving all of my profits away to children. First it was my children, and now my grandchildren. But in addition to that everytime I see a child that shows interest in coins (at a coin shop, at a show, at an auction and so on) I give them something. At the end of the year the bottom line isnt near what it could be. But I feel good, and I know that I made alot of children feel good.

    Have a Great Day!
    Louis
  • ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,781 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Giving all of my profits away to children. First it was my children, and now my grandchildren. But in addition to that everytime I see a child that shows interest in coins (at a coin shop, at a show, at an auction and so on) I give them something. At the end of the year the bottom line isnt near what it could be. But I feel good, and I know that I made alot of children feel good. >>



    We should all have such bad habits.

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    Buyer and seller of vintage coin boards!
  • NewmismatistNewmismatist Posts: 1,802 ✭✭


    << <i>Buying ten of the same common date because each has different cool toning or is a pq specimen. I shall open up a museum dedicated only to 1884-O Morgan Silver dollars some day. >>



    I seem to be having the same problem, but mine's with 80-Ss ands 81-Ss

    Actually the real problem is: Too many coins, too little time, not enough money! image
    Collecting eye-appealing Proof and MS Indian Head Cents, 1858 Flying Eagle and IHC patterns and beautiful toned coins.

    “It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.” Mark Twain
    Newmismatist
  • ccrccr Posts: 2,446
    Buying this 1878 - S toner when ....

    imageimage

    .... I already had this 1878 - S toner. image

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  • UncleWigglyUncleWiggly Posts: 2,467


    << <i> I got addicted to buying 1881S NGCMS67 Morgans. I ended up with 34 (YES 34) of them

    What was the appeal of 81-s morgans? Did you not buy other dates?? image >>



    I realized real quick that I couldn't afford rarity and quality together. So, I chose quality. With even the amount of money I spent on all my 81S from 65s thru 68PLs, I still wouldn't be able to scratch the person's foot who bought the 1889CC Morgan in MS68 that was up on eBay a couple years ago. The openning bid was over $500K!!!! The last 1881S NGCMS68 that I saw sold off Teletrade went for $3200! I almost bid on it but I have the 81S (s) I want now for my permanent collection. The 1881S Morgans are the best struck ones I've seen and I believe the 2nd most common.

    Jerry
  • SDCollectorSDCollector Posts: 886 ✭✭
    Being too hard on myself when I spend less the $40 on a coin and later realize after closer inspection that it's been cleaned. I'm beginning to accept gently cleaned coins and as long as the investment is small, I'm enjoying the hobby more.
    Bill

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