Pattern Enthusiasts - What About This Registry Idea?

wondercoin

IDEA: Create variety registry sets that include certain patterns. For example, an Indian Cent variety Registry set that also includes all the different 1858, 1959 etc. pattern coins as varieties as part of the entire collection including the regular issue coins. Or, a Liberty nickel variety set that includes the J-1690 and others. Or, a Buffalo nickel or Mercury Dime variety Registry set that also includes the patterns. Or, including copper and aluminum Seated coins as varieties in a Seated collection that includes the regular issue examples along with off-metals as a variety set. Or a Shield nickel variety registry set that includes copper and aluminum Shield nickels, etc., etc., etc.

Basically combining the patterns with the regular issue coins to create new registry sets that encourage pattern coin collecting along with regular issue collecting simultaneously.

Thoughts?

Wondercoin

Bear

What could be bad about more kinds of sets with more interesting possibilities.

I say the more the merrier.

RegistryCoin

The pattern market has been somewhat esoteric, and generally avoided due to some sort of perceived exclusivity, imho.
This is a great idea, in that, offering/providing, even requiring a little knowledge in the pattern area would reduce that market to one that is seen to be more "available", shared, and therefore probably more liquid, hence, more fun.
"More is merrier, sooner..."

MrEureka

Adding the patterns to make another set doesn't seem like a great idea to me. Better to just build some of the registry sets for patterns in a way that easily complements the regular issue sets. Consider it done.

Justhavingfun

Hi Mitch:

I agree with Mr. Eureka. And, as you know, that's the way I've collected the patterns ... the Coronet design (whatever the denomination) as an adjunct/complement to the 3 cent nickels.

It's nice that way but to me they're different sets.

Ditto for collecting all the three-cent patterns. That's an interesting set by itself but is it an adjunct to the silver three's or the nickel threes. Either or neither.

So, I come back to collecting them the way I've been doing it -- as my own unique little subsets of patterns to complement my "mainstream" collections. And when I show my nickel threes, those patterns sure add a ton of interest. In any case, collecting patterns is fun stuff.

Enjoy!


Just Having Fun!