Are there any series you wish you wanted to collect?

Shamika · May 23, 2006 3:17AM

This is a strange question, I know.

I find myself wishing I liked Liberty nickels. There are so many with nice toning and I love the large fields, but I just can't get excited about them. If only I could, I feel I could go nuts considering how inexpensive many of them are.

rsdoug81 · May 23, 2006 3:23AM

I feel the same way about Washington quarters. Nice colors and relatively inexpensive, but like you, shamika, i just can't get excited about them. I knid of feel the same way about Walkers. I love the design, but as a history buff, I have this mental barrier against 20th century series. To me, the older the better.

tmot99 · May 23, 2006 3:34AM

Man, you guys sound like type collectors!

I know the feeling as I love the colorful toning on lib nickels. Same goes with Franklinks, Washington Quarters, etc. I have found that if I see a nice piece, I buy it. It might not "fit in" with my collection, but who cares. I like the coins I have.

BECOKA · May 23, 2006 3:39AM

There are many but with the price of nice examples with spectacular lustre or toning taking moon money I don't even consider most series. For example I would love to collect Trade Dollars and Bust Halfs but they are the farthest thing from my mind because my budget is limited. At least there is the Legend collection where I can view them anytime I want online.

Other examples include toned lincolns, Jeffersons, decently struck Kennedy's etc.. Everytime someone posts a nice examples of these I wish I collected them; but in the end I stick to my guns and focus my funds on one series.

saintguru · May 23, 2006 3:42AM

Hell....nothing sucks about Early Dollars 1794-1804.

Gemineye · May 23, 2006 4:23AM

Yes ..most definitely.........Buff Nickels.......I should've started them years ago....I like 'em........!!!!

ziggy29 · May 23, 2006 5:00AM

I wish I was more interested in a coin series with extremely low demand (and thus lower coin prices).

ER · May 23, 2006 5:04AM

Wish I wanted to collect? No.

BillJones · May 23, 2006 5:06AM

A large cent date, but I look at the prices for the 1799 and 1804 and know that I would not want to get near it.

I REFUSE to collect junk, and for those two date, junk would be all I could afford.

Heck, at the recent EAC convention finding a decent 1857 large cent was hard.

mgoodm3 · May 23, 2006 5:06AM

Buffalo nickels. I kinda like em with their nice engraving and highish relief, but their ain't no passion there for them.

Shamika · May 23, 2006 11:14AM

Anyone else?

FatMan · May 23, 2006 11:18AM

Not really a series, but patterns are very cool. Maybe someday.

gyocomgd · May 23, 2006 1:08PM

Walkers. They're very interesting to me up close with all sorts of stuff going on, but at arms length they look ordinary and I'm not drawn to them. And I always tend to see them at arms length. Poor answer, but the best I can do.

LincolnCentMan · May 23, 2006 1:12PM

No because if I wished that I wanted to collect them, I'd already want to.

David

Coxe · May 23, 2006 1:12PM

Until about a year or two ago, I would have to have said Peace dollars. I got into them at Jeff Oxman's insistance but, to be perfectly honest, they really haven't grown on me. So in a way, they still qualify even though I actively collect them as I still wish I liked them more.

Shamika · May 23, 2006 1:32PM

<< So in a way, they still qualify even though I actively collect them as I still wish I liked them more. >>

John,

You have to stop collecting Peace dollars right now. Do yourself a favor, sell all you Peace dollars and put the money into a collection you feel passionate about. Otherwise, at the rate you're on, you'll loose all interest in anything coin related.

Good luck.

Coxe · May 23, 2006 1:43PM

<< 

<< So in a way, they still qualify even though I actively collect them as I still wish I liked them more. >>

John,

You have to stop collecting Peace dollars right now. Do yourself a favor, sell all you Peace dollars and put the money into a collection you feel passionate about. Otherwise, at the rate you're on, you'll loose all interest in anything coin related.

Good luck. >>

Nah, I still have my Morgan DMPLs/VAMs and other fun stuff.

rmoss · May 23, 2006 1:44PM

Like Coxe I wish I could get into Peace Dollars. I started to buy a few a couple of years ago in MS-64. I had to be realistic and decided 64 was the only way I might put together a set. But, the passion just wasn't there. My two other loves have been 3¢ Nickels and old Commems. I don't do the 3 centers but am working on the Commems.

rec78 · May 23, 2006 1:44PM

No, because i do collect all the series that i want to collect-you are right this is a strange question.

Bruceswar · May 23, 2006 1:53PM

I had started a nice Buffalo Nickel set about 5 years back, but it was stolen. It was about 80% complete, and ever since my love for buffalos has gone down, but one day I just may again.

ttxp · May 23, 2006 1:56PM

<< Are there any series you wish you wanted to collect? >>

There are probably few coins I wish I wanted to collect, there are coins I wish I could collect.

The 16th and 17th century taler and gold ducat type coins of Europe, oh how I wish, its terrible to be poor.

Coinosaurus · May 23, 2006 2:08PM

I wish I was interested in early copper. It's so historic and all that. But I can't get excited about it, all the coins seem so dark and brown.

gyocomgd · May 23, 2006 2:19PM

<< I had started a nice Buffalo Nickel set about 5 years back, but it was stolen. It was about 80% complete, and ever since my love for buffalos has gone down, but one day I just may again. >>

Does this whet your appetite?

Are there any series you wish you wanted to collect?

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