How has this forum affected your coin buying?
MrEureka
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Do you spend more money on coins as the result of this forum?
Do you collect different coins than you otherwise might have been collectiing?
Are you collecting more intelligently as the result of the forum?
Do you spend more time on the hobby, or does the time you spend here simply displace other numismatic activities?
Do the things that you learn here increase or decrease the likelihood that you will remain a collector? If so, how?
Any other thoughts?
Do you collect different coins than you otherwise might have been collectiing?
Are you collecting more intelligently as the result of the forum?
Do you spend more time on the hobby, or does the time you spend here simply displace other numismatic activities?
Do the things that you learn here increase or decrease the likelihood that you will remain a collector? If so, how?
Any other thoughts?
Andy Lustig
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
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I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
-Paul
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Increase, because knowledge is power and I have gained a lot of knowledge.
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Hey, someone had to beat him to some of the questions!
Seriously, I'm curious about this stuff. More to the point, I wonder if I'm completely wasting my time here.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
<< <i>Do you spend more money on coins as the result of this forum? YES
Do you collect different coins than you otherwise might have been collectiing? YES
Are you collecting more intelligently as the result of the forum? I TRY
Do you spend more time on the hobby, or does the time you spend here simply displace other numismatic activities? YES / NO
Do the things that you learn here increase or decrease the likelihood that you will remain a collector? If so, how? YES - Increased exposure to other series peeks the interest
Any other thoughts? >>
I secretly enjoy the in-fighting sometimes
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3. Yes, without a doubt
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5. Increase
Other thoughts:
I have learned quite a bit here. I launched nearly my entire collection. I switched collecting styles--buy fewer, nicer coins as opposed to buying everything within a certain price range. I have decided not to focus on a particular series but rather interesting, historical pieces. I learned the definition of original.
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Increase, because knowledge is power and I have gained a lot of knowledge.
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Exactly!!
Complete Dime Set
I felt that it was time to sell.
I have remained broke since joining. I now have a new interest in collecting.
I have met a lot of cool and friendly people. Several very generious and helpfull people.
I still haven't sold my quarters. In fact I was going to take them to a local dealer today, but my wife said "NO!".
On second thought, those extra profits get plowed into my collection, so I guess my collecting has been affected by the forum, indirectly.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
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Go that way.
Really fast.
If something gets in your way, turn.
<< <i>Do you spend more money on coins as the result of this forum? >>
Yes
<< <i>Do you collect different coins than you otherwise might have been collectiing? >>
Yes
I now only collect Seated coinage & Feuchtwanger Cents
<< <i>Are you collecting more intelligently as the result of the forum? >>
Yes.
I can distinguish NT from AT, spot cleaned coins, etc.
<< <i>Do you spend more time on the hobby, or does the time you spend here simply displace other numismatic activities? >>
No
<< <i>Do the things that you learn here increase or decrease the likelihood that you will remain a collector? If so, how? >>
Increases. Collecting is more enjoyable & positive for me because I've learned a lot of things here that I know has saved me a lot of time and money.
<< <i>Do you spend more money on coins as the result of this forum? >>
Possibly.
<< <i>Do you collect different coins than you otherwise might have been collectiing? >>
More than likely.
<< <i>Are you collecting more intelligently as the result of the forum? >>
I don't think so but certainly not less intelligently.
<< <i>Do you spend more time on the hobby, or does the time you spend here simply displace other numismatic activities? >>
Time spent here displaces time spent working.
<< <i>Do the things that you learn here increase or decrease the likelihood that you will remain a collector? If so, how? >>
They have no affect.
<< <i>Any other thoughts? >>
Nope.
Lafayette Grading Set
<< <i>Do you spend more money on coins as the result of this forum?
Do you collect different coins than you otherwise might have been collectiing? Yes!
Are you collecting more intelligently as the result of the forum? Yes!
Do you spend more time on the hobby, or does the time you spend here simply displace other numismatic activities? No!
Do the things that you learn here increase or decrease the likelihood that you will remain a collector? If so, how? No!
Any other thoughts? >>
I have learned a ton here in the past year. I am greatful to have been able to hhave the opportunity to learn, and profit both mentally and financially from this forum
Rob
Now: less money (coin imaging allows me to see a lot of coins that kinda make up my virtual collection)
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Cheers, RickO
Yes.
Do you collect different coins than you otherwise might have been collectiing?
Yes. If it weren't for Pontiacinf's thread years ago I never would have bought the Buffalo silver dollars. I probably shouldn't have sold all of them, but I lost my job and needed the cash.
The biggest collection I started in recent years was the result of buying a coin from a forum member on a whim.
Are you collecting more intelligently as the result of the forum?
Yes.
Do you spend more time on the hobby, or does the time you spend here simply displace other numismatic activities?
I spend more time on the hobby.
Do the things that you learn here increase or decrease the likelihood that you will remain a collector? If so, how?
It has decreased the likelihood I'll spend huge premiums on "red" copper from the 19th century because I have seen how good the coin doctors have gotten, but it hasn't decreased the likelihood I'll remain a collector.
Obscurum per obscurius
shirohniichan - Yet you now spend more money on coins, not less?
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
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Yes, at least I hope so.
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I find I appreciate the classics collectors more and the knowledge required to be good at it.
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3) No
4) No/Yes
5) Most likely no affect. I have however noticed what a huge margin there seems to be between collector knowledge and grading skills, like one end of the scale or the other IMO.
<< <i>Do you spend more money on coins as the result of this forum? >>
yes, 'cause I buy better quality coins now besides widgets.
<< <i>Do you collect different coins than you otherwise might have been collectiing? >>
nope, still the same ones
<< <i>Are you collecting more intelligently as the result of the forum? >>
ABSOLUTLY, better eye appeal coins strike my fancy now than just white junk
<< <i>Do you spend more time on the hobby, or does the time you spend here simply displace other numismatic activities? >>
equal time on both.....reading(books) and posting and reading here
<< <i>Do the things that you learn here increase or decrease the likelihood that you will remain a collector? If so, how? >>
Increase.....the more I know about buying "good" coins will pay off in the future and I have learned a TON about eye appeal, strike, problems, etc. here! thanks most everybody!
<< <i>Any other thoughts? >>
The knowledge on these boards, from people you can tell are the true knowledgable people, is priceless.
My quality buying has gone up, but quantity has gone down tremendously due to, as stated above, being able to discover "good" coins. And for a person on a budget, that helps big time!
Too many positive BST transactions with too many members to list.
<< <i>Do you spend more money on coins as the result of this forum? >>
Exponentially more. I would say 95% of my purchases came after I found this place.
<< <i>Do you collect different coins than you otherwise might have been collectiing? >>
Yes, I would not have attempted to work on the set I'm doing (20th century proof type) without the knowledge I have picked up here. Since I wasn't actively collecting before joining here, I suppose all I would have done is keep buying an annual proof set from force of habit.
<< <i>Are you collecting more intelligently as the result of the forum? >>
I'd like to think so, but who knows? But without this place, I would not have attended two ANA Summer Seminars to develop my grading skills, and would not have met a local dealer who lets me work at his table twice a year (and THAT's an education in itself!). To name but one essential nugget, it's that I did not really understand or appreciate how a grade is not a definitive number, but simply one opinion at one point in time.
<< <i>Do you spend more time on the hobby, or does the time you spend here simply displace other numismatic activities? >>
Participating in this forum has increased the time I spend on the hobby. Prior to joining here, I was a CW and Numismatist reader, and that was the extent of my involvement. No shows, no buying, nothing else. A card-carrying but numismatically idle ANA member.
<< <i>Do the things that you learn here increase or decrease the likelihood that you will remain a collector? If so, how? >>
Not just WHAT I learn, but getting to meet many of the members here (like yourself). Knowing I can go to a show and probably get to talk with members makes that trip much more appealing than if I was to go and have no personal interactions with others there. Those things do increase the probability I will continue to collect.
<< <i>Any other thoughts? >>
Many people do not fully appreciate how much they can learn from hanging around here. But they should leverage that into getting to meet other members at shows. Some of the coolest stuff I have seen came from connections formed here. (Still wish I had gone to that Maryland show where I could have seen a 1974 aluminum cent in-hand.) And face-to-face conversations can yield great information that would never be written here for the world to see. Oh, and the vast majority of people I have met in person through this place are very nice and willing to share knowledge.
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
All The Way - And Then Some
I collect Modern Commemoratives
and anything Franklin.
<< <i>Do you spend more money on coins as the result of this forum? >>
Nope, my spending level is dependent on my income level and necessary expenses.
<< <i>Do you collect different coins than you otherwise might have been collectiing? >>
Nope. I starting collecting errors before there even was a world wide web, and half cents before I had heard of the web (and this forum did not exist yet). Assay Commission medals I started collecting after I purchased one for an "exonumia miscellany" collection and realized that I really liked the medal. I got that medal I guess because of old Bowers and Merena catalogs exposed me to the series.
<< <i>Are you collecting more intelligently as the result of the forum? >>
Nah, I was collecting intelligently beforehand. In any case, with all the kool-aid drinkers here, I think it could only cause me to collect less intelligently if it had an effect. Of course, there are plenty of people here whom the term "kool aid drinker" does not apply to and these are people worthy of attention.
<< <i>Do you spend more time on the hobby, or does the time you spend here simply displace other numismatic activities? >>
This is probably added time. I'll grant the forums that.
<< <i>Do the things that you learn here increase or decrease the likelihood that you will remain a collector? If so, how? >>
I doubt it has an effect. I'm a collector for life, and I don't think the forum will affect that. Certainly won't make me collect longer, that's for sure. OTOH, some of the speculation-based threads make me want to take showers afterwards.
<< <i>Any other thoughts? >>
I think I'll have a sub for lunch.
Ed. S.
(EJS)
<< <i>Do you spend more money on coins as the result of this forum?
Do you collect different coins than you otherwise might have been collectiing?
Are you collecting more intelligently as the result of the forum?
Do you spend more time on the hobby, or does the time you spend here simply displace other numismatic activities?
Do the things that you learn here increase or decrease the likelihood that you will remain a collector? If so, how?
Any other thoughts? >>
1. Yes
2. No
3. Yes
4. No
5. Increase
This board is another source of information for me and I'm grateful for it.
The people here have even made it a bit profitable for me lately.
Picked this one up today, it's at least a cameo. The white spots are on the plastic, not the coin. Paid $9.
Got a bunch more today too, all thanks to things I learned on this board.
TorinoCobra71
The coins posted here are just spectacular in many cases and not like
anything one sees at the coin shops. Even the "lesser" coins are some-
times extremely attractive.
Do you collect different coins than you otherwise might have been collectiing? Yes.
Are you collecting more intelligently as the result of the forum? Probably.
Do you spend more time on the hobby, or does the time you spend here simply displace other numismatic activities? Yes/no
Do the things that you learn here increase or decrease the likelihood that you will remain a collector? If so, how? I was born a collector, so no.
Any other thoughts? The best part has been the friendships developed with collectors and dealers.
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Thanks for asking.
Garrow
<< <i>Do you spend more money on coins as the result of this forum? No
Do you collect different coins than you otherwise might have been collectiing? No
Are you collecting more intelligently as the result of the forum? No
Do you spend more time on the hobby, or does the time you spend here simply displace other numismatic activities? No
Do the things that you learn here increase or decrease the likelihood that you will remain a collector? No. If so, how?
Any other thoughts? >>
I find the forum informative and entertaining. I spent a lot of years learning about coins before I joined, and "lurking" here has not altered my buying, although it certainly opened my eyes to all the Krap going on on eBay.
<< <i>Do you spend more money on coins as the result of this forum? No
Do you collect different coins than you otherwise might have been collectiing? Yes, Moderns
Are you collecting more intelligently as the result of the forum? Definately
Do you spend more time on the hobby, or does the time you spend here simply displace other numismatic activities? Yes, No I watch less TV and stay up later
Do the things that you learn here increase or decrease the likelihood that you will remain a collector? If so, how? Niether, I am here because I can't help it
Any other thoughts? >>
This forum has been a great education. let me restate that, HUGH. I can't imagine not having this forum as a resource in my collecting endeavers
I buy coins from the mint cuz Laura scares me. Other than that, I'm fine.
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Do you collect different coins than you otherwise might have been collectiing? Yes
Are you collecting more intelligently as the result of the forum? More selectively for sure (can you do anything this insane intelligently? )
Do you spend more time on the hobby, or does the time you spend here simply displace other numismatic activities? Yes/No
Do the things that you learn here increase or decrease the likelihood that you will remain a collector? If so, how? Yes. By the example of all the family members staying closer throught the collecting hobby. Hey, all my grandkids can’t be into music and birdwatching.
Any other thoughts? Besides coins, I also learn a lot about community on this forum. Mostly good things.
Probing thread.
"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso
I give away money. I collect money.
I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.
Yes.
Do you collect different coins than you otherwise might have been collectiing?
Yes. I learned about the Dansco 7070 here, for example.
Are you collecting more intelligently as the result of the forum?
Probably.
Do you spend more time on the hobby, or does the time you spend here simply displace other numismatic activities?
Both.
Do the things that you learn here increase or decrease the likelihood that you will remain a collector? If so, how?
Neutral. I have learned some great things about the hobby here and made some terrific numismatic friendships and connections. I have also seen the dark underbelly of the hobby right before my very eyes here, virtually on a daily basis.
Any other thoughts?
The forum helps to sustain my high level of interest in coins, the hobby, and the business.