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Question just for the full time dealers - What do you collect?

tydyetydye Posts: 3,894 ✭✭✭
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Do you collect anything numistmatically related? If so care to share.

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  • holeinone1972holeinone1972 Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭
    Cash and credit cards. image
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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,416 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Postcards of the town I live in.
    Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
  • notwilightnotwilight Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭
    I have a day job but dealing seemed like full time shipping at 2am night before last and up at 4 this morning. I have a very loosely organized and incomplete type set that I'm not compulsive about---I buy coins that interest me and pass on any series that doesn't. I have a focus area in large cents. I have so many moderns it is hard to tell my collection from my inventory....

    --Jerry
  • JulianJulian Posts: 3,370 ✭✭✭
    I collect currency and tokens of the county that I grew up in, Rensselaer County, NY.

    I also collect currency with the serial #'s 00000081, 00000082, & 00000084.

    Both of the above said, I would sell any of the collections to another collector, if asked.
    PNG member, numismatic dealer since 1965. Operates a retail store, also has exhibited at over 1000 shows.
    I firmly believe in numismatics as the world's greatest hobby, but recognize that this is a luxury and without collectors, we can all spend/melt our collections/inventories.

    eBaystore
  • FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 5,877 ✭✭✭✭✭
    U.S. Mint related items -
    60's San Fran. Rock & Roll Posters
    Good quality dark chocolate, with no nuts or alcohol
    Retired Collector & Dealer in Major Mint Error Coins & Currency since the 1960's.Co-Author of Whitman's "100 Greatest U.S. Mint Error Coins", and the Error Coin Encyclopedia, Vols., III & IV. Retired Authenticator for Major Mint Errors for PCGS. A 50+ Year PNG Member.A full-time numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022.
  • UtahCoinUtahCoin Posts: 5,359 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Always had a weakness for IHC (3 sets), and always looking to upgrade my 7070
    I used to be somebody, now I'm just a coin collector.
    Recipient of the coveted "You Suck" award, April 2009 for cherrypicking a 1833 CBHD LM-5, and April 2022 for a 1835 LM-12, and again in Aug 2012 for picking off a 1952 FS-902.
  • nicetoning42107nicetoning42107 Posts: 1,162
    When I run across a modern toner I usually buy it to keep it in my personal collection; I believe the modern toners are undervalued in today's market. If I were to try and sell a modern toner I wouldn't get serious money, probably not even a profit. But I figure the beauty of the toning is worth tying $10, $20 up for and I am a true collector to this small area in numismatics; but otherwise I deal in any other U.S. coins I can get a bargain on.
    A lie told often enough becomes the truth. ~Vladimir Lenin
  • CappedBustDimesCappedBustDimes Posts: 218
    proof prez dollars
  • 1794half18391794half1839 Posts: 505 ✭
    Bust Halves by Overton variety.
    Greg Cohen

    Senior Numismatist

    Legend Rare Coin Auctions
  • seemyauctionseemyauction Posts: 3,655 ✭
    Local (to me) History, photos, coal scrip, store tokens, books, bottles, stoneware......


    I once purchaced a collection of Circus photos (over 7000 pictures) just to get to the local images, later found out that I purchaced the largest collection of Circus photos. The photos date 1880's to 1960's, with the bulk of the photos dating in the 1930's...

    Still have most the collection, it was assembled by Frank Norten, a "Punch & Judy" performer.

    I have been selling reprints of the human oddity performers for years.....








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  • JulianJulian Posts: 3,370 ✭✭✭
    Do you collect or eat the chocolate, Fred? I know that it wouldn't last in any collection that I had!!
    PNG member, numismatic dealer since 1965. Operates a retail store, also has exhibited at over 1000 shows.
    I firmly believe in numismatics as the world's greatest hobby, but recognize that this is a luxury and without collectors, we can all spend/melt our collections/inventories.

    eBaystore
  • ScarsdaleCoinScarsdaleCoin Posts: 5,266 ✭✭✭✭✭
    First off, I must say that I have always been impressed by Julian policy of selling anything that he collects so as not to compete with a client!

    I have always had a passion for MT's thats Magic Token related and have quite a large collection .... one of the reasons I liked it was that it was more of a fun collection rather than high value items....
    Jon Lerner - Scarsdale Coin - www.CoinHelp.com
  • EagleEyeEagleEye Posts: 7,677 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I collect Renaissance era coinage, preferably with dates.

    Here's a cool one.


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  • LongacreLongacre Posts: 16,717 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I collect currency and tokens of the county that I grew up in, Rensselaer County, NY.

    I also collect currency with the serial #'s 00000081, 00000082, & 00000084. >>




    Me, too! Where should I send my check to take those collections off of your hands?






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    Always took candy from strangers
    Didn't wanna get me no trade
    Never want to be like papa
    Working for the boss every night and day
    --"Happy", by the Rolling Stones (1972)
  • FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 5,877 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Julian,

    I collect dark chocolate, but then I "Flip-It" into my mouth
    Retired Collector & Dealer in Major Mint Error Coins & Currency since the 1960's.Co-Author of Whitman's "100 Greatest U.S. Mint Error Coins", and the Error Coin Encyclopedia, Vols., III & IV. Retired Authenticator for Major Mint Errors for PCGS. A 50+ Year PNG Member.A full-time numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022.
  • JulianJulian Posts: 3,370 ✭✭✭
    $200,000 will take all of the collections, Michael. You may send the check directly to me in SS. Many thanx.
    PNG member, numismatic dealer since 1965. Operates a retail store, also has exhibited at over 1000 shows.
    I firmly believe in numismatics as the world's greatest hobby, but recognize that this is a luxury and without collectors, we can all spend/melt our collections/inventories.

    eBaystore
  • PistareenPistareen Posts: 1,505 ✭✭✭
    I collect Maryland colonial currency (another old Julian specialty!), medals relating to minting technology, certain types of early American fiscal documents, and early American coin silver made by numismatically-relevant silversmiths.

    ... among a few other things. Once in awhile I compete with Fred on US Mint things, but he usually wins image
    John Kraljevich Americana
    Betts medals, colonial coins, US Mint medals, foreign coins found in early America, and other numismatic Americana
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,435 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I know a few dealers that collect dust. image

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

  • BobGreeneBobGreene Posts: 952 ✭
    I collect bank checks by the Coca-Cola Co.
    Bob
  • RegulatedRegulated Posts: 2,992 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I do a few and sundry interesting pieces from the darkside, particularly Central American Republic (and related) material, and (for some odd reason) privately minted coins and tokens produced in Great Britain during the 19th century. Here are a few:

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    What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake
  • RegulatedRegulated Posts: 2,992 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I also hoard these:

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    What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake
  • Aegis3Aegis3 Posts: 2,908 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I collect currency and tokens of the county that I grew up in, Rensselaer County, NY.

    I also collect currency with the serial #'s 00000081, 00000082, & 00000084.

    Both of the above said, I would sell any of the collections to another collector, if asked. >>



    Someone has to ask, why not 00000083?
    --

    Ed. S.

    (EJS)
  • sonoranmonsoonsonoranmonsoon Posts: 2,078 ✭✭
    1909-11 T206 tobacco cards, much more addictive than coins.
  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,333 ✭✭✭✭✭
    See the sig line...
    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • tydyetydye Posts: 3,894 ✭✭✭
    One thing I have to say is that you dealers get and keep all the really cool stuff. Thanks for sharing

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