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Poll- I am/am not a box of 20er?

lcoopielcoopie Posts: 8,873 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I seem to enjoy the thrill of the chase,
the anticipation of the arrival,
not spending too much an a single newp,
and building up a "collection"

How about YOU?
LCoopie = Les

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  • abitofthisabitofthatabitofthisabitofthat Posts: 2,142 ✭✭✭
    I am building a box of 350 set. When (if) I am ever done I will have to find a box for it.

    merse

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I collect. I have done a few series, but also collect what I like or if a special sequence interests me. For example, I collected commemoratives from each state I have lived in (14) - albeit a couple were state tokens. And I enjoy 'one of a kind' coins that just look nice to me.. Sometimes even a 'darkside' coin. Cheers, RickO
  • jhdflajhdfla Posts: 3,030 ✭✭✭
    No, a box of twenty will not work for me.
    SeatedQuarters
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,598 ✭✭✭✭✭
    In U.S. coins I'm building a type set as defined by the NGC registry of everything from half cents to $20 gold pieces. I've got three coins to go plus whatever modern stuff they might add within reason. So far NGC has included only ONE State Quarter, ONE presidential dollar and ONE territory quarter. I can live with that but not the complete sets of those coins.
    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,550 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If you are focusing on the number 20, your logic is flawed...and, therefore, so is this poll.

    Why do you have to be either a "strict box of 20er" or not one at all? The middle ground is where the success and enjoyment can be found, imo.

    As I've said before, if you consider following the box of 20 concept, you shouldn't focus on a particular number. Instead, focus on building a quality collection in which each coin is the equal of the others in the collection.

    I try to follow this concept, yet...
    I enjoy the thrill of the chase,
    the anticipation of the arrival,
    not spending too much an a single newp,
    and building up a "collection"

    But we've beat this horse enough...
  • garsmithgarsmith Posts: 5,894 ✭✭
    20 boxes of 20 would still only be 20% of what I need
  • lcoopielcoopie Posts: 8,873 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>20 boxes of 20 would still only be 20% of what I need >>



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  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,362 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I have found a happy compromise. I've limited my collection to 20 safe deposit boxes.

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  • OnlyGoldIsMoneyOnlyGoldIsMoney Posts: 3,407 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No. I am collecting my series by date and mintmark.
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  • LindeDadLindeDad Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This is part of one set. I have 55 completed sets now.
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    There are boxes of twenty all over the place.
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    My Current project....https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/mysetregistry/album/160794
  • garsmithgarsmith Posts: 5,894 ✭✭


    << <i>I have found a happy compromise. I've limited my collection to 20 safe deposit boxes.

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  • 1907Quarter1907Quarter Posts: 2,770
    this is an EXTREMELY arbitrary and constricting way of collecting. I would never collect this way....
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  • DRUNNERDRUNNER Posts: 3,888 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I like the idea of a hunt for top-quality coins. The adventure is most of the thrill, but I have always felt the "Box of 20" concept worked well when presented by dealers who handled very high end material with commensurately high end mark-ups. It is a superb marketing technique that delivers a large profit per-coin sold. A "Box of 20" of circ Washies out of the junk bowl v. a "Box of 20" of keys or 19th century proofs presents a much different profit margin.

    The "Box of 20" keeps you focused, consistently evaluating quality coins, and extremely selective, but seems to eliminate the 'collecting' from coin collecting.

    Drunner
  • lcoopielcoopie Posts: 8,873 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I like the idea of a hunt for top-quality coins. The adventure is most of the thrill, but I have always felt the "Box of 20" concept worked well when presented by dealers who handled very high end material with commensurately high end mark-ups. It is a superb marketing technique that delivers a large profit per-coin sold. A "Box of 20" of circ Washies out of the junk bowl v. a "Box of 20" of keys or 19th century proofs presents a much different profit margin.

    The "Box of 20" keeps you focused, consistently evaluating quality coins, and extremely selective, but seems to eliminate the 'collecting' from coin collecting.

    Drunner >>



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    ryk recently mentioned that he gets a lot of
    pleasure from "low cost" coins, so he sold some
    of his "high cost " ones and this was repeated by
    mgoodman in the same thread
    LCoopie = Les
  • yellowkidyellowkid Posts: 5,486 ✭
    No, too many neat things out there. I could however, see myself downsizing my collection at some point in the future. I have done that with other collections. I understand the thinking behind the "20" approach and can see the appeal, twenty may be too few though.....
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,607 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>this is an EXTREMELY arbitrary and constricting way of collecting. I would never collect this way.... >>

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    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

  • ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭
    I'm a series date/mm collector. I like the box of 20 idea, but I personally find it too restricting.


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  • lcoopielcoopie Posts: 8,873 ✭✭✭✭✭
    so 92% of us are not box of 20ers

    The board has spoken
    LCoopie = Les
  • MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,550 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>so 92% of us are not box of 20ers

    The board has spoken >>


    What did it say?

    Sorry...I wasn't listening.
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,607 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>so 92% of us are not box of 20ers

    The board has spoken >>


    What did it say?

    Sorry...I wasn't listening. >>



    It is saying that the box of 20 is a dumb idea.



    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

  • BillyKingsleyBillyKingsley Posts: 2,661 ✭✭✭✭
    Personally, I think it's the stupidest collecting idea put forth on this board. But that's just me.
    Billy Kingsley ANA R-3146356 Cardboard History // Numismatic History
  • MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,550 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>

    << <i>so 92% of us are not box of 20ers

    The board has spoken >>


    What did it say?

    Sorry...I wasn't listening. >>



    It is saying that the box of 20 is a dumb idea. >>


    Well ok...thanks for clearing that up.

    If 100 people say something is true and 1 person disagrees, is it true?

    If 1 person says something is true and 100 people disagree, is it true?

    I don't know.

    But I do know that the results of this poll will not impact the way I collect. I'm a contrarian by nature. image
  • MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,550 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Personally, I think it's the stupidest collecting idea put forth on this board. But that's just me. >>


    Don't sugar coat it...tell us how you really feel.

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  • jsfjsf Posts: 1,889
    no way I could stop at 20, especially when you people keep posting all those beautiful other types of coins that I barely dabble in.

    Some of you should be ashamed at dangling those things in front of those of us who are trying to decide on a second series to begin.

    kidding aside, I am going through another culling of my coins (member encouraged, quality over quantity). These proof silver eagles and Morgans would bring money better spent on my focus group(s).
  • BillyKingsleyBillyKingsley Posts: 2,661 ✭✭✭✭
    LOL at MidLifeCrisis. That literally made me laugh out loud.

    I am nothing if not honest image
    Billy Kingsley ANA R-3146356 Cardboard History // Numismatic History
  • lcoopielcoopie Posts: 8,873 ✭✭✭✭✭
    20 is just an arbitrary number after all,
    it's just the number of coins that
    fits into a slab box.

    what do you do once you get your 20?
    do you sell and then you have a slot to fill?
    do you sell and get a better coin?

    Eventually you will have a box of
    only very high priced coins
    and no money

    Thanks for the discussion.
    LCoopie = Les
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,607 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>what do you do once you get your 20? >>



    Once you reach 20 coins, you can't buy a new coin unless you sell one of your current coins. Your collection can't get bigger and can't exceed 20 coins. One of the dumbest ideas ever espoused on this forum.

    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

  • MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,550 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>what do you do once you get your 20? >>



    Once you reach 20 coins, you can't buy a new coin unless you sell one of your current coins. Your collection can't get bigger and can't exceed 20 coins. One of the dumbest ideas ever espoused on this forum. >>


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    I give up.
  • SpaceMonkeySpaceMonkey Posts: 3,311 ✭
    collecting is whatever you want it to be.... it's your challenge... not some one else's... if you want to challenge yourself with holding only 20 coins in collection I say hey great.
    No different really than focusing only on 1 mint or 1 year within a series... all challenges that we set for ourselves. so enjoy it however you like.

    and if having people call you stupid because of the way you collect excites you... enjoy that as well! image




    happy collecting,


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