Are you more selective today than you were in the past?

291fifth

What type of coins do you now avoid?

pheh

Gem Peace dollars. For right now anyway.

ricko

I have always been selective.... however, over the years, my skills have increased considerably. Cheers, RickO

RYK

I try to avoid the "but for" coins. That is, "it would be a nice coin, but for the...."

MidLifeCrisis

I try to avoid anything I think might have been conserved.

Plus I have learned to really focus or I'd be too tempted to buy just any cool coin I could afford without actually building a collection.

chumley

focus....what was the question?

blu62vette

Much more selective. No coins with spots or dip residue.

BillJones

My standards have not changed since the 1980s. I buy mostly AU coins for the early years and Mint State and Proof for the more recent period. I prefer original pieces, but some pieces that have been dipped can work for me if I think that they are attractive.

Hyperion

spectacularly so.

atarian

on the paper side i was always selective but now im down to just nationals and any under priced notes that could be cherried.

coins im still picky on gold but really i dont see the value in numismatic gold anymore. the prices have remained in the same range for the last 5 years. if i see a nice coin ill consider it.

kranky

Absolutely more selective than in the past, but still not selective enough.

My last purchase in May was not a good decision. I know my weaknesses but still fall victim to them sometimes. I don't get to many shows and I will only buy what I can see in hand, and therefore I sometimes buy a coin because I needed one and it was available at the show... even when it was not a great example. The last purchase was not a good example for the grade AND overpriced. Bad combination.

RedTiger

I am more careful with coins from unknown [to me] sellers. New fakes are reported almost every week on the forum, often fake slabs, often from domestic [U. S. based] sellers.

johnny9434

yes especially with todays prices and all