Do you ever buy coins that you are not using for your collection?

MAT1

I collect gold coins, in particular gold dollars. Lately I find myself buying coins (btw over $1000 each) that I don't collect.
Don't know why I just like them a lot, I wonder if anyone here, as the same "problem"

llafoe

Expendable income... no direction... new direction... addiction... obsessive/compulsive disorder... tired of gold... you choose.

ctf_error_coins

I buy error coins all the time that are not for my collection. Some I buy to resell. Some I buy because the coin is way underpriced and the coin sometimes ends up in my collection or at least on my website.

LindeDad

Yes some just look too good to be true. But most usually don't stay around to long. Except for that mint set from 1853.

In other words don't let the walls hold you in all the time. Or don't block the view or you never see the view.

Rampage

I have done that from time to time. Not really a coin I collect, but the coin itself is nice for what it is and I cannot pass it up if a good deal.

questor54

If your collecting tastes never grow and change you are just being static. Lot's of guys go from beer to scotch, some go from scotch to beer, some enjoy both - just not in the same glass at the same time.

Buy what you like and enjoy yourself. Your collection has to please no one except you.

ambro51

...a few of Dan Carrs peace dollars come to mind...

melvin289

I have been known to buy coins I do not collect. Not for the intrensic worth or value thereof, but because I like them.

Ron

ChrisRx

Do what you like

Lakesammman

My collection consists of coins that I find interesting and eye appealing.

So, I would have to say I don't have the same problem.

AnkurJ

I bought a bust half once because I liked the toning on it.....

Now I have a registry!

Ciccio

I am more a "picker" than a collector, hence I don't have that problem.
I buy what I like, better if made of gold!

BlackDiamond

If a coin is outside my area of focus, but catches my eye, the price is right and I have the money, that coin will become part of my collection.

HighRelief

I do it all the time.

djdilliodon

<< <i>I do it all the time. >>



I do as well

BlindedByEgo

Of course. It's called "dealing"

Frankcoins

Many collectors collect "anything they happen to like." They probably do better long term than those collecting a single specialty and finding that it's out of favor when they want to sell.

tydye

All the freakin time! I just can't help myself.

PerryHall

<< <i>If a coin is outside my area of focus, but catches my eye, the price is right and I have the money, that coin will become part of my collection. >>



Same here. If you specialize in one series, you will eventually want a little variety. Also, sometimes an opportunity comes along where the coins are just too good of a deal---e.g. someone at my coin club was selling off some XF-AU Morgan dollars for $20 each so I bought several.

ricko

"....not using for your collection?"

I find that a strange statement.... I believe I understand what you mean - i.e. a focused assemblage of a coin series. I collect coins that I like, some are a series, many are not. It is a hobby. Cheers, RickO

johnny9434

<< <i>Expendable income... no direction... new direction... addiction... obsessive/compulsive disorder... tired of gold... you choose. >>



maybe all of the above or a combination

SeattleSlammer

Once you buy them, they're in your collection even if they're not in your collection.

tcmitssr

Sure, if I see something that catches my eye, why not as long as it doesn't bust the budget?

Last Baltimore show, I bought the equivalent of U.S. modern silver Eagles but from: Great Britain, Mexico, Canada and a couple of other countries. All .999 silver like the ASE's. I just had some extra money and walked past a table offering a bunch of them at a decent price per coin.

keyman64

The more impatient I become with finding the Merc varieties the more tempting it is becoming for me to stray...and it has only been a few weeks since my last purchase. I feel sooo dirty.

questor54

<< <i>Sure, if I see something that catches my eye, why not as long as it doesn't bust the budget?

Last Baltimore show, I bought the equivalent of U.S. modern silver Eagles but from: Great Britain, Mexico, Canada and a couple of other countries. All .999 silver like the ASE's. I just had some extra money and walked past a table offering a bunch of them at a decent price per coin. >>



Good man! Doesn't hurt to have a little variety, and an ounce of silver is at least an ounce of silver. Who knows? You might branch out into some other bullion issues also. There is some fun stuff out there.

skier07

Since I started taking Adderal I no longer suffer from this problem.

49thStateofMind

All the time........it's a sickness, if i like i buy it.

DennisH

All of the time.
Dupes, bargains, key dates, cherrypicks... it's impossible to ignore all of them.