Do you have a box of 20?
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I was thinking of starting a box of 20 collection. However, I can't fathom only having 20 coins. Do you know anyone who has limited themselves to a box of 20?
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only 20 coins, i do not
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<< <i>I was thinking of starting a box of 20 collection. However, I can't fathom only having 20 coins. Do you know anyone who has limited themselves to a box of 20? >>
I follow this approach, and actually, it's only a box of 16 at the moment and rather diverse in what it covers, between world, ancient, and US coins (all gold except one half dollar). About two years ago, I had 150+ coins and I got to a point where I didn't really enjoy them individually. Selling the vast majority and condensing them into a select few coins has been very beneficial for me, but it probably isn't for everyone. However, now I have a small collection of coins that I love and have fully researched individually. One risk is that with all of them being higher value coins, they aren't anywhere near as easy to sell, but the upside is that you have something truly valuable that you fully enjoy, and you probably wouldn't want to part with them if you spent the time to narrow it down to a select few pieces.
Just my $0.02
Boxes of 20 going with different themes. Another possible approach for those who find the concept appealing but
limiting is a Box of 20 with your high value "investment" coins and then the freedom to collect whatever you want
for fun on the side.
Personally, I don't like to put arbitrary restrictions on which or how many coins I want to own or collect at any
particular time. But that's just me.
Personally, I feel that a "box of 20" is boring.
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So in answer to the actual question, no, no box of 20 here. But in addition, yes, I would LOVE to ONLY have twenty coins that I am *extremely* satisfied with...and lots of raw silver and gold coins too.
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<< <i>I have so many coins that I like in my collection that I could never think of a box of 20. I think my box is something over 1,000, not counting rolls of stuff like wheat cents and buffalo nickels. >>
I know how you feel and it never made any sense to me. It sounds like it's more of an investor thing than a collector thing.
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<< <i>Personally, I feel that a "box of 20" is boring. >>
Agreed. No box of 20 approach from me either. I collect what I like and there is no fixed quantity on that. Even in my registry sets, I don't limit myself to only those coins PCGS thinks should be part of the set...
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It's important to realize that it's just that...a concept. A person focusing on the concept can still have more than 20 coins. They could have hundreds or more.
Don't focus on the number. Focus on quality and recognize that having fewer high-quality coins is better than having many low-quality coins.
Box of 20 is simply another way of saying quality over quantity.
Currently I have about 19 coins total in my collection.
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<< <i> Don't focus on the number. Focus on quality and recognize that having fewer high-quality coins is better than having many low-quality coins. >>
Maybe better for investor minded people, but not everyone. Some people just enjoy their coins, all of 'em.
Too many positive BST transactions with too many members to list.
I've always collected what I liked. But that's started to look and feel like clutter to me now. So now I'm thinning the herd and concentrating on establishing a vastly smaller collection of coins that truly mean something to me.
I can't imagine trying to do this if you collect series. But for me, since it's always been coins that I like, it's simply become coins that I really like, or now that my budget has grown with my age, coins that I have always admired and that I will some day own.
A few other considerations:
Whittling down my collection won't include getting rid of coins that have special or sentimental meaning. For example: Interesting or representative pieces given to me by friends and family. Or coins that I acquired when I was a kid. Also interesting pieces I pick out of change, or the better stuff I found with my metal detectors. I like these pieces, so I'll keep most of them (though I have abbreviated these pieces, too). But these aren't really pieces of my collection--things that I've researched, shopped, located, priced, and purchased specifically to include in my collection.
I also won't be getting rid of bullion--and for me that includes a pretty interesting array of gold and silver coinage. If I bought it at or near melt primarily for its bullion content, it's also not part of my collection any more than a 10 ounce bar of silver is.
Finally, with only a few exceptions, pieces I acquire or have included in my box of 20 aren't permanent. Right now I have a specific morgan dollar that I love. But if and when I find one that's even better, or more rare, or an even better representation of 19th century American dollar coins, or whatever I decide is the right criteria for me, I'll buy it and sell my current representative piece.
The cool thing is after careful consideration, I only have about 10 coins that I feel are worthy of a box of 20. So I've got plenty of room to maneuver, plenty of spaces to fill, and plenty of research and wish-listing to do. And I'm in no hurry.
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<< <i>Personally, I feel that a "box of 20" is boring. >>
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One wife.
Two doggies.
Two cars.
Twenty coins.
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<< <i>Yeah, after nearly 40 years of collecting I actually just started implementing this idea last week.
I've always collected what I liked. But that's started to look and feel like clutter to me now. So now I'm thinning the herd and concentrating on establishing a vastly smaller collection of coins that truly mean something to me.
I can't imagine trying to do this if you collect series. But for me, since it's always been coins that I like, it's simply become coins that I really like, or now that my budget has grown with my age, coins that I have always admired and that I will some day own.
A few other considerations:
Whittling down my collection won't include getting rid of coins that have special or sentimental meaning. For example: Interesting or representative pieces given to me by friends and family. Or coins that I acquired when I was a kid. Also interesting pieces I pick out of change, or the better stuff I found with my metal detectors. I like these pieces, so I'll keep most of them (though I have abbreviated these pieces, too). But these aren't really pieces of my collection--things that I've researched, shopped, located, priced, and purchased specifically to include in my collection.
I also won't be getting rid of bullion--and for me that includes a pretty interesting array of gold and silver coinage. If I bought it at or near melt primarily for its bullion content, it's also not part of my collection any more than a 10 ounce bar of silver is.
Finally, with only a few exceptions, pieces I acquire or have included in my box of 20 aren't permanent. Right now I have a specific morgan dollar that I love. But if and when I find one that's even better, or more rare, or an even better representation of 19th century American dollar coins, or whatever I decide is the right criteria for me, I'll buy it and sell my current representative piece.
The cool thing is after careful consideration, I only have about 10 coins that I feel are worthy of a box of 20. So I've got plenty of room to maneuver, plenty of spaces to fill, and plenty of research and wish-listing to do. And I'm in no hurry. >>
Agreed 100%, especially the part about keeping childhood collections/parents' collections separate. The box of 20 is all about new coins and doesn't include gifts in my eyes.
I just do not buy into it
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Heck no.
But do I have 20 that would be the last to let go of?
Yes.
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<< <i>I have so many coins that I like in my collection that I could never think of a box of 20. I think my box is something over 1,000, not counting rolls of stuff like wheat cents and buffalo nickels. >>
I know how you feel and it never made any sense to me. It sounds like it's more of an investor thing than a collector thing. >>
I think even an investor might find a limit of 20 coins boring unless they were million dollar coins.
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<< <i>Nice concept- and if it works for some folks that is terrific
I just do not buy into it >>
<< <i>I'm going for a box of 40 or 60. Thats because there are so many things I like >>
I do so wish that PCGS or somebody would offer plastic boxes that hold 40, 50 or even 60 slabbed coins.