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I realized I collect just to scratch an itch

I travel excessively and I work sick hours and my free time is precious
Therefore:
Collecting is just a giant distraction for me for me. A welcome one
I'm enamored by the beauty of coins more then the history. When they meet it's a bonus
I don't sweat the financial aspects of it
I enjoy the hunt
I don't blink
I collect many things
I enjoy socializing at shows
I don't care if I ever complete a set
I could see myself taking a long break from coin collecting at any given time
I like what I have put together so far coin wise
MJ
Therefore:
Collecting is just a giant distraction for me for me. A welcome one
I'm enamored by the beauty of coins more then the history. When they meet it's a bonus
I don't sweat the financial aspects of it
I enjoy the hunt
I don't blink
I collect many things
I enjoy socializing at shows
I don't care if I ever complete a set
I could see myself taking a long break from coin collecting at any given time
I like what I have put together so far coin wise
MJ
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Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
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<< <i>I travel excessively and I work sick hours and my free time is precious
Therefore:
Collecting is just a giant distraction for me for me. A welcome one
I'm enamored by the beauty of coins more then the history. When they meet it's a bonus
I don't sweat the financial aspects of it
I enjoy the hunt
I don't blink
I collect many things
I enjoy socializing at shows
I don't care if I ever complete a set
I could see myself taking a long break from coin collecting at any given time
I like what I have put together so far coin wise
MJ >>
I agree with every point although the working sick hours phase of my life is in my rearview mirror.
"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso
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As for coin collecting I care very much about the history and completion of a set and less about the aesthetics although the people I meet make or break the hobby for me.
MJ
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
``https://ebay.us/m/KxolR5
Therefore:
Collecting is just a giant distraction for me for me. A welcome one
I'm enamored by the beauty of coins more then the history. When they meet it's a bonus
I don't sweat the financial aspects of it
I enjoy the hunt
I don't blink
I collect many things
I enjoy socializing at shows
I don't care if I ever complete a set
I could see myself taking a long break from coin collecting at any given time
I like what I have put together so far coin wise"
A very interesting collecting philosophy, and one in which we share a great deal. Perhaps the areas where we don't agree would be:
"I'm enamored by the beauty of coins more then the history"
I cannot separate the history from the coins, and it is that very history which brought me to collect the coins.
"I don't care if I ever complete a set"
Perhaps it is the OCD in me, but completion of a set is always an implicit goal whenever I begin a series.
"I could see myself taking a long break from coin collecting at any given time"
This is where our collecting philosophies differ greatly. I have been seriously collecting for over thirty years, and I cannot see myself ever stopping. Neither divorce nor open heart surgery were enough to make me take a break from collecting.
<< <i>I travel excessively and I work sick hours and my free time is precious
Therefore:
Collecting is just a giant distraction for me for me. A welcome one
I'm enamored by the beauty of coins more then the history. When they meet it's a bonus
I don't sweat the financial aspects of it
I enjoy the hunt
I don't blink
I collect many things
I enjoy socializing at shows
I don't care if I ever complete a set
I could see myself taking a long break from coin collecting at any given time
I like what I have put together so far coin wise
MJ >>
I agree with all of the above, except, again, the history component. I would flip the first statement (sort of). I am a big believer of the "history in your hands" aspect of coin collection. Obviously, I care somewhat less about the beauty of my coins.
<< <i>I'm enamored by the beauty of coins more then the history. When they meet it's a bonus
>>
I like this, although I personally switch beauty with history:
I'm enamored by the history of coins more than the beauty. When they meet it's a bonus.
I also think I don't care as much about the completion aspect is because some of the type or date/mint marks don't come like I want them at all or often.I'd rather be without. Being that I never filled or had an album as a kid I don't have that fill the hole or completion aspect of the coin collecting bug. Believe I understood those that do and I totally get it.
Mr HD- I also think why the history part of collecting is secondary to me is that I was drawn to the beauty of specific coins first not that long ago. This was my hook. I also have OCD but obsess on the quest foremost. I also think why I could step away at any given time is that I haven't been collecting coins all off my life or even a significant portion of it. There are other things if push came to shove that I could simply walk away or take a huge time out without impacting me much. I love coin collecting in the today. It's a pleasant distraction today.
MJ
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
Most of my collection is early 20th century, fairly recent, so the history is secondary to the beauty. I have many early commemoratives, made for collectors, so I don't often think about who held them. But many of the designs are amazing. However, with some of my other coins, when it comes to holding a coin with a 1600s or 1700s date on it, I do get caught up in the history.
Building a date/mintmark set can be both rewarding and painful. Except for the desire to know I completed it, I would normally never want 15 Arkansas halves, 3 Cincinnati's, or even 2 Alabama halves. I've got 140 out of the 144 silver commems, and once complete, I honestly don't think I'll ever feel the need to complete a full set again. But the challenge of hunting for the last few coins is exciting. And finding a worthy upgrade is still a thrill.
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