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What do you plan on doing with your collection in 2016
TopographicOceans
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I'm working on my US Type set but have an abundance of duplicates and other stuff I need to sell.
I basically am sorting my coins into 3 groups:
1) Type Set
2) Other coins to keep
3) Coins to sell
Of the coins to sell, I'll be listing the eBay kind of material next month with 99c auctions.
For the higher caliber coins I'm going to send them to Ian @ GreatCollections and anything that comes back will be sent to Heritage.
It seems this will be a 4 month project before I have all the cash in hand.
I basically am sorting my coins into 3 groups:
1) Type Set
2) Other coins to keep
3) Coins to sell
Of the coins to sell, I'll be listing the eBay kind of material next month with 99c auctions.
For the higher caliber coins I'm going to send them to Ian @ GreatCollections and anything that comes back will be sent to Heritage.
It seems this will be a 4 month project before I have all the cash in hand.
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RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'
CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
Looking for Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties & High Grade Mercury Dime Toners.
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Problem is, if you would have asked me last year at this time, I would have had the same answer and intentions.
So, let's just be honest, and say I will be buying when the right items come along, and searching for extra storage space for the "wrong" items.
but I don't. So I'll probably use other funds to buy one or two 18th century type coins (small eagle dollar and large eagle $10 are on my short list) and a handful of smaller purchases throughout the year, if something for my early quarter or half dollar variety/die state sets pops up..
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
Not doing any date runs or pre-defined "standard" collections.
stacking silver again for the next 6 quarters. Mostly 90% material.
3 years back or so I sold most of my silver including a lot of widget sets I liked
when buying a condo. Thankfully Silver was high at the time. Time to re-stack for a while.
Two of the four officers of my local coin club passed away in 2015. In my mind there isn't much to show for all their passion and activity within the coin hobby. Of course, others may have a different opinion, different sets of values and priorities. Of course, some may say the hobby is its own reward. Today, I'm not seeing it. My father's death a couple of years ago is the main catalyst behind my hibernation.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
Thinning out "the stuff".
My perennial plan. The collection in some ways resembles my basement.
Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars
Latin American Collection
"Seu cabra da peste,
"Sou Mangueira......."
Haunt flea markets, yardsales, and antique stores for antique prints, paintings, and other valuable treasures.
I set a goal to cherry pick at least twelve from a list of obscure tokens, coins, sports cards, prints and paintings.
Filling and upgrading my modest VF/AU IHC collection with an eye towards interesting Snow varieties.
Collecting more auction catalogs
Take the ANA course
Use my stash of air miles to attend at least two major shows.
Never stop learning or hunting.
I am glad to see a number of positive responses here - people looking to collect auction catalogs, work on their sets, attend shows, add to a box of 20. In an ideal world, coin collecting at its core pays little heed to the "market" or the economy, but is about the urge/satisfaction in acquiring something that is pretty or rare or historic.
"Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.
“I may not believe in myself but I believe in what I’m doing” ~Jimmy Page~
My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947)
https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
mbogoman
https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/classic-issues-colonials-through-1964/zambezi-collection-trade-dollars/7345Asesabi Lutho
Now I have to decide if I'm going to sell the ones I've bought or take them with me.
I knew it would happen.
WS
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
collection.... will see what happens.... other forces at work too. Cheers, RickO
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increase quantity and quality but quantity is the priority.
the main focus, discoveries/first reported, top-pops, pop 1s, etc.
this battlefield wrought with many enemies and perils, and pearls.
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of it and somehow almost breaking even. I transitioned to early gold, half dimes, dimes, and OGH Commems.
In 2016, continue to collect the following:
Early Draped Gold with lovely color and originality
Half Dimes for my type set
Dimes for my type set
Work on my OGH Commem set
Also to try and stay focused, keep enough free cash to buy the need to have coins when they come up, and attend a major show or two.
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1 19th century Obsolete (1/2, 2, 3cs, 3cn, 20c)
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2 Seated Liberty (1/2d, 10, 20, 25, 50, $1)
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30 Art Deco period (5, 10, 25, 50, $1)
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I'm shooting for MS65 CAC or better for each coin. 2016 should be a meh year for investment returns, usually is in a national election cycle. So I plan to buy more coins than sell. First, finish out the Art Deco series by mid year and start a new series. Colonials or Bust.
"Just because you were born on 3rd base doesn't mean you hit a triple"
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/gold/liberty-head-2-1-gold-major-sets/liberty-head-2-1-gold-basic-set-circulation-strikes-1840-1907-cac/alltimeset/268163
* hit a few shows with my kids, and help my son in his long and picky hunt for the just-right '21 Peace dollar he's been coveting;
* set up a table a time or two to sell of some of their duplicates & a small but appealing variety of things I bought advantageously with later sale in mind;
* Acquire a thing or two for the expanded type set, maybe -- a gold $3 or a type II $1 are possibilities, but we'll take that as it comes;
* Reserve my numismatic enthusiasms for windows of weather and season when there isn't anything good to do outside. That's a big one for me.