Poll: What kind are you? ... FINAL TALLY

LochNESS · February 11, 2013 1:08PM

Just for fun

Trying to get to know you all a little better, though I suspect I could guess with some accuracy how each will vote ~Nick

hmm, the Poll machine doesn't seem to be working so here are your choices:

Series - collecting based on one specific denomination; a coin of that denomination from each mint and each year of mintage

Type Set - collecting all the major designs used for each denomination; can include variations of each design type

Date - collecting all the coins minted in a specific year

Theme - collecting coins or medals sharing a specific theme, such as presidents or birds

Annual - mint or proof sets, PMs like ASE or Kookaburra, etc.

coinsarefun · February 11, 2013 1:15PM

Hmm, I don't see eclectic

If its toned I'm interested

lordmarcovan · February 11, 2013 1:18PM

I've done them all except Annual, but Type Sets are probably my favorite.

LochNESS · February 11, 2013 1:22PM

Really, Lord M, I would've pegged you for "Theme" ...

When I was a kid I did a "Series" set of British Pennies, and a blue-gray book of Jeffersons. But it's been a long time since I did a Series set. These days I have three going: a Theme (non-round coins), Date (actually a few dates, mostly family-oriented) and OFEC (a type of Type set

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daOnlyBG · February 11, 2013 1:24PM

Type set.

LanceNewmanOCC · February 11, 2013 1:26PM

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where is the poll?
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sniocsu · February 11, 2013 2:14PM

Type and series

Type2 · February 11, 2013 2:23PM

Crazy I'll buy any thing... Cant fix crazy.

AuroraBorealis · February 11, 2013 2:23PM

I`m a Mutt...

AB

nwcoast · February 11, 2013 2:50PM

Series, theme and a scattered variety of other random material that catches my fancy.
So I guess I'm a Mutt as well.

Billet7 · February 11, 2013 2:59PM

If I have to choose, series.

jdimmick · February 11, 2013 3:00PM

rarities and key dates

LochNESS · February 11, 2013 3:01PM

Man I really wish the poll function had been working. I swear the button to add possible answers wasn't loading properly (and yes I've done polls before successfully).

Anyway here's the numbers thus far:

series 2 votes (25%)
type 2 votes (25%)
date 0
theme 1 vote (12.5%)
annual
mutt 3 votes (37.5%)

chumley · February 11, 2013 6:36PM

we're supposed to have a plan?

DorkGirl · February 11, 2013 7:03PM

<< <i>we're supposed to have a plan? >>

Right now I'm just doing annuals, but I've done them all.

sonoranmonsoon · February 11, 2013 8:08PM

Primarily series (dollars), but have started to dabble in type sets.

bosco5041 · February 11, 2013 8:56PM

Type coins for me. Throw in a scarce date once in a while.

JedPlanchet · February 11, 2013 9:29PM

Series for small cents and currently circulating coins, type sets for everything else.

Sonorandesertrat · February 11, 2013 9:43PM

Call my collection eclectic---it includes large cents, foreign (and some U.S.) gold, historical U. S. medals to ca. 1850, counterstamped coins, foreign coins that circulated in the colonies and U. S., numismatic literature back to the mid-19th century, and antique coin scales & counterfeit coin detectors

BillJones · February 11, 2013 10:16PM

I have collected in all the ways that you mentioned at one time or another, but I'm more of a type collector than anything else.

The date and mint thing interests me the least. The only set I've worked on in that way in recent years has been the Twenty Cent pieces, but that is a very short series. I have been collecting the early dollars by date, and I dabble with Type I gold dollars, but I will probably never finish that set.

etexmike · February 11, 2013 10:26PM

Gotta go with "Series" I reckon.

Mike

OKbustchaser · February 11, 2013 11:33PM

denomination date set--half dollars 1794--present (sold most of this set last year, but now beginning to put it back together)

series--bust half dollars by die marriage

ambro51 · February 12, 2013 12:08AM

When you travel down the forgotten byways of numismatics.....pushing aside the undergrowth which has narrowed the path....when you are lost and bewildered....looking at a strange unknown coin.....there you will find me.

OnWithTheHunt · February 12, 2013 12:11AM

Series, more specifically, just about anything on a Buffalo nickel. Date and mm, varieties, errors, contemporary counterfeits and a few hobos.

Baley · February 12, 2013 12:12AM

I'm collecting a complete US type set, regular (circulation) issue, all metals, 1793-2000, as well as draped bust quarters and halves by date, die variety, and die state.

ricko · February 12, 2013 12:41AM

I collect what I like...sometimes it may be a series (i.e. CC Morgans, ASE's) and other times it is just the coin (i.e Texas, CA commemorative). If I like it, I buy it and keep it. Cheers, RickO

Mowgli · February 12, 2013 12:41AM

Definitely a series collector except for seated coins which $$$ forced me to do a date set.

LochNESS · February 16, 2013 8:04AM

OK folks, here's the updated stats. I find it quite interesting so thanks for voting! Incidentally, whenever someone answered "key dates," "random" or "stuff I like" it went to our "Theme" category. The way I figure it, "stuff I like" and "rarities" are themes. And yes if you answered "series and type" then I tallied one for each, unless you stated one is primary:

Series 9 votes (34.6%)

Type 9 votes (34.6%)

Date 1 vote (3.8%)

Theme 6 votes (23.1%)

Annual 1 vote (3.8%)

DIMEMAN · February 16, 2013 8:13AM

My name says it all.....I collect all dimes all varieties.

MFH · February 16, 2013 8:52AM

I am more a series collector -
but, I also collect certain dates
that have a family significance !

AnkurJ · February 16, 2013 8:59AM

Type set and series.

baseballjeff · February 16, 2013 9:12AM

Type set collector here!

shish · February 16, 2013 9:23AM

I am mainly a series collector.

Catbert · February 16, 2013 9:23AM

Type!

CoinZip · February 16, 2013 9:24AM

I collect Lettered Edge Capped Bust Half Dollars by Overtons

LochNESS · February 16, 2013 9:58AM

Lettered edge, is that like the incuse edge lettering found on many foreigns? I love incuse edge lettering.

OK once again, we seem to have as many Types as we do Series. cool stuff 8)