@Walkerfan said:
This is a very interesting poll.......I go for quality over quantity. The average cost of the coins in my set is well over $3000. Even still; I am working on my fifth box of 20, so I will have 100 pretty soon.
There are a lot of 4 digit coins in that set, but what a beautiful set of coins that will be when completed!
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Thank you very much, DM. The set is actually over 95% complete, already...you just can't tell, as I have 7 key dates and 3 more common dates in NGC slabs....they are in my registry sets ATS. I don't want to go through the trouble of crossing them, Besides, many are in vintage slabs and I don't want to fool with them nor do I play the slab brand loyalty game. Three or four of those coins are low 5 digit coins. Down the road; I will definitely consider cracking them for upgrade and possibly crossing but that would be more of a business decision.
“I may not believe in myself but I believe in what I’m doing” ~Jimmy Page~
What a great luxury it is to be able to keep your coins safe at home! I can't afford to take that risk. My coins are kept in safe deposit boxes. In effect, that means that I can't own more than about 500 slabs, and I have way more safe deposit box space than most people. On the other hand, I always have more room for raw coins.
Andy Lustig
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
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@MrEureka ...you do realize the mans home recently burnt down to the ground...surely you didn’t bump an old thread to rub salt, but thought you should know
At one point, I needed two SDB and probably had close to 400 slabs. Down to about 50 now and total value is probably 10% of what it was at its peak.
Slab size was never an issue for me - I just got a second box at a different bank. My bigger issue was that an uncomfortable percentage of my net worth was tied up in collectible coins and I decided that needed to change.
"Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.
What a great luxury it is to be able to keep your coins safe at home! I can't afford to take that risk. My coins are kept in safe deposit boxes. In effect, that means that I can't own more than about 500 slabs, and I have way more safe deposit box space than most people. On the other hand, I always have more room for raw coins.
@3keepSECRETif2rDEAD said: @MrEureka ...you do realize the mans home recently burnt down to the ground...surely you didn’t bump an old thread to rub salt, but thought you should know
You are correct. I did not intend to rub salt in anyone's wound. But the fact remains that we all know it's risky to keep coins at home, and many of us can't afford that risk. And more to the point of the thread, I think I'd have hundreds more slabs in my collection if I felt comfortable keeping them at home. Or if the slabs were a lot smaller.
Andy Lustig
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
I think that if we had an internet forum before we had slabs, and if I had asked the same question, most of us would have had thousands of coins in our collections.
Andy Lustig
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
@washingtonrainbows said:
More than 100 seems like hoarding not sure I would even look at more than 10 or so at a time....
Interesting comment because; correct me if I'm wrong; your 100% complete registry set contains 83 coins alone, have you sold most of the coins in your registry to get down to 10?
@Walkerfan said:
This is a very interesting poll.......I go for quality over quantity. The average cost of the coins in my set is well over $3000. Even still; I am working on my fifth box of 20, so I will have 100 pretty soon.
I'm guessing i Have 200 or so, 60 alone in a Franklin set. I have been working on decreasing that number and going more for quality than quantity
@Walkerfan said: @AngryTurtle
I really like Franklins and I try to buy nice ones, when I see them.
Just by chance most of the slabs in my entire collection (not just Frankies) were purchased in the days before CAC. I have been going through and seeing which pass muster at CAC, and using that as one input on what should be sold. I have not tried most of my Frankies at CAC, as many of them are not that expensive. So far at least I have not sold off an entire collection.
Since I had the foresight to purchase many Capital # 145, 146 and VPX holders before they were discontinued I have a pretty good stock of them still and will routinely crack coins out of slabs in favor of the Capital holders. IMO most coins look a million times nicer and present far better in a brand new 3 X 3 # 145 Capital holder than in any cheap generic slab. I also have many of the older Capital set holders, but for most coins prefer the single coin holders.
Your hobby is supposed to be your therapy, not the reason you need it.
@amwldcoin said:
You need to see if you can get a larger size SDB. I've never calculated how many slabs fit in each of mine but it's gotta be over 500 each easily!
500 slabs would be 25 PCGS boxes or 8 double row boxes. Impressive!
Andy Lustig
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
While I can't say I have actually measured it. 1 of my boxes has 5 certified sets of Barber Half's in it. There is room in each sets boxes for 7 or more coins each. There is also room for more . I also have different types of boxes...alias I am not utilizing the space as well as I could. I will say the PCGS Boxes waste the most space though.
@amwldcoin said:
You need to see if you can get a larger size SDB. I've never calculated how many slabs fit in each of mine but it's gotta be over 500 each easily!
500 slabs would be 25 PCGS boxes or 8 double row boxes. Impressive!
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Thank you very much, DM. The set is actually over 95% complete, already...you just can't tell, as I have 7 key dates and 3 more common dates in NGC slabs....they are in my registry sets ATS. I don't want to go through the trouble of crossing them, Besides, many are in vintage slabs and I don't want to fool with them nor do I play the slab brand loyalty game. Three or four of those coins are low 5 digit coins. Down the road; I will definitely consider cracking them for upgrade and possibly crossing but that would be more of a business decision.
“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/
now zero--too bad I can't change my answer.
What a great luxury it is to be able to keep your coins safe at home! I can't afford to take that risk. My coins are kept in safe deposit boxes. In effect, that means that I can't own more than about 500 slabs, and I have way more safe deposit box space than most people. On the other hand, I always have more room for raw coins.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
@MrEureka ...you do realize the mans home recently burnt down to the ground...surely you didn’t bump an old thread to rub salt, but thought you should know
At one point, I needed two SDB and probably had close to 400 slabs. Down to about 50 now and total value is probably 10% of what it was at its peak.
Slab size was never an issue for me - I just got a second box at a different bank. My bigger issue was that an uncomfortable percentage of my net worth was tied up in collectible coins and I decided that needed to change.
"Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.
I have my box of 20 gold pieces and then a few miscellaneous slabbed items.
MY GOLD TYPE SET https://pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/complete-type-sets/gold-type-set-12-piece-circulation-strikes-1839-1933/publishedset/321940
According to my spreadsheet I have exactly 179 slabs.
Maybe 10 currently. Mostly Buffalo nickels and a couple Morgans.
Alot of stuff to unload before I focus on what to buy.
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You need to see if you can get a larger size SDB. I've never calculated how many slabs fit in each of mine but it's gotta be over 500 each easily!
Zero.. Buy in slab so know it is authentic, then bust out and put in album. Like to see them with their less exotic mates.
I had over 300 a year ago, I now am playing the one box of 20 and love it.
Do you want a Common Core Math figure or should I take my socks off to count?
Too many - and no end in sight of it getting smaller.
WS
I have 25,000 to 30,000 coins and maybe 100 slabs, I usually have coins slabbed for authentication ( mostly Chinese )
Five of them!
You are correct. I did not intend to rub salt in anyone's wound. But the fact remains that we all know it's risky to keep coins at home, and many of us can't afford that risk. And more to the point of the thread, I think I'd have hundreds more slabs in my collection if I felt comfortable keeping them at home. Or if the slabs were a lot smaller.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
I think that if we had an internet forum before we had slabs, and if I had asked the same question, most of us would have had thousands of coins in our collections.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
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Interesting comment because; correct me if I'm wrong; your 100% complete registry set contains 83 coins alone, have you sold most of the coins in your registry to get down to 10?
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Never a slave to one plastic brand will I ever be.
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I'm guessing i Have 200 or so, 60 alone in a Franklin set. I have been working on decreasing that number and going more for quality than quantity
@AngryTurtle
I really like Franklins and I try to buy nice ones, when I see them.
“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/
In the 15.5 months since I posted this, I went from 284 to 324.
Later, Paul.
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Just by chance most of the slabs in my entire collection (not just Frankies) were purchased in the days before CAC. I have been going through and seeing which pass muster at CAC, and using that as one input on what should be sold. I have not tried most of my Frankies at CAC, as many of them are not that expensive. So far at least I have not sold off an entire collection.
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Since I had the foresight to purchase many Capital # 145, 146 and VPX holders before they were discontinued I have a pretty good stock of them still and will routinely crack coins out of slabs in favor of the Capital holders. IMO most coins look a million times nicer and present far better in a brand new 3 X 3 # 145 Capital holder than in any cheap generic slab. I also have many of the older Capital set holders, but for most coins prefer the single coin holders.
Your hobby is supposed to be your therapy, not the reason you need it.
500 slabs would be 25 PCGS boxes or 8 double row boxes. Impressive!
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
While I can't say I have actually measured it. 1 of my boxes has 5 certified sets of Barber Half's in it. There is room in each sets boxes for 7 or more coins each. There is also room for more . I also have different types of boxes...alias I am not utilizing the space as well as I could. I will say the PCGS Boxes waste the most space though.