I’m a one trick pony now
Vetter
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After decades of collecting many different series, especially Buffalo Nickels I have sold just about everything except my Buffalo Nickels errors and varieties. That will be my focus from now on.
I feel good about my decision and I really don’t miss any I have gotten rid of. I know the error segment of coin collecting isn’t very big and I’m not sure how much demand will be for them when I’m gone but collecting should be for enjoyment not for profit (if profit happens all the better).
I am focusing on dramatic errors, not the minor ones. As far as varieties, I have just about all of the major ones so they are pretty much done.
Is there anyone else who just collects one series/type and doesn’t look at anything else?
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I collect Morgan Dollars and Morgan dollars only. For me, they offer quite a challenge with regards to finding quality examples for the date, and also motivate me to work overtime to get more money to upgrade!
God comes first in everything I do. I’m dedicated to serving Him with my whole life. Coin collecting is just a hobby—but even in that, I seek to honor Him. ✝️
Buffalos are a great series in which to specialize.
Member - ANA Exhibiting Committee, Membership and Outreach Committee, George Heath Society, PAN, FUN, ANA Qualified Exhibit Judge, Joe Boling Award winner, Glenn Smedley Award winner.
I specialize in proof Morgans- and I love the funky ones like the Trials, Patterns, SP and BMPs
That’s a great idea, to narrow focus like that to just one series that becomes your specialty 👍🏼
Mr_Spud
You and, by rumor, former Patriot tight end Rob Gronkowski.
Member - ANA Exhibiting Committee, Membership and Outreach Committee, George Heath Society, PAN, FUN, ANA Qualified Exhibit Judge, Joe Boling Award winner, Glenn Smedley Award winner.
I only collect gold dollars 1849-89. Although, I am thinking of adding a couple Bechtler gold dollars.
I mostly collect $2.50 eagles now.
If that's what you want to do then fine
I mostly collect.....................well everything!
I enjoy all the different beautiful coins.
Type sets are my favorite from the beginning to the end
I could never be happy with only one
JMO
Mike
My Indians
Dansco Set
I am still “the jack of all trades.” Recently I completed a one a year collection of U.S. coins from 1792 to 2025. The last coin was an 1815 quarter.
I’ve done the specialist collector thing with half cents by die variety. After I hit a wall where the coins were either unavailable or too expensive, I moved on.
Kind of wish I had your discipline. I also specialize in Buffalos, having put together a very nice complete set with the 5 major varieties along with slabbed high grade varieties, some very nice errors, a handful of original hobo nickels and a book full of buffalo oddities, errors and varieties. My issue is I also have some near complete sets that probably will never be finished because I don't want to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars for the few remaining coins needed (think 16D mercuries, 09 S VDB Lincolns etc. when I can continue to upgrade and collect Buffalos. At some point I need to part with them, but not quite there yet.
last 20 years just Bust Half Dollars.......
Last 10 or so only C/S, Love Tokens, and Error, Bust Halves.....
starting to be interested in early $5 gold.
Franklin halves. I have few coins that are hole fillers that I’ll be looking to upgrade. I pick up various commemorative coins if I like the design. Other than that everything else was sold.
After spending a long time on a series, I don’t think it’s unusual to want to collect only the “coin caviar”; rare, unusual, oddball or story coins that keep it interesting and fun after you’ve seen multiples of every date and grade available.
I'm primarily a from-pocket-change collector, and realized at one point that I get no real satisfaction from collecting dimes. So, out went the dimes. I don't miss them either.
It feels good to have a single collecting focus, doesn't it? Well done.
I'm focusing on eBay junk coins these days.
@Barberian . As they say. One man's junk is another man's treasure. James
Have been collector for over 3 decades took till about 2022 to truly focus. I only collect early milled 1 reales from Latin America. I see myself doing 2 reales (Peru only) at some point when things get so slow I almost never buy any 1 reales that I am missing. My budget does not allow me to be all over the place. If I had more funds I suppose I would possibly branch out but I will never be in that position.
Member here for 5 years
My primary focus is half cents by variety. I do also collect type coins and take a few detours here and there, but I always come back to half cents.
I am a newer collector (started April 2020), and I primarily focus on U.S. Half Cents and Type Coins. Early copper is my favorite.