Ever sold off everything and started over?
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Boy, I wish I'd started with that mentality.
There were three coins I kept through thick and thin, for sentimental reasons, and will always keep, until I pass them down (actually, I already have passed one on to a nephew, so that just leaves the other two). Other than that, coins come and coins go.
Will probably sell 50% of my collection once we have children to help upgrade from a condo to a house with a garage and yard.
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
During this time, I had gotten out of coins for several years. Around the end of 1997, I was offered the chance to pick up another set of Indan heads, and after looking at the set, I realized that I had been missing what I used to really enjoy. ( Now being settled down, I decided to get back into it again. However, when I first collected in the early 80's Slabs were not herd of, and you purchased raw coins. The only certified coins I remember were the old AANAB / ANACS paper certificates for the better key coins mainly for authenticity purposes.
At first, not knowing the different slab company's and only being familiar with the ANACS name, I purchased a lot of ANACS graded coins. I chose to collect key-dates, because I never could afford these when I was younger. I remember saving all year just to buy the 1909-s Indian in xF-40 which was 118.00 at the time. I started picking up key dates in the various series. I would select the best grade I could afford. It got a little boring, because I could only get a few coins at a time becuase they were so darn expensive. And when I found an upgrade, it would eat me up selling back to a dealer to re-purchase the higher grade(that was before I became a member of Ebay)
About 5 years ago, I wanted to try something different, so I swithced over to type coins and was working on a 19th/20th century type set. I set up at a local show and sold every key-date coin I had in the first two hours. Then used the money to buy some type pieces, but later found out the hard way buying raw pieces takes experience.
So much for that, took a beaten on the type and went back to Key-dates, this time I was a lot more knowledgeable on grading and coins in general from looking at thousands of coins and spending a tremendous amount of time reading everything I could find, learning from others and going to shows, etc.
Now I purchase key-dates and really enjoy them. My collection is 100% PCGS which is my grading service of choice.
Lately, I have been trimming down my collection as others have said, selling off some of the stuff that is routinely available on any given day especially since the market is so hot!!! Like to get the most money while prices are strong in order to buy a few other pieces that I have been wanting. Can always go back an replace the ones that I sold, possibly even cheaper down the road. I am in the process of getting down to one PCGS box full of top knotch goodies, best of the best for my budget sort of speak. ex: Like my 01-s Barber .25, 1877 Indian , 16 SLQ, new 93-s $ upgrade??, etc.
jim
Les
It might happen again is I am out of work again. Will try to keep all coins from 1916 thru 1931 but we will see.
Ken
to look organized.
I'll probably sell most of the coins which were my early mistakes.
Can't see selling everything unless I either lose interest or need cash fast.
FrederickCoinClub
Dave
I can think of a dozen reasons not to have high capacity magazines, but it's the reasons I haven't thought about that I need them.