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How have your hobby interests changed over the years?
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I thought this might be a fun topic and posted a thread about it a few minutes ago. However, like a dufus I was not paying attention and posted the thread on the Set Registry Forum. I am reposting it here, however I am lazy and do not want to retype the whole thing (I am somewhat "wordy", I guess due to my chosen field of lawyering, LOL).
Thus, in short, describe how you have progressedmatured during your years in the hobby (from newbie forward). I find that I need to change from being a collector/accumulator.
Thus, in short, describe how you have progressedmatured during your years in the hobby (from newbie forward). I find that I need to change from being a collector/accumulator.
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me $1500.00.
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Steve
My quantity has stayed about the same, but my emphasis on quality has definately increased. Any my knowledge has increased so I know what quality is, and what is just hype or misrepresentation....
"The silver is mine and the gold is mine,' declares the LORD GOD Almighty."
Moved to date and mint mark sets of anything and everything in fairly low grade (vg - vf)
Now collect type in a Library of Coins album (2 actually) most grading F - MS, (the chain cent and 1796 quarter lower), but looking mainly for nice looking coins that enhance each other.
Jim
NOW CERTIFIED CGA PAPER MONEY, SOME GOLD, AND ANYTHING TONED: MORGANS,KENNEDY HALFS,IKES, PENNIES, ROSIES, FRANKLINS. CONSIDERING COLLECTING AN ALMOST FULL SET OF PGCS/NGC GRADED TONED MORGANS.
BUILT A PRETTY GOOD LIBRARY (MOST RECENT ITEM 1907 ISSUE NUMISMATIST VOL XX ISSUE 3, THE MINT ON CARSON STREET, NUMISMATIC FORGERY, AND COIN CHEMISTRY). I GET ANA NUMISMATIST, COIN WORLD, AND COINAGE.
WORKING CURRENTLY ON PHOTOGRAPHY. BOUGHT OLYMPUS CAMEDIA C700. JUST TONITE BOUGHT RICOH 4300 ON E BAY ($50.00) AS I HAVE HEARD MEMBERS ON FORUM EXTOLL IT'S VIRTUES..
Vietnam Vet 69-70 - Semper Fi
Coins.....................From an accumulation in '86 to SAE's to Mercs, to WL halves, to Peace Dollars, to Morgans, to early halves.
Bullseye pistol.......Beginner to Gold Distinguished in 6 years.
Books....................WV natural history to Coin references
Metal Detecting.....Bounty Hunter II to XLT
Knives...................Remington only
Scrip......................From the coal companies on the road where I now live.
Cars- sold them all including the tbird
Computers- piece o junk 386 to building high end gamer rigs. earned me a 64 bit 939 sys
RC aircraft- was an instructor now a micro 3d designer/pilot.
Partying- from much more that I should have to never again.
You say you are a lawyer and I am not fond of lawyers as a whole, so I am responding here for the good of the forum.
Age 6-9 collected pennies and put them into Whitman books.
Age 10-12 collected current nickels and dimes along with the pennies.
Age 13-16 started on the circulated Barber series, dimes, and quarters.
Age 17-25 chased skirts, too busy for coins.
Age 26-30 sold everything, including about thirty pounds of Barbers and Morgans, to buy a few 19th century type coins.
Age 31-54 went "nuts" about Bust series, eventually buying only slabbed coins.
Age 55-present still like the Busties but have concentrated mostly on slabbed Early Commems in MS64 or better.
Why?
They are so tiny that if I buy an overgraded one or I am too optimistic on the grade of a raw one I always can blame my eyes.
<< <i>i am finding that at my old age, I am liking California Fractionals more and more.
Why?
They are so tiny that if I buy an overgraded one or I am too optimistic on the grade of a raw one I always can blame my eyes.
I have studied California Fractionals this past year and I find the auction prices all over the place, far too variable for me to spend my money.
Ages 14 - 20 I collected records! (Still have most of them.)
Ages 20 - 29 I collected guitars! (Still have most of those too.)
Ages 30 - 32 (present) I collect coins again; the best 20th century type stuff I can afford - all unc. grades - I now have a few nice Barbers, and some gold (in addition to that common date $2.50 I received as a gift back when I was a child.)
I guess what goes around comes around...
>>>My Collection
And inbetween sportscards, stamps, records............
Thing is most I haven't bought anything from, just wanted to study them. ATM I actively collect Morgan Dollars, stamps and sometimes baseball cards.....
I love everything US!!!!!!
Dennis
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I've always had a strong interest in type coins from the time that I started to pay more than face value for coins. That interest is still there, and I continue to upgrade my type coins when the opportunity presents itself. It would be great to get a new type coin that I've never owned before, doing that now would require a 5 to 6 figure investment!
As for newer interests I got hooked on tokens and political items about fifteen years ago. I've collecting those since then in addition to the type coins.
Most recently I've been collecting the modern commemorative coins that came in cherrywood boxes. The set runs from the 1984 Olympics to the 1996 Smithsonian set. The Smithsonian set was the last of its kind. After that the wooden box sets went the way of the Indian cent because of a lack of interest on the part of the collectors.