I have no free will. Tell me what to buy.
adamlaneus
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There is a coin show tomorrow. I am compelled to go. But I am devoid of motivation. There is no spark. What do I do?
Any exercises I should do before the show? Perhaps I should just take a good long look at the medal shelf in my cabinet...absorb it, take it in. Maybe that will give me a direction?
Repeat the mantra "gold is good" 500 times whilst flagellating myself with a grey sheet?
I may be burned out on US Type. I may have gotten so esoteric in my tastes that I have fallen off of the face of the earth as far as the collector world has gone. Perhaps I have been working too hard and just need a break.
Tell me about something i've never heard of before.
Any exercises I should do before the show? Perhaps I should just take a good long look at the medal shelf in my cabinet...absorb it, take it in. Maybe that will give me a direction?
Repeat the mantra "gold is good" 500 times whilst flagellating myself with a grey sheet?
I may be burned out on US Type. I may have gotten so esoteric in my tastes that I have fallen off of the face of the earth as far as the collector world has gone. Perhaps I have been working too hard and just need a break.
Tell me about something i've never heard of before.
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How much ya got??
Rob
<< <i>I have no free will. Tell me what to buy. >>
Go to the show. Walk up to the first table you see and ask that very question. Problem solved.
You're welcome.
<< <i>Stay home or go somewhere other than to the show.
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I usually just walk around the show quickly, absorbing the whole thing quickly and tersely. Then I see what strikes me. Often, it's clear what calls out to me.
I guess i'm just looking for some pre-show inspiration. I feel like "i've seen everything". I'm sure that is absolutely not true. Help!
start spending money. This will include what series, what grade,
what quality within the grade, slab or no slab, do you want to have
fun with crap or do you want to collect nice coins with the possibility
of making a bit of money. Do you want Proofs or Mint coins, error coins,
foreign coins, modern coins, classical coins. Do you want to collect the
whole series or a type set or do you want to collect a little of this and a
little of that. Spend 6 months watching this Forum before you spend
your money, then let us know what you decide to do.
Camelot
<< <i>There is a coin show tomorrow. I am compelled to go. But I am devoid of motivation. There is no spark. What do I do?
Any exercises I should do before the show? Perhaps I should just take a good long look at the medal shelf in my cabinet...absorb it, take it in. Maybe that will give me a direction?
Repeat the mantra "gold is good" 500 times whilst flagellating myself with a grey sheet?
I may be burned out on US Type. I may have gotten so esoteric in my tastes that I have fallen off of the face of the earth as far as the collector world has gone. Perhaps I have been working too hard and just need a break.
Tell me about something i've never heard of before. >>
Heyyyyy Adam.
I got stuff up on the BST. You know the BST no? Buy Sum Toners.
<< <i>My boy, you have a lot of study and reflective thought before you
start spending money. This will include what series, what grade,
what quality within the grade, slab or no slab, do you want to have
fun with crap or do you want to collect nice coins with the possibility
of making a bit of money. Do you want Proofs or Mint coins, error coins,
foreign coins, modern coins, classical coins. Do you want to collect the
whole series or a type set or do you want to collect a little of this and a
little of that. Spend 6 months watching this Forum before you spend
your money, then let us know what you decide to do. >>
LOL!
motley accumulation, of no particular value or sense of
pride in.
Camelot
<< <i>Without a plan, you will never have a collection, merely a
motley accumulation, of no particular value or sense of
pride in. >>
Perhaps I have come to the end of my existing collections. I have no desire for any more generic gold. I'm happy with my small type set of more expensive pieces. I love my world gold collection. I marvel at the few ancients i've gotten here and there. I am satisfied with my medal display cabinet; any more would be too busy.
My goals attained, I wonder what is next. Perhaps I set goals which were too darn realistic and fulfillable?
If you like "world" coins, there certainly is a lot of beauty and value in the older Japanese coinage.
If that doesn't help, give up and go fishing.
Almost nobody is willing to pump their favorite series, eh? I am disappointed in the forum.
Perhaps I will look closely at barbers.
<< <i>It may be the case that work has burned me out and that it is spreading. In which case a coin show will be a welcome distraction.
Almost nobody is willing to pump their favorite series, eh? I am disappointed in the forum.
Perhaps I will look closely at barbers. >>
Stick to the dirty G!
<< <i>Almost nobody is willing to pump their favorite series, eh? I am disappointed in the forum. >>
Why would anyone make a dedicated effort to attract more competition for what they collect?
Easy, there- it's just a joke.
OR, just start buying anything with a bean or star or plus on it, and you will apparently be the envy all you encounter
Commems and Early Type
time filling your want lists, then a good XF40 or better set with an original
look would keep you going. Whatever you decide have fun.
Edit: to change + to "or better"
But I don't think you're quite ready for either of those yet.
Then again, they work nicely as a "casual" sideline collection, and need not tax either your wallet or your other interests.
BONGO SAY SPEND YOU MONEY ON YOU WANT, NO OTHERS WANT.
You're not saving for the National Pucks?
Ed. S.
(EJS)
I will keep a sharp eye out for: Wiener medals. South American Republic silver and gold. Anything that makes me feel like a kid when I see it. I feel safe in sharing this information because I will be at the show before you, whoever you are.
I also look forward to seeing the new PCGS slab.
I will visit the bookstore and expand my electronic Krause.
Mr. Falcone's table is always fun.
The dealer fellow I purchased the Dassier Medal at San Jose...the one whose name I do not remember...I promised him a posterboard-photo blowup of that medal. I need to keep that promise. First I need to look up my records and find out for sure who I purchased it from!
I've been very happy to own what I own. Very, very happy in fact. Probably because what I am seeing at the show is true dreck.
One does have to bite ones tongue sometimes when chatting amiably with a dealer.
You don't just blurt out "man, that was cleaned. Bright bright hurts my eyes." You sort of smile and find a nicer coin to comment on.
<< <i>Drop off the map, you can get a bunch of XF CWTs or HTTs for $1500, and the Chinese haven't started on those yet. >>
What's that? I am not familiar with those TLAs.
Discover all unpredictable errors before they occur.
<< <i>Ok, Civil War or Hard Times Tokens. Fairly inexpensive and full of history. Let us know what you bought
There will be a dealer at this show who has LOTS of these, and they are truly the D-word.
There are many nice ones available, but not these ones at this show.
Adam ... I will be there tomorrow. How will I recognize you?
Mark
Discover all unpredictable errors before they occur.
<< <i>
Mr. Falcone's table is always fun.
>>
True! Not always something there for me, but he has great stories.
<< <i>
The dealer fellow I purchased the Dassier Medal at San Jose...the one whose name I do not remember...I promised him a posterboard-photo blowup of that medal. I need to keep that promise. First I need to look up my records and find out for sure who I purchased it from!
>>
Might be Dave Showers ... he always has a lot of nice medals and a smile.
Mark
Discover all unpredictable errors before they occur.
I am not suggesting the same sets to you just listing them as examples.
Both sets are in the registry under R. Moss. The birth is 1948 by the way. The SMS are listed by year and as a 3 year set.
Ron
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I agree!!!
Darksider stuff is great
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC
OR, you could go to the show and pick out some sort of generic gold, and send that to me instead. As I do not have a single gold piece in my collection -none at all!- I can assure you it would find a happy home here, generic or not.
OR, you could just walk around and see if anything jumps out at you. That's what I did at my only coin show to date, and what I plan to do in the future too. If nothing jumps out at you, then save the money and add it to the funds for the next show; then instead of having $1500 to spend, you'd have $3000 for example.
Also, have you considered currency? I collect due to the history involved behind each item, and currency has just as much historical background as coinage, at least since it's been made, as coinage does have a longer history then currency, even though it does go back to at least the 1300s.
P.S. If you go to the coin show don't look at barbers. Especially Halves in VF.
Lance.
I am sorry I don't know what you collect per se, or have collected, but I would suggest the run of 1936-1942 Mercury proofs - someone mentioned bang for buck - this will give that and more as it is an undervalued series IMHO. All toned would be nice. There are a "lot" out there so be picky! And once you get to 1938/39 the prices get sane again. You can get a lovely 1941 or '42 for $200 or $250 - less I bet. They are truly lovely coins that hit a nice design balance for mid-century coinage. It aged as well as any series - worked fine in the Nouveau period up through post Streamlined Deco. I'd steer clear of anything white.
Good hunting!
Best wishes,
Eric