My new year's resolution - coin collecting

elaine 1970 · 11-20-2007, 12:03 AM

lord! please help me minimizes my yearly expensive on coin collecting. what's your new year's resolution regarding coin collecting?. tell us...........

my new year's resolution are:
continue to learn slab coin, e-bay trading, grading, and attending coin shows.

Leadfoot · 11-20-2007, 12:38 AM

My new years resolution is to a) refocus my collecting on two goals (type and large cents), and b) sell off the extras that don't fit.

spock1k · 11-20-2007, 01:10 AM

my new years goal is i will not spend money on coins i spent more than 25k this year and that has made me a lil worried

jimmyrules712 · 11-20-2007, 01:17 AM

my coin resolution is to not let myself waste money on impulse buys that I will regret later (I do it a lot).

For my life I am studying abroad, graduating college, and hopefullly finding my first career job. (it's going to be a big year)

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Originally Posted by spock1k

my new years goal is i will not spend money on coins i spent more than 25k this year and that has made me a lil worried

25k? wow.

I spent almost 700 and I though I was going overboard

indianhead · 11-20-2007, 05:09 AM

My 2008 resolutions:

1. Finish my Peace Dollar set
2. study grading
3. Learn how to carve a coin like billzach.

elaine 1970 · 11-20-2007, 07:08 AM

happy thanksgiving day to all coin collectors.

asciibaron · 11-20-2007, 07:18 AM

i'm looking to finish off my 3 fine grade US collections; Wartime Jefferson nickels, Winged Liberty dimes 1941-1945, and Walking Liberty halfs 1941-1947. i will then put my energy and resources toward a Newfoundland type set in BU or better where possible. that should keep me busy for the better part of 2008 - nice Newfoundland coins aren't easy to find.

-Steve

jnpjresq · 11-20-2007, 05:34 PM

Buy fewer better coins.

Phoenix21 · 11-20-2007, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jimmyrules712

25k? wow.

I spent almost 700 and I though I was going overboard

Please tell me you mean 7 hundred dollars, and not 7 hundred thousand.

My new years resolution is to do a complete set of R MS 67 Lincolns cents. And when I fail to do that I'll settle for a VF B set.

Also another resolution will be to learn more about this hobby, and share what I do know with others. That's what it's really all about I think.

Phoenix

Cloudsweeper99 · 11-20-2007, 08:39 PM

I'm still trying to decide what coin to collect for my "One Coin Coin Set."

clembo · 11-20-2007, 09:38 PM

New Year's Resolutions. Such a tricky thing that I have become realistic.

Last year it was to be meaner to other people at work. My reasoning? - I figured people would say "I can remember when clembo was a really nice guy". Honestly, I'm not really mean - sarcastic is a different story.

Sooooo... this year's official CoinTalk resolution is (drum roll please)....to continue collecting coins.

TheBigH · 11-21-2007, 09:46 AM

I will search at least $10,000 in coins and bills from the bank, and keep detailed records of all my 'keepers' (IE wheats, silver, pre-1960 nickels, pre-1982 pennies, errors, foreign, star notes, pre-1995 notes ($1, $5, $10, $20, $50 and maybe $100 if I can afford to keep it), and pre-1976 $2 bills.

I will start keeping my detailed records the first time I roll or bill search after January 1st.

coleguy · 11-21-2007, 11:19 AM

I guess I resolve to just keep doing what I've always been doing, in regards to coin collecting, and thats just enjoy the hobby as I always have. As much as I'd like to say I'm going to buy better coins or spend a million dollars on a few coins I'd really like, thats not as important as keeping the status-quo. Maybe I'm just getting old and hate change...I don't know.

Happy holidays!!
Guy~