Any Numismatic Goals for 2012?

I don't collect coins. I do, however, accumulate and research bits of numismatic evidence of the history I am studying.

With this in mind, I hope to learn more about three periods of time that interest me the most.

First, I enjoy learning about the tumultuous Third Century of the Roman Empire. This is a coin of Trajan Decius, one of the more controversial Emperors of that or any period in Roman history:



Second, I want to learn more about 18th Century British politics. The cast of characters of this period is fascinating, ranging from the Jacobites--The Old Pretender (see below) and Bonnie Prince Charlie (the Young Pretender)--to the parlimentary giants (Charles James Fox, Edmund Burke, and William Pitt the Younger) of the end of the century.



Thirdly, I want to learn about the Italian reunification (Il risorgimento) of the 1800s from 1815 to 1871.



Anyone else?

Anyway, hopefully we will all have a Healthy and Happy 2012.


guy

 

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Mine is pretty simple yet complicated at the same time. I just want to get one coin, an early American gold piece. Simple because it's only one coin, but complicated because they're kind of rare and expensive. Wish me luck. Have a great 2012 everyone, hope you get the coins your hearts desire.

 

Nothing extraordinary here. But in about a week the euro countries start issuing this coin ...
http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/euro/cash/commemorative/10years_of_the_euro_en.htm
... and I plan to get them all. Well, one from each country (ie. 17 x €2) is enough.

Christian

 

Why do I have the feeling there won't be a set of coins to celebrate twenty years of euro cash in 2022? :devil:



guy

 

I want to get a Capped Bust half and thats about it

 

My numismatic goals:
Double the $1k value in my collection
Get my first gold at spot (1/10 oz or early gold $1)
Finish my 20th Century coin type set (Need a Morgan, peace, Sacajawea, Susan B. Anthony Dollars, and need a Franklin and Walking liberty half, and a 40% Silver half dollar)
Finish my Uncirculated War Nickel collection,
Upgrade my 1941-1958 Cent collection to all Uncirculated.

 

My goals are to get a 1795 Flowing Hair Half at F-12. Other than that I would like to save money for the summer ANA sessions. Finally I want to branch out and meet the big time dealers in the state of Maryland.

 

Meet or become?

 

1) Focus on finding the better dates instead of commons for the series I collect.
2) Be a bit pickier and a better grader.
3) Take my time looking at the coin before I purchase it at a show.

 

1) catalog the coins I own and create a spreadsheet for them.
2) improve my photography of my coins and photograph the ones I have that are not just "surplus".
3) learn to grade the MS60-70 range.
4) add to my Philadelphia Franklin collection.
5) create a display and add to my Icelandic Kingdom collection.
6) Have 5 of my best coins graded and slabbed in 2012.
7) Continue with my Canadian Wildlife series coins.
8) Get a few 2012 Silver Proof Sets
9) Continue roll searching for cents through halves.
10) Learn more about the coins I have.

 

1) Put together a coin photo booth and improve my coin picture quality
2) Finish my United States Type Set
3) Begin a Half cent collection, picking whatever I can find.
4) Learn much more about world coinage.

 

1.) Two more weeks at summer seminar: Finish the grading classes, take counterfeit detection, photography miniseminar
2.) ANA Philadelphia show
3.) Keep expanding and working on the YN program at my regional show to get more kids involved
4.) Another entry into the David Bowers YN Literary Award contest- hope to win again
5.) Finish off the dansco 7070 registry in AU58s. Almost there!

 

I share these goals!

 

Great list Kasia. I am with you completely on 1, 2, and 5. My problem is volume, and the fact I cannot seem to stop buying more.

 

Numismatic Goals for 2012:

1. Continue my Franklin Half collection
2. Start another collection
3. Learn more about pre-1900 US coins
4. Improve my grading skills (Mostly 1-58)
5. Purchase a gold coin
6. Take better photos
7. Edit those photos better
8. Learn about all Canadian coins
9. Find a coin shop/show to go to
10. Send a coin in to be graded
11. Figure out what ancients are
12. Understand the process where coins are struck

The ultimate goal:
Finish off my plan of learning the basics about coins

 

sell some stuff and use that money to focus in

 

Find a wheat cent (or something interesting) roll searching

Catalogue my Morgans again after I lost my hand written detailed list. I think I will use the computer this time

Catalogue some of my world coins with my new Krause books when they get here

Finish my lincoln memorial set maybe

Go to the ANA summer seminar

Actually subscribe to Num News and Coin World so I don't have to buy them.

 

Don't know about your feelings, but maybe there will be a set of circulating US $1 coins which ... oh, never mind.

Christian

 

meet...

 

My goals:
Get 1863, 1864, and 1865 Seated Liberty Half Dollars. I am trying to get as many Civil War coins as I can afford. I already have 1861-65 Indian Cents, 1864-65 Two Cent, 1865 3 Cent, 1861-62 Seated Liberty Dimes, 1861 Seated Liberty Quarter, 1861 and 1862-S Seated Liberty Halves.