Admiration for your coins

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by OldSilver, Apr 2, 2012.

  1. OldSilver

    OldSilver New Member

    Hey guys. As a young numismatist i often find myself just sitting down and looking at my coins. Its spring break from school and i find it so relaxing and nostalgic to wake up early, pack my coins into a bin, set on the couch and just look through all my coins admiring the beauty (of the BU ones) and reminiscing on when and where i bought them (obviously not every coin brings back memories but you know what i mean) directed towards you older and more experienced collectors, how often do you just ait down and look at your coins?
     
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  3. BUncirculated

    BUncirculated Well-Known Member

    Maybe once or twice a month.
     
  4. RiverGuy

    RiverGuy Tired and Retired

    Not often enough!
     
  5. rodeoclown

    rodeoclown Dodging Bulls

    Couple times a year at most.
     
  6. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    My ancients, about once a week. My u.s./world coins....maybe a month. Like you I find it relaxing.
     
  7. Lehigh96

    Lehigh96 Toning Enthusiast

    Not a day goes by that I don't look at least on of my coins. Yesterday's coin of the day was:

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    The toning on this coin appears almost liquid and it has always been one of my favorites.
     
  8. Copper Head

    Copper Head Active Member

    Not very often.
     
  9. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    I can certainly understand why, Paul. She is a beauty!

    Chris
     
  10. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    There are so many of my coins that I can picture exactly how they look in my mind, so there is no need to get them out of the SDB to admire them.

    Chris
     
  11. snapsalot

    snapsalot Member

    I am constantly buying and selling so I look at them for those purposes often.
     
  12. icerain

    icerain Mastir spellyr

    I would say once a week. If my schedule gets hectic it may be once a month.
     
  13. Vess1

    Vess1 CT SP VIP Supporter

    Yeah not very often. Kind of a hassle to get to them and then put them away. About the only time I glance at a few in hand is if
    I get something new and have to put it away. Most of my nicer stuff is photographed and on my spreadsheets if I need to remember what something looks like. I do agree that many coins bring back memories.

    Its a major pain posting this without tapatalk...
     
  14. Melina

    Melina Nickel Addict

    This week has been insane for me - as a graduate student, April is when all things are due, and finals are approaching... so last night I sat down and organized my coins. SO RELAXING. :)
     
  15. pumpkinpie

    pumpkinpie what is this I don*t even

    1-2 times a day.
     
  16. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    For both of them?

    Chris:devil:
     
  17. Hunt1

    Hunt1 Active Member

    twice or so a week
     
  18. medoraman

    medoraman Supporter! Supporter

    Depends. For most of my coins, (the ones I am not actively pursuing the series), maybe once every 5 years. If I haven't collected something in a while, (say Sassanid), then I might pull out what I own just to refresh my memory. So, if I am pursuing them, maybe once every 6 months.

    For rolls of things like WL halves, barbers, SL quarters, silver dollars, etc I haven't looked at them since I bought them I believe.

    Chris
     
  19. papermoney54

    papermoney54 Coin Collector

    id say maybe eh 2-3 times a week. relaxes me
     
  20. JCB1983

    JCB1983 Learning

    I look at my toned Franklins about 2-3 times a week. Every other week or so I'll take them outside and just sit on my porch and stare at them with direct sunlight.
     
  21. sunflower

    sunflower New Member

    About once a year for the junk silver at SDB. About every other trip to SDB for the others. The ones at home - clad and copper-zincs about once a week and sit and enjoy them - looking, sorting, dreaming.

    Other SDB items I check about two times a year close up and personal. I usually get a office and drag my husband in to help me. I love those moment, but don't love all the town coming up to the window to peak and see who is inside. Yeep, they really do. Amazing. I can't even park my car in the bank parking lot without it being part of the news. Seriously.
     
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