What do you do between purchases?

FISH!

 

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I read numismatic magazines, websites, books, & listen to the Coin Show Radio podcast. I have a want list so I check online to see if I can find any good deals for those coins.

 

I write code.........

 

I was thinking that too. I haven't roll searched in a while and feeling the itch to search. It is always fun to find something and paying face value for it. My favorite finds are Mercury dimes and buffalo nickels.

 

I buy a lot from the U.S. Mint, so I never have downtime.

 

In between purchases... make more purchases

 

Take photos of trains. This was taken 12/27/2014 Strasburg Rail Road

 

I'm always on the hunt, there's never a down time. Window shopping is always fun,and sometimes rewarding as if you are not interested in pulling the trigger you may know of a fellow collector who may. And in turn may reward you for the tip.

 

sorry to hear that.

 

I fish and stay away from coin forums, auction sites and eBay....just like I'm doing kinda, sorta, right now...

Leaving for my Canadian fishing vacation, so I thought I would get a quick coin fix!

 

Read. Study up on coins I like. Find Varieties.....

 

Keep my shopping list handy. Look for unexpected bargains on my list. The fun is in the hunt!

 

Read books, research new areas of numismatics, and go through piles I have bought before. If I really get desperate I go to the sdb and pull out a box.

Haven't been collecting that long? Then concentrate on learning. Reading and learning about coins always is advantageous, and it's fun!

 

I'm leaving for Kauai this Friday...that should be a nice distraction.

 

Focus on homework, purchase a box of coins from the bank, research my next purchases, figure out how I'm gonna pay for all these coins. I also am currently delving into periodic table coins to quench my love of chemistry and coins.

 

Honestly, either scenario applies here. I re-inventory all my gold and silver and re-arrange the different type sets, foreign, domestic, micro-sets, bullion, rounds, bars, junk silver, etc. I re-inventory my vault and look for ways to make more room so I can fit more stuff in my vault. Sometimes, I go through my comic books and if I get bored of one I give it away or sell it on E-Bay (to make another purchase of silver...lol). I look at my coins in 2X2 Mylar flips and re-type the information if they look old or need replacing. I sometimes, look at my numismatic library and find out what books my favorite authors recommend. Q. David Bowers and R.S. Yeomen are my favorite authors so I look on Amazon for anything related. When I am need for a quick "fix" I look for silver I no longer want or am interested in and see if I can make a trade or barter with someone else for something that I have been wanting for a long time. I am usually pretty good at keeping myself busy most of the time. If all else fails I play my favorite PC game; "The Witcher 3: The Hunt". That pretty much sums it up.

 

Ever see a picture of Scrooge shuffling a stack of gold coins? Yep, that's what I do.

 

I should have said that too. Sometimes its fun to simply pull out something like a bag of indian head cents, or a couple hundred face of junk silver, and Scrooge McDuck it and have fun.

 

Sorry! At least it's cheaper than buying sovereigns!

 

I buy coins to flip and/or sell off coins I no longer want so I can start looking again...