Here is my collection tell me what you think, the boxes have a bunch of world coins and the red box has 2017 p pennies as well as some unc pennies from the 70s and 80s!
I like to collect things that are to my tastes, It is organized in sections but its hard to tell with the photos. I tend to collect as I enjoy looking at the coins and Its cool to have somthing of the sort. I am planning to sell some of it to get some more valuable stuff and I also have a few friends that are getting into the hobby but dont have much money, In general though its just things that I tend to fancy most! P.S I need a new cabinet
I disagree with TheFinn. It's your collection, put together the pieces you want. No rules. Looks like you're having fun.
It USED TO BE fairly unanimous that this type of unfocused collecting was frowned upon, but apparently "USED TO BE" died somewhere along the road recently. And we thought WE were all about "do your own thing" with our (actually, not mine per se, but my contemporaries) tie-dyed shirts and our THC-stained torn blue jeans and our Grateful Dead vinyl. (or maybe the Stones)
I get the fact that some people feel this is not the way to build a collection, but why should it matter how an individual coin enthusiast builds his/her collection? I don't get that thinking.
These days, I am the poster child of "do your own thing" (see "Eclectic Box" link). Wasn't always that way for me. I used to follow more traditional lines of collecting ("sets" of stuff). But I just kind of evolved and as I got older and more experienced numismatically, I finally started to trust my own instincts enough to take off in certain directions on my own - "off the beaten path", so to speak. Collect what you like. I do. That looks like a fun batch of stuff, and I see some old-school books there, too. I take it these were your grandfather's things that you mentioned in your intro thread. German coins can be habit-forming. I like World coins in general, because they give one a ticket to travel in one's mind, all over the world... and through time.
I DO get that thinking, not just in numismatics, but in most aspects of life. It's been called "having and adhering to standards" when and where I was taught, and we were taught it had value to the extreme in its own right. Then again, I AM of Germanic stock, and "Vee Do Haff Vays...".
Collect what you want and enjoy those items. If and when your focus changes you can always sell what no longer interests you and start collecting your new interest. Some people collect to invest and some to just collect; nothing wrong with either.
Collect what you like. Some folks like filling holes because it gives them goals. Others like the freedom to just collect whatever. Your tastes will change over time and that’s cool, too. If you get tired of a piece you can sell or gift it to a beginner. Looks like you have a lot to choose from already. It’s cliche but true in that it’s more about the journey and less about the destination. The thrill of the hunt does it for me. I’m weird because I like ancient coins and modern bullion, too. The old crusties and the new shinies. Have fun man.