Coin Snob or Coin Slob

Lol I dont think you even needed to state it LeHigh . We all already knew that.




As for me I am a bit of both, but more a slob/ bullion collector.

 

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For u.s. & some world moderns, slob. Got alot of cleaned & some scratched stuff.

For ancients, a snob on a budget. I try to get the best example my budget for a particular coin can get. Thankfully with eBay and some good dealers I am a regular too, I get some decent pieces. But I do have a few sloppy ancients though but that's cause some may otherwise be outta reach.

 

I guess I'm in between the Slob and the Snob. With the letter M being in the middle of the letters L and N in the alphabet, you can call me a Smob. I buy the best coins I can afford for sets and will not bother with just filling empty holes with culls. I did put together a 20TH Century PCGS/NGC graded Type Set and all of those were the best that I could afford. While doing that, I soon learned that any coin with the name Barber attached to it got a little spendy which I really couldn't afford, but bit the bullet and did it anyway. But for the most part, I buy what appeals to me and is affordable. Doesn't matter if it's a .75 cent Lincoln or a $100 Silver Kangaroo, when I get it home, I've got a prize. Right now, I'm really into the G4 - VG Full Rim Barber dimes, quarters and halves at bargain prices.

 

Definately slob. I'm not saying that I wont at some point try and start upgrading at some point but I'm happy right now picking up coins at junk silver values and filling my books along with pulling coins out of circulation that fill wheat and buffalo slots. When the time is right and I zero in on which set I want to complete first in higher graded coins I will. :smile

 

Snob for sure

 

Snob slob, here.

 

I'm a fourth generation slob. My Great Great Grandfather started our family collection by pulling coins out of circulation nearly 140 years ago. It's a little easier today to be a snob of moderns, but that is not very interesting to me.

 

Neither, I just collect what I like. For albums or sets, if it's an uncirculated set, the coin has to be uncirculated to be added to the set. For all others, well, sometimes I like perfect and sometimes I like the worn down coin with a lot of history.

 

Just because someone's a slob doesn't mean he collects crappy stuff. It only means he's happy with what he can afford to collect and he buys the best example he can for that money........

 

Snob in the sense that I only collect slabbed, MS coins. Since I have bought and sold collections over the years, despite being a rabid collector, I take resale into consideration. However, slob in the sense that my collection is eclectic. I don't do registry series, or any particular series. If I like a particular coin, I get it, and tend to go for large silver coins.

 

Snob for sure, Quality never goes out of style. I rather have less coins of high quality. I probably have one of the smallest collections on CT.

Mike

 

No Mikem, I think I would have beaten you there, as I recently sold a big collection last year, and have just started a new one. At the moment, I only have about 30 coins, but it is growing fast. The one I sold last year had hundreds of coins, of several different varieties--US and dark side.

 

You do have me beat. but not by much. Mine stands at 45

 

Nice going. A small quality collection is not a bad way to go. I've done both, and this one is manageable for me now. I bet I beat you out in a few months, the way I have been buying coins.

 

Wow I think I'm both.

 

I guess I'm pretty much the same.

 

To put my "slobbiness" in perspective, ignoring uncleaned romans, bags of wheat cents, bags of world coins, junk silver, etc., my collection is probably still well into the thousands, maybe tens of thousands.

IN some way I envy those who put a ton of thought into each coin purchase. They know every coin they own, and can describe it in detail. If I am asked if I own a khusro I, or a Valentinian, or a Type 4 Chach coin I literally have to dig through to answer the question.

 

I would say I am open to "cross that bridge when I get to it" and not rule out any coin that speaks to me or strikes a chord, weather it's circulated, slabbed, raw, cleaned, AT, US, foreign or ancient. There are so many exceptions to the rule.

Matt

 

I guess I'm a slob LOL! I'm not into the "slab games". I'm just in it for the fun, and I kinda like the history of coins that have a bit of wear on them.

 

Very true. Its a hobby to me, not a competition. Those registry sets simply remind me of other "competitions" men like to get in to. I have nothing to prove to anyone, and just buy old coins for fun, relaxation, and personal fulfillment.