How has your taste in coins changed/evolved?

This has kind of always been my philosophy in regards to classic vs. modern series.

 

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Funny, this is exactly why I've never had any interest at all in moderns. This is simply the stuff I spend in order to acquire interesting coins.

 

Never liked moderns either started with wheat cents then discovered large cents. Early copper was my main focus as well as a type set for years then started picking up a couple early dollars then discovered trade dollars. Always been a toned and original coin fan now I really focus on it. I can't stop buying nice original stuff as it's the hunt that thrills me I'll probably end up a dealer not a collector. And just stick with the type set and trades maybe early dollars toob

 

I can attest she's cute and very nice!

 

Every day but now I fine I like circulated coins if they could only tell their story maybe carried in a soldiers pocket during the civil war WW1,WW2, Korea, the Nam. Perhaps one of the founding fathers. a president the list goes on and on

 

Same tho rev war war 1812 civil war etc

 

That would be really neat! I'd imagine though that sufficient provenance for that would be hard to obtain.

 

Not so much for tokens and paper chits used in those theaters as well as MPC or AAFES pogs.

 

I started, like many people, trying to make whole sets of each denomination. Now that I have completed them, I am selling off the sets and buying nicely graded key date coins with the proceeds.

 

BEAUTIFUL!! Smart Man!!

I also have been fortunate in finding wonderful long term companions,who I always let know their importance.

We are blessed, as I believe a good companion has more value than any tangible asset. But I share my coins.

I have gone through virtually every series of U.S. coins from the early eighties forward to modern Silver proofs. I advancing my education of each series, while evolving my collections from common circulated to Gem state+, DMPL, Proof.

Current collectibles are all TPG certified, generally only pre-1933 Gold U.S. coins.

I love both beautiful women and coins, which are sooo nice to view/handle.

JMHO

 

I don't think that I have really ever changed my focus, but now I can afford the nicer coins that I've always wanted. Maybe in another 35 years I can go to the auctions with the big boys and get some of the really nice coins. Either that or maybe I will loose interest in coins altogether. Who knows.

 

I can say the same

 

I evolved with collecting information First - then the coin.

I think Foreign Coins now like Mexican Coins gives you much more for your buck.

Consider an MS65 Cap and Ray at $400?

JPL

 

I agree GD - World Coins. U.S> Market is too crazy. Its all numbers and $$$ - on slabs. Even U.S. Colonials have hit the WALL ... watch these Newman and Partrick prices five years from now on their profit margins ... OK ... I am wrong ... coin values never go down ... LOL.

 

What?



No...no...not here. Haha!

I haven't yet really got into non-US coins...but it could happen!

 

I categorized my collecting habits better after reading what others have posted here.

Present self: I am a type collector (don't really see the point in filling holes, and I never started that way so I feel like I skipped a grade or two based on how some of you evolved, not that filling holes is for less tenured folks at all - I'm just glad I didn't go through that phase because I wouldn't have liked that in hindsight), only legal tender coins, no paper, XF/AU minimum but preferably higher grade while trying to avoid problem coins, and I'm in the commemorative coin phase at the moment.

Future self: Same as present self, but I think I'm headed towards stricter, higher grade coins but not necessarily MS/PR-70 on modern coins (I can't personally justify paying a premium on "perfect" coins when MS/PR-69 seems just as "perfect" for up to 10+ times less), I'll add more world silver coins, I may add gold... eventually, and there's still a ton I'll learn about numismatics!

 

Yes - JWT - I can tell from the locked-in 20thC Type collector responses here on this channel ... as Dave Bowers once said: The average collector spends only 20 minutes/week on his coins. Its important to realize this when selling and buying. So few say advance or branch out to ancients,Foreign, contemporary counterfeits or even U.S. Exonumia ... I think as long as a collector specializes and stays away from modern U.S. Mint crap he will be OK ... and if he buys slabs. With all these Chinese fakes ... its tough not to get killed occasionally ...

JPL

 

Thanks @Colonialjohn gosh knows I spend more than 20 min a week...probably to my detriment...