With baseball season off, my interest in baseball cards has waned a bit giving me time for a different hobby, coins. I sorted through the coins my great great uncle had collected and am now trying to fill an H.E. Harris folder I bought at a coin/card shop for all my pennies 1909 on. I also have a bunch of Ike and Morgan Dollars. At the bank I got 3 of the 4 Presidential dollars that I needed (still need Monroe) but I saw some halfs so I bought the 9 dollars worth. One 1966 but nothing else with Silver. It did get me a few dates closer to completion but I am still a ways off. I know I'm rambling. Just wanted to introduce myself here.
Welcome! As my Avatar indicates, you're not alone here! What you're doing is probably the best way to start - you can get your feet wet and see if it's your cup of tea without having to sell any Mantle cards to fund the experiment! Good luck!
I'm glad you decided to join us. I used to collect cards myself, but I've changed completely to coins now. Of course, I still have those cards, just sitting there, gathering dust. Anyway, welcome!
Welcome! I am also pretty new to coin collecting, and I also collect baseball memorabilia. I used to collect baseball cards too but I decided too stop. IMO the card companies started producing way too many memorabilia, and autographed cards. Making most cards nearly worthless, unless they were numbered under under 25 or a superstar player. Well thats enough of my rant. Good Luck with your collections.
Welcome to the forum!!! I also used to collect baseball cards, mainly Nellie Fox since he lived in the same town that I grew up in.
Welcome to CoinTalk! :hail: You will have a blast here and coin collecting is loads more fun than collecting cards, especially considering you can find something in your pocket change but how often have you found a Babe Ruth in circulation? Ribbit
Welcome krambigmac, Your coin questions are also welcomed! I don't have any baseball cards but I do have some Beatles trading cards. I'd like to see one of your cards sometime so post a photo. Very best regards, collect89
Hi Bigmac..:hail: Welcome to a hobby that has history, art and precious metal.....all in one. I was once new to the hobby, back in 1962 when I was 8.
Welcomes don’t worry your not alone about being new I'm new as well. I still have all my baseball cards as well as long as NBA and hockey cards. The best way to go is start with something small and cheap to see if it’s for you. I would start collecting the state quarters or something alone thoughts lines.
I would consider myself new as well. Back in October of 2008 I had no clue about anything that has to do with coins. I was bored one afternoon and was researching Silver as an investment diversification and thought it was neat to hold a "physical" investment. First thing i bought was some bullion 1oz rounds, 10 of them, thought hey, these are neat. I then bought small amounts of cheap 90% silver, about $400 worth at 10x face, still not having any clue about grade/keydates or anything. My girlfriend bought me the 2009 redbook and well, the rest is history. I now own a nice collection of 50 or so barber half dollars, 30-40 walking liberties, and about 25 or so Franklin halves. I also accumulated a small library worth of grading books and price guide books. In these short 4months there is only one thing i can tell you, dont overwhelm yourself with trying to know every coin type. Specialize, buy only what YOU like, and learn as much as you can before moving on. I consider myself lucky to have 5-6 coin shops within 10 miles of my house and spend every minute i can in them, even if I'm not buying anything. Enjoy, Josh
Thanks for the welcomes. I do already have the State Quarter Collection done but I have to go through all my extras because I never tried for the P and D's. Being in Rhode Island, it is harder to find the D's, especially for any 2008 coins. I have all but one of the $1 Presidents now(Monroe eludes me) and I'm trying to fill up all my new H.E. Harris albums. I don't know if they are as good as Whitmans but this is all they had at the card/coin shop. As far as best coins I own, I would probably say between my oldest, an 1862 Indian Head Cent, or any of my Morgan's.(1880,1881,1882,1883,1885o,1889) I do also own a 1925 Half Dollar coin that features the 150 yr anniversary of Lexington and Concord starting the Revolutionary War.
