Coin Funk

You have to take a break away from what you love to renew your appreciation. Just like a married couple needs a little time apart to appreciate what you have. The work day helps to do that.
I use summer when there are lots of other activities as my break from coins, so that when it starts getting cooler I want to get back into it.
That’s also why it’s nice to diversify - world coins, tokens, medals, even pocket watches.
Remember, absence makes the heart grow fonder.

 

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What would I do with it if I caught one?

Besides, cats don't like me so they stay away voluntarily. Stupid things.

 

Bah

 

Thanks I’ll check that out

 

I have often thought I would like a little shop after I retire. I even named it Kidz Coinz….. Nothing over ten buck sort of a place…. Sadly, a fellow would go broke in such a venture.

 

I like cardio exercise, enjoying beer and watching college football. But there is a wonderful variety of fun challenges in numismatics and my wife gets into it. I’m looking at a set of SLQs which are very challenging to collect overall. But we are recently looking more at Bust Halves for some reason because they are beautiful.

 

Maybe expand your horizons and venture into other areas of numismatics besides US coins. Exonumia, foreign coins, ancient coins etc.

Many foreign and ancient coins have more interesting historical connections than typical Morgan dollars or Bust halves

 

I don't find anything unusual about this at all, Randy.

I've been a coin collector since I was eight years old, and throughout my life I've found myself needing time away from my coins.

Back during college and the early years of starting a career and family, there were several times when my collection sat untouched on a closet shelf for a year or more.

Today the breaks are fewer and of shorter duration, but I still find that I need them. I just think it's something that goes hand in hand with a collecting hobby.

My advice would be to find something to obsess over when coins aren't doing it for you. Golf, fishing, gardening, whatever.

 

@Randy Abercrombie I totally understand where you're coming from. That being said, I've always found one act that truly gets me out of my funk. Philanthropy. Send me money and you'll see how good it feels. I know I can say it'll feel good, without any hesitation.

 

Come visit me Randy! I’ll get your interest back up to normal. Lol

 

I was thinking..... A box just might fire me right back up!!

 

As the old song says, "you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone" -- but there's a flip side to that, too, where sometimes having something means you find yourself not wanting it so much any more. Or still wanting it, as in "not wanting to let go of it", but also not really getting enjoyment out of it. It seems terribly unfair, but there it is.

 

I thought that would work.