a collection must have a limit?

Speedy,

I was just passing on the information, not endorsing it. But for the sake of accuracy and to correct the assertions in your post, (1) it was never said that more than 20 coins was not a collection, only that the collection could have been "better" (probably defined as more valuable or impressive or whatever adjective you want to apply to it) by concentrating on a fewer number of higher grade coins, (2) I never used the word "hoard" (not that there's anything wrong with hoarding), and (3) it isn't "hog wash." It's another collectors opinion with a lot of merit and worthy of consideration. I don't think any approach to collecting is "hog wash" as long as the collector is satisfied with the results.

I hope this clears up your confusion with my post.

 

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I'll have to think on that...I'm not sure if I agree on that.

I'm sorry if you took that the wrong way...I was talking about how someone was trying to tell someone else how to collect...there is no wrong way to collect..everyone is not like me (thank goodness) or you and so they should not go around saying that you should try for better coins and maybe only have 20...

I can have a collection of 5 high grade coins and I can have a collection of 5 low grade coins and the low grade ones be worth much more...so in that way...better is not always the best.

Speedy

 

I'm not particularly adept at defending someone elses position, especially when I can't even recall the source and I don't follow their advice. But if you believe that "there is no wrong way to collect," and others on here frequently state, "collect what you like," and "buy the highest grade that you can afford" (which may differ for each series) then you have to at least consider another's opinion when they suggest that the collector might want to take it a step further and put together a smaller but higher quality collection than the typical collector assembles, whatever the actual number of coins. And that the result might be a better collection in the long run than choosing quantity over quality.

 

I sometimes start collections and set strict guidlines for myself as to what will be allowed in the collection, and try my best to stick to it.

I also purchase random coins that I like just because I like them, even if they don't fit any of my collections.

I also have certain types of coins that I like to hoard enmasse, not sorting, separating, or studying them. I just like having a big, honkin' bucket full of them.

I have certain coins that I will only purchase in the higher grades and certified by PCGS or NGC. I also have coins that I don't mind buying from junk bins at antique stores or yard sales, and I just like to hold them in my hand.

It really depends on my mood, the coin, and what gives me a good feeling, as arbitrary as that might be.

I have right here with me an 1917 MS65 NGC type 1 Standing Liberty Quarter, and a well worn 1979 Lincoln cent with JFK's profile counterstamped into it. I think they are both cool, and they are both treasured parts of my collection.


"You say I contradict myself? So, I contradict myself. I am vast. I contain multitudes." --- Walt Whitman*




*this quote is from memory and probably worded wrong, but you get the idea.

 

Not too bad a memory there EE -

 

20 coins? That's just one coin show trip's accumulation!! My wife is always calling my room "the museum". Now I can tell her that the correct description is "my accumulation".

 

Just because you can not see the end, does not mean there isn't an end. Everybody does have limits, or else you have to have every single coin ever minted. There will even come a time when accumulator say they have accumulated enough or die (either one works)