How BIG is your collection

I can honestly say.....

I don't know !

 

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I've got more than enough to keep me looking for more than I need.

 

if you send me yours i will have more than i now have.

 

How about we just say what we have the most of (non-modern of course)? I think I have almost 50 mercury dimes. I also like all kinds of pennies and silver coins.

 

I have a vf/xf set of lincoln pennies 1940-1958

 

Not as many as I used to. We suffered a business failure and I had to liquidate my half cent collection, all gold and most silver to preclude a total financial meltdown. The good news is that I did very well buying the coins and sold them for a handsome profit when I needed it. Coin collecting is an excellent hedge against disaster as long as you don't buy carelessly.
But boy, do I wish I had my 1793 half cent, the 1808/7, the 1811, that lovely 1800 back...the Saints, the 1901/0 half eagle, on and on it went. It will take years to recover (if ever). But tonight my family is safe, warm and healthy, and I think I know where to get a good deal on a....

 

My collection isn't very large. I prefer one good coin to a stack of mediocre ones, mainly because I've always enjoyed the beauty of 'em. I'm big on eye appeal, so I tend to go for better grade common dates.

 

12 Foreign Countries

11 lb of bullion

10 types of Sovereigns

9 Barber Quarters

8 years of Sac-ies

7 Premier Silver Sets

6 Libertads

5 Golden Eagles

4 Half Eagles

3 French Roosters

2 Error coins

and a Peace Dollar in a slab.

 

I have to agree with both of you. But today they do not need the white pages all they have to do is go to http://www.zabasearch.com/ and type your name in you may be surprised :secret:

by the way Kerry is that GTO in good shape