How Do Folks Stay Patient?

I wouldn't call that a downside. To me that's a plus. You're collection will become a lot more personal that way and the fewer pieces you do have will be nicer ones.

 

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How did I learn patience? I make sure the bills are paid, the kids are well fed and have clothes, and I put money aside for a new car because mine is on its last leg. After all of that, I make sure I have money for birthday and Christmas gifts... oh, and this summer's vacation. And the roof looks like some shingles might need to be replaced, the boiler's acting funny, and I should probably sock some money away for the kids' college.

Phew.

Now, which coins do I want to collect?

 

Lincoln Memorial cents........:devil:

 

Detecto's.

 

You know, it's true. I ordered a box through the bank a few weeks ago. What's great is for $25 the need for more coins was quelled, because I'm organizing all the pennies by year, going through the Cherrypicker's guide and looking for rarities, and for the non-rare pennies I'm choosing the five best coins and rolling the rest. I've been too busy to make a dent in the box, but it sure is a heck of a lot of fun.

I feel like I've taken a step forward in my skills because I can easily spot a penny minted in the 60s. Something about the dyes or the way they were punched, but they're my favorite to look at.

 

Bully dear fellow. And when you're as old as me you'll find yourself.........still collecting Lincoln Memorials :devil:

 

yeah in this case think more like getting a double eagle for $20 no matter how much gold falls we wont get it for $20 now.

what i am trying to say here is that your assessment of the coin market is probably one of the all time greats and in my experience if i add this little info then it becomes as close to perfect as possible. I just wanted the readers to have that info so they are always ahead of the curve.

 

The indian mint till 2003 was exactly like that they have improved a bit in that you can order online now everything else is still the same

 

Woo Hoo! Just picked up the 2011 ASE set at lunch today. Didn't get him down to $675 though, but I'm very happy with it! Now all I have to do is pick off the remaining proofs that I'm missing and I'll be good to go.

 

Got to ask - what do you mean by 2001 American Silver Eagle set?

 

See? I'm so excited, I meant to type 2011 ASE set. Fixed the original post.

 

just imagine gd has the coin in his hand and a smile on his face and you wont buy again. i used that to kick the habit

 

Other hobbies are a real good idea. When I get chaffed at coins, like last weeks coin roll hunting and hardly any finds for all the coins I searched - I give up for awhile and go work on my model train in the Man Cave. Some days I hate coins, some days when something goes wrong with the model RR I hate trains.

 

the 2014 redbook is on presale ithink ill get the professional edition next i think it has more history in it. your coin store more then likely has a wholesale dealer and should be able to order you what you want like mine does

 

No problem. I could not figure out what the 2001 set was. Glad you added to your set and your enthusiasm shows in the posts. Keep it up.

 

Or just choose other areas of coin collecting. If I am tired of Sassanid, I read about Romans, or Carthage, or Ptolemaic Egypt, or 18th century Mexican, or medieval Thailand, etc ad nauseum.

There is ALWAYS something to learn about coins. Just choose a different area to read about, even if you do not own any.

 

I just think about what it took for me to earn the money to have for coins and that usually slows me down a bit and makes for a more though out purchase. Inevitably, if I buy something mediocre something killer shows up and I have to watch it pass.

 

There is practically nothing numismatic and older than 1970 that I don't collect. My whole collection is a major example of ADHD with the means to feed the madness. I collect Syracuse and Black Sea in ancients, Scotland and England in Medieval, 18th and 19th century USA, early 20th century Polish, German, Romanian and Portuguese and would like to devote more time to Japanese coins from the 17th-19th century. Then there are the Russians. I have a complete type set of Nikolai II coins from the polushka(1/4 kopek) on up through the 15 ruble.

 

It's irritatingly impossible for me to remain patient in a situation like this:



The package's original departure point was from Alabama heading to North Carolina



So why on Earth did it bypass me. Stop two states above me, and instead of being routed back down, it continues up to Pennsylvania? Impossible to stay patient in a situation like this, but you just have to wait it out.

Thanks for the excitement USPS!

 

I never have a problem waitting but its hard to have to wait until they are being given away.