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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3899408, member: 10461"]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcollectivecoin.imgix.net%2FZtyZ6gatSlSXvcQbaiWQ_EB%2520montage%25202019%2520update-%2520with%2520title.png&hash=455ebe4491613f310d043989e6250c39" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>November 25, 2019</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">In 2013, I did a major purge of all my coin collections and decided to simplify to just one small box of "nicer" coins, focusing more on quality than quantity. However, pursuing quality remains an ongoing challenge on my budget. I have tried to develop a discerning eye for nice coins that are still obtainable on a working-class salary.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">I also abandoned the idea of structured "sets", and have gone completely "freestyle", liberating myself to collect whatever catches my fancy, though you'll likely still notice some subtle themes which reflect my personal tastes.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Aesthetic eye appeal is my first goal and historical, artistic, or cultural appeal a very close second. In keeping with the "eclectic" attribute, I'm also trying to add as wide a variety as possible of time periods, cultures, and geographic regions here.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Until mid-2016, I stuck to the "Box of 20" principle, where the collection was always 20 coins (in other words, if I wanted to add one, I had to <i>sell</i> one). I have since abandoned the 20-coin limit and let the collection grow.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">In early 2019, I sold off many of my "trophy" coins and decided to stick to a $500/coin price limit (and usually well below that). That puts a lot of things like larger gold pieces out of reach, but there are still a lot of beautiful and historic coins which can be had within this somewhat intermediate budget.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Coin photos below are not shown to scale. </b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Galleries on the CollectiveCoin site: </b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">(links may take a moment or two to load)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k" rel="nofollow">Eclectic Box gallery</a> </b>(the current lineup)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/vREY6n2u10aO6KWkiqmb" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/vREY6n2u10aO6KWkiqmb" rel="nofollow">Eclectic Box "all-time" gallery</a> </b>(including sold coins)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lord-marcovans-eclectic-box-collection-as-of-september-7-2019.346448/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lord-marcovans-eclectic-box-collection-as-of-september-7-2019.346448/">Last update: September 7, 2019</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Number of coins as of last update: <b>53</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Number of coins as of this update: <b>45</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">As always, thanks for looking.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">~Robertson ("Rob") Shinnick (aka "LordM")</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">St. Simons Island, Georgia, November 25, 2019</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3899408, member: 10461"][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcollectivecoin.imgix.net%2FZtyZ6gatSlSXvcQbaiWQ_EB%2520montage%25202019%2520update-%2520with%2520title.png&hash=455ebe4491613f310d043989e6250c39[/IMG] [B]November 25, 2019[/B] In 2013, I did a major purge of all my coin collections and decided to simplify to just one small box of "nicer" coins, focusing more on quality than quantity. However, pursuing quality remains an ongoing challenge on my budget. I have tried to develop a discerning eye for nice coins that are still obtainable on a working-class salary. I also abandoned the idea of structured "sets", and have gone completely "freestyle", liberating myself to collect whatever catches my fancy, though you'll likely still notice some subtle themes which reflect my personal tastes. Aesthetic eye appeal is my first goal and historical, artistic, or cultural appeal a very close second. In keeping with the "eclectic" attribute, I'm also trying to add as wide a variety as possible of time periods, cultures, and geographic regions here. Until mid-2016, I stuck to the "Box of 20" principle, where the collection was always 20 coins (in other words, if I wanted to add one, I had to [I]sell[/I] one). I have since abandoned the 20-coin limit and let the collection grow. In early 2019, I sold off many of my "trophy" coins and decided to stick to a $500/coin price limit (and usually well below that). That puts a lot of things like larger gold pieces out of reach, but there are still a lot of beautiful and historic coins which can be had within this somewhat intermediate budget. [B]Coin photos below are not shown to scale. [/B] [B]Galleries on the CollectiveCoin site: [/B] (links may take a moment or two to load) [B][URL='https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k']Eclectic Box gallery[/URL] [/B](the current lineup) [B][URL='https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/vREY6n2u10aO6KWkiqmb']Eclectic Box "all-time" gallery[/URL] [/B](including sold coins) [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lord-marcovans-eclectic-box-collection-as-of-september-7-2019.346448/']Last update: September 7, 2019[/URL] Number of coins as of last update: [B]53[/B] Number of coins as of this update: [B]45[/B] As always, thanks for looking. ~Robertson ("Rob") Shinnick (aka "LordM") St. Simons Island, Georgia, November 25, 2019[/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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