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<p>[QUOTE="Cucumbor, post: 3325669, member: 4298"]<b>- What metrics do you choose to add coins ?</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Different ones depending on which area of collection you consider : what talks to me for the generalist collections, more comprehensive for the sub-sets or specialized collections (mainly Dombes in that respect, as I would like to build a complete series by type and year of minting (fortunately there's only one workshop), but also UK and now Jean II le Bon)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>- Do you have a rough size of a collection in mind (10, 100, 5000, 1000, 50,000 coins?)</b></p><p><br /></p><p>1000 maybe of what I consider my collections. But also 2000ish modern world coins, but they don't count, really</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>- Do you work off of a "wantlist"? How has your wantlist changed over time? How rigid are you with following your wantlist and plans?</b></p><p><br /></p><p>No. I know what I <i>need </i>for the themed collections, otherwise I jump on what appeals to me</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>- What's the longest you've waited to find a coin you've wanted? How long have you been waiting for your current target?</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Years</p><p>I have no current target at the moment</p><p><br /></p><p><b>- What portion of purchases do you make privately vs from auctions?</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I don't know</p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>- How often do you handle your coins or look at your pictures?</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Everyday, at least pictures</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>- How much time do you spend searching for lost pedigrees?</b></p><p><br /></p><p>None </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>- How many books/catalogs do you own or have easy access to?</b></p><p><br /></p><p>200ish</p><p><br /></p><p>Q[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Cucumbor, post: 3325669, member: 4298"][B]- What metrics do you choose to add coins ?[/B] Different ones depending on which area of collection you consider : what talks to me for the generalist collections, more comprehensive for the sub-sets or specialized collections (mainly Dombes in that respect, as I would like to build a complete series by type and year of minting (fortunately there's only one workshop), but also UK and now Jean II le Bon) [B]- Do you have a rough size of a collection in mind (10, 100, 5000, 1000, 50,000 coins?)[/B] 1000 maybe of what I consider my collections. But also 2000ish modern world coins, but they don't count, really [B]- Do you work off of a "wantlist"? How has your wantlist changed over time? How rigid are you with following your wantlist and plans?[/B] No. I know what I [I]need [/I]for the themed collections, otherwise I jump on what appeals to me [B]- What's the longest you've waited to find a coin you've wanted? How long have you been waiting for your current target?[/B] Years I have no current target at the moment [B]- What portion of purchases do you make privately vs from auctions?[/B] I don't know [B] - How often do you handle your coins or look at your pictures?[/B] Everyday, at least pictures [B]- How much time do you spend searching for lost pedigrees?[/B] None [B]- How many books/catalogs do you own or have easy access to?[/B] 200ish Q[/QUOTE]
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