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Great post, Matt! But I don't see the benefit of a CAC sticker on a coin graded G6...!?

 

Some of my stats:

Coins Purchased: 137
Most Expensive Purchase: $233
Least Expensive: $1

Coins Submitted to PCGS: 44
Percent Graded: ?

Coins Submitted to NGC: 3
Percent Graded: 100%

Coins Submitted to CAC: 4
Percent Beaned: 50%

TrueViews Taken: 28

Favorite Purchase: PCGS 1909 VDB MS66 BN

It's been a good year.

 

Sold 5 rather generic coins through GC. Prices realized were below my expectations.

Sent 10 coins to CAC. Seven passed.

Sent 1 coin to NCS, wish I hadn't!

Had 11 coins professionally imaged.

Bought 3 coins: an OGH Saint (looks great for a 63), a Pilgram Half with great color in a PCGS cleaned slab - tried NGC who said "artificially toned ". And bought "Barbie" - toner fans might recognize her from the old Jhone Cash Hall of fame.

Thinking about picking up another $20, but trying to save up for a SSCA example.

 

Complete Kennedy 50th set of every coin issued Gold Clad Silver and the last 4 coin set that notes 50th coin set. That my highest buy.
I been able to find a lot high quality world coins 1808 - 1967 for less than $1.00 and hihighes t$22.00

 

I bought a crapload of coins no idea what I spent most expensive $3990 cheapest I think $45 as far as slabbed coins I bought a lot of assorted lots many for one or two coins. Here's some of what I bought 2014. I also have 32 coins now at ngc and pcgs and @geekpryde has quite a few too have a lot of favorites. Biggest sources heritage stacks bowers local auctions and fellow ct members including carboni7e usmoneylover treylapx47 Tom B lost Dutchman. And Amanda Varner among others also bought a few off Gerry Fortin

 

Mainebill Gerry sell you the 1886 seated dime ? I think he got that one from me.

 

No that one came out of ha. He sold me the 1860 proof tho

 

Heritage is one that did buy a few from my two of to. But maybe not this one?.

 

Sheesh! A bought & sold recap! That's a tall order. I definitely sold much more than I bought. That's good! But too much to bother listing as it's all gone different directions into other collections. What I bought, some of that sold already, too! What I kept, hasn't yet all been sold, but several pieces may turn in the year ahead.

I ended up with a lot more modern pieces than I expected, some older fun World coins I'm enjoying learning about, several books with numismatic themes/topics, a piece of US currency I'm glad to have added, a souvenir card and notes from Japan and I had a lot of fun working with coins & notes throughout 2014.

Books:

Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money, Vol. 1, Don & Lois Bailey

A Guide Book of United States Paper Money, 4th Edition, Arthur & Ira Friedberg

United States Gold Counterfeit Detection Guide, Bill Fivaz

Counterfeiting in Colonial America, Kenneth Scott

Illegal Tender: Counterfeiting and the Secret Service in 19th Century America, David Johnson

A Nation of Counterfeiters, Stephen Mihm

The Hollandia Treasure, W.H. Lane & Son

Numbering System for forerunner and modern day souvenir cards - The Souvenir Card Collectors Society


Coins, notes & other...


Australia: (The John Mercanti eagle designs)

1 x 2014 Perth Mint Australian Wedge Tail Eagle - 1 oz. silver Proof High Relief
1 x 2014 Perth Mint Australian Wedge Tailed Eagle - 5 oz silver Proof High Relief
1 x 2014 Perth Mint Australian Wedge Tailed Eagle - 1 oz silver Proof [40.6mm]

US Mint:
1 x 2014 Kennedy 50th Anniversary, 24k gold half dollar coin.
2 x 2014 Kennedy 50th Anniversary, 4-coin silver half dollar sets.
5 x 2014 Native American Golden Dollar Coin & Currency sets.
2 x 2014 United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™
2 x 2014 W - ASE Uncirculated $1
2 x 2014 W - ASE Proof $1

2014 Baseball Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary Commemorative (2 of each silver and clad variety, NO gold)

1 x 1988 Gold $5 AGE in PCGS OGH MS68

1 x 2004 Gold $5 AGE in NGC MS69

1 x $10 Series of 1928 Federal Reserve Note - "8" numeral for St. Louis branch in PCGS Very Choice 64PPQ

World:
1 x 1723 2 Stuiver, Hollandia, silver
1 x 1745 2 Stuiver, Zealand, silver
1 x 1869 4 Centiseimos, Uruguay, large bronze coin (KM#13)
1 x 1896 8 Reales, Mexico - Zacatecas Mint, Silver, NGC MS61 (KM#377)
1 x 1923 1 Ducat, Czechoslovakia, Gold (KM#8)
1 x 1948 5 Pesos Mexico (Cuauhtemoc) - Uncirculated
1 x 1970 25 Korun, Czecho-Slovakia, silver, "25th Anniv of Liberation” (KM#69)

Japan:
1 x 1 Yen Japanese Meiji era Year 45, (1911), silver - Uncirculated
1 x 2 Sen Japanese Meiji era Year 13 (1880) large copper / bronze coin
1 x 1 Sen Japanese Meiji era Year 10 (1877) copper / bronze coin (Y#17.1)
1 x 20 Sen Japanese Meiji era Year 20 (1887) Silver
1 x 11 Rin Japanese Meiji era Year 17 (1884) Copper

2 x 1 Sen Japanese Taisho era Year 3 (1914) copper / bronze coins

4 x Japanese Military Script - 1931 Second Sino-Japanese war era:
1 x 10 Sen Note “Dragon” design
1 x 50 Sen “Dragon” design
1 x 5 Yen “Phoenix” design
1 x 10 Yen “Phoenix” design

2014 25th Annual Tokyo International Coin Convention Official Souvenir Card

...the year isn't over yet... maybe some more will come along!

 

In the year 2014, I had to move and consolidate my collection, coins being one of my hobbies. It is amazing how heavy copper, nickel and silver can be when you are moving it manually by the case lot.

 

I cant believe you guys document this stuff. I dont know what I bought, I dont even keep track of what I paid for anything. All I know is I wasted a lot of time.

 

Unless you can retain it all in memory, it's very important to retain some kind of documentary records. It will also help family and/or heirs if something suddenly happens to you, as to what your collection contains, what it's possibly worth and what it meant to you. It is also good practice to keep records and receipts if you need to insure a collection should you have a loss, so you can provide documentary evidence to an insurer. Looking back over what you paid can be surprizing over time as prices change.

Maybe it can become your new year's resolution, to start wasting time in 2015 keeping track of your collection records.

If you buy in auction houses, eBay and use PayPal or have other online receipts from various sellers, you already have access to past history of transactions to start with. Every so often I download PayPal transaction histories and back them up to know what I sold and what I bought, and this can be cross referenced to my collection and other invoices I keep. You might be surprised how deep your collection is and how much you buy/sell in one year once you start tracking collection and/or sales inventories.

Give it a go!

 

Your like me though I remember a lot and ha etc I can look up what I paid I do keep some records but their not great. I'm not organized as far as paperwork especially as I got. 2 businesses to run too and coins are a sideline

 

Here's another real favorite of 2014 I just don't have it here as to buying I'm done for awhile I'm afraid likely start buying feb- March as business picks up

 

While I picked up a lot of nice coins in 2014, this year my collection was redefined not by what I bought, but by what I did not buy.

I scaled back on some of my side collections in favor of high grade type coins, and gave up the habit of buying hole-fillers across the board. I'm trying to avoid buying coins I will want to upgrade in the future by waiting for the right coins in collector grade with good eye appeal. By not spreading my coin funds around as much, I was able to focus more on my two favorite collections, uncirculated Washington quarters and small capped bust quarters by die marriage. I started buying the small capped bust quarters more selectively; setting a target grade for each variety based on condition rarity, and selling or trading the coins that did not meet my new targets.

With these changes I've been able to ensure that every coin I acquired for my collection was a meaningful addition, and overall I am a lot more satisfied with how I've streamlined the collection.