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I can't afford to collect anymore.... how about you?
I've been very busy this year and hadn't purchased any Mint products yet.
After looking at the cost for One Mint Set, One Proof Set, and One Silver Proof set to add to my collection(s), ($125.00) I've decided to quit collecting. I used to have fun collecting coins but with the cost of just adding the yearly coins needed for my collections it's just not affordable anymore. I'm sure many collectors drop $1000's of Dollars into their collections each year so $125 isn't much for them, but for us "Little Guys" it's just too much. Any one know of a honest Dealer in the Michigan/Ohio/Indiana area? |
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I can't afford to collect anymore.... how about you?
On Nov 2, 1:29*am, "R. Hall" wrote:
I've been very busy this year and hadn't purchased any Mint products yet. After looking at the cost for One Mint Set, One Proof Set, and One Silver Proof set to add to my collection(s), ($125.00) I've decided to quit collecting. *I used to have fun collecting coins but with the cost of just adding the yearly coins needed for my collections it's just not affordable anymore. *I'm sure many collectors drop $1000's of Dollars into their collections each year so $125 isn't much for them, but for us "Little Guys" it's just too much. *Any one know of a honest Dealer in the Michigan/Ohio/Indiana area? I can't help you on the dealer question, but I can answer your subject question. And it is... I CAN afford to continue to collect. I've recently decided to get back to my collecting roots. As I did as a young 'un about mumble-mumble-mumble years ago, I'm collecting the cents I find in the street and sidewalks. Am I cataloging them? No, I'm encouraging my 6 y/o YN daughter by putting them into her bank. Jerry Don't bitch; VOTE! |
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I can't afford to collect anymore.... how about you?
come to the MSNS (michigan state) convention and relight the passion.
who says buying mint sets is the only way to go? www.michigancoinclub.org On Nov 2, 1:29*am, "R. Hall" wrote: I've been very busy this year and hadn't purchased any Mint products yet. After looking at the cost for One Mint Set, One Proof Set, and One Silver Proof set to add to my collection(s), ($125.00) I've decided to quit collecting. *I used to have fun collecting coins but with the cost of just adding the yearly coins needed for my collections it's just not affordable anymore. *I'm sure many collectors drop $1000's of Dollars into their collections each year so $125 isn't much for them, but for us "Little Guys" it's just too much. *Any one know of a honest Dealer in the Michigan/Ohio/Indiana area? |
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I can't afford to collect anymore.... how about you?
In a recent message JHL wrote:
come to the MSNS (michigan state) convention and relight the passion. who says buying mint sets is the only way to go? www.michigancoinclub.org You do not need to sell unless you really want to. In addition, you can acquire an interesting collection by lowering your standards to just VF or EF condition, or try world coins from dealers' junk boxes. I have had great fun just trying to get all the States quarters FROM CIRCULATION! Mind you, I failed to get them all in the three weeks I was over there. -- Tony Clayton Coins of the UK : http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk Sent using RISCOS using VirtualAcorn-SA running on a PC .... He's alive, Jim. Should I shoot him again? |
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I haven't ordered any of the current US mint junk in years. $100 can
buy a lot more interesting variety of coins at almost any shop or show. |
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I can't afford to collect anymore.... how about you?
"R. Hall" wrote in message ... I've been very busy this year and hadn't purchased any Mint products yet. After looking at the cost for One Mint Set, One Proof Set, and One Silver Proof set to add to my collection(s), ($125.00) I've decided to quit collecting. I used to have fun collecting coins but with the cost of just adding the yearly coins needed for my collections it's just not affordable anymore. I'm sure many collectors drop $1000's of Dollars into their collections each year so $125 isn't much for them, but for us "Little Guys" it's just too much. Any one know of a honest Dealer in the Michigan/Ohio/Indiana area? I am a metal detectorist and that is how I am building my modest collection. Most in the about good to good being they were in circulation and in the ground so long. Not valuable but fun and you never know... |
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I can't afford to collect anymore.... how about you?
"celtex" wrote in message ... "R. Hall" wrote in message ... I've been very busy this year and hadn't purchased any Mint products yet. After looking at the cost for One Mint Set, One Proof Set, and One Silver Proof set to add to my collection(s), ($125.00) I've decided to quit collecting. I used to have fun collecting coins but with the cost of just adding the yearly coins needed for my collections it's just not affordable anymore. I'm sure many collectors drop $1000's of Dollars into their collections each year so $125 isn't much for them, but for us "Little Guys" it's just too much. Any one know of a honest Dealer in the Michigan/Ohio/Indiana area? I am a metal detectorist and that is how I am building my modest collection. Most in the about good to good being they were in circulation and in the ground so long. Not valuable but fun and you never know... And the price is right, too, assuming you didn't buy a high end device just for coin searching. |
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I can't afford to collect anymore.... how about you?
On 11/2/2010 1:29 AM, R. Hall wrote:
I've been very busy this year and hadn't purchased any Mint products yet. After looking at the cost for One Mint Set, One Proof Set, and One Silver Proof set to add to my collection(s), ($125.00) I've decided to As others have pointed out, there are other choices between U.S. Mint proof sets that you find too expensive and quitting collecting. Along with collecting from pocket change -- relatively recent coins -- you can go in the opposite direction and collect the oldest coins -- ancient coins -- very inexpensively. Fourth century AD Roman bronzes (not the oldest of ancients, but very old nonetheless) in decent shape can be had for $10 each, or less, and there are lots of emperors and varieties to explore, and lots of fun things to learn about the relevant history. Or you can go wide, collecting current world coins, with lots of collectors around the world looking to trade currently circulating coins with other collectors, and with other ways as well to obtain such material cheaply. Lots of fun things to learn here too, about other countries. -- Consumer: http://rg.ancients.info/guide Connoisseur: http://rg.ancients.info/glom Counterfeit: http://rg.ancients.info/bogos |
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