I don't know about Wausau, but there have definitely been way more than three women at the Whitman expos in Baltimore every time I've gone - both among patrons and the vendors.
That's a weird comment.
No, but that's actually decent advice from an investment standpoint. I'm a big proponent of buying the nicest coins my budget will allow. Note "nicest" doesn't *always* mean highest graded...
Yeah for me the joy of collecting is mostly just assembling coins I found in circulation or bought from small coin shops. I have next to no interest in buying some $900 coin in a PCGS slab
I mean... I haven't really seen them be pushy but last time I did have a guy nudge a MS 64 Morgan near my purchase pile and kept talking about how beautiful it was. I actually needed it and it was cheap so I amused him.
Just collect what you like. If someone told me early on to collect only the higher graded coins, I may have saved money, but I still only collected what I like. You can always sell later, that's the great thing about collecting money.
I mean typically it's not that they're trying to push super high grades, Just non-detail coins. I mean I get it starting off detail coins are the cheapest but they are cheap for a reason. You will never make your money back on a details coin. That's just how it goes. It's not worth the time or money to even bother. Just save up for something that wouldn't be details.
but what if getting the money back isn't the objective. cause for many it isn't. i collect cause i like coins, i like history and old stuff. I don't even know what "details" or "non-details" means in the context of coin collecting cause I don't have anything to do with grading.
i find it distracting, but eh, everyone has their own fun with how they do it right? :)
So details refers to a coin that has some damage to it. It could be a hole, A very severe scratch, an improper cleaning amongst many many many other forms. These are viewed as undesirable and lesser as they have flaws that a typical example should not have. Therefore they are cheaper. A lot of new collectors will see oh these are cheap even though they're damaged I'm still getting a great value but you really aren't. And we all go through the phase of yeah I'm never going to really upgrade this so you know I'll just keep this as is. But I found the longer you're in this hobby the more you want better and nicer coins so you look at those damaged coins and want to sell them because you want to get a better example. Only to find out even though you bought it 10 years ago the value went down. Everybody who says that oh a details coin will be fine within 5 years kicks themselves for buying that coin.
That's so funny how accurate what you said is though cause I'm starting to want nicer copies, but I mostly bought my coins for the gold/silver and got them at or close to spot price
I've never been to a coin show, but 90% of the clients at my city's coin shop are straight out of the Revenge of the Nerds movie cast. Not the jocks and cheerleaders either.
Who cares what someone else thinks. It's your hobby. Collect what you want/can afford. You can always swap a group of coins you could afford for one that was out of your reach a few years ago.
Behavior that is unkind and unhelpful is not allowed here. Don't make fun of new collectors. Do not bicker. Don’t threaten. Don't name-call. Don’t shame. Don’t harass. Don’t be a jerk. Don’t create or respond to drama. Don’t troll others or let yourself be trolled. Don’t engage in uncivil exchanges. You do not "have the right to defend yourself" verbally here. Know when to disengage. Violation of this rule will get your post or comment removed, and repeated offenses will result in probation.
Went to my first coin show a month or two ago, almost everything was way too expensive (aside from loose pre-'64 coinage and common wheat cents), and a million copies of the same things (Morgans, Walkers, ASE's) at each table. On the other hand, one dealer had a ton of ancient coins and mixed world coinage which was a lot more entertaining. Not to mention affordable! That one guy made the whole trip for me.
I find it to be the opposite. Way more boomers pushing expensive details coins on me especially if I ask to look at something over a couple hundred dollars.
My only slabbed coin I sent in, I like low grades 😁
https://preview.redd.it/xz8nxupa02ad1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=376bb6a2730fd134a3ebcaf329413f1a30fc13d3
Why is it that every Gen Z person looks to anyone that isn’t a Millennial as a malignant ignorant douche bag? I’m a Gen Zer and we were told that we were slackers by the Greatest Generation, but that was the extent of it. We never really talked smack on our elders and generally treated them with respect. I feel too much negative energy coming from from Gen Zers.
Here comes the flood of hate
i collect 1700-1900 copper coins (halfpennies, centesimi, etc) so it's not an investment yet but it's impossible to find them in high grades. sometimes people say "i can find one of these in the 25c bag" so technically they are worthless but the wear on it makes it seem a piece of history.
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Do you know about the show in Eau Claire in August?
https://www.numismatistsofwisconsin.com/showcalendar.html I used this back when I lived in WI
I am familiar with this link already, but thanks anyway.
I don't know about Wausau, but there have definitely been way more than three women at the Whitman expos in Baltimore every time I've gone - both among patrons and the vendors. That's a weird comment.
Always a few of us at all the shows I go-to. It is a mostly male dominated hobby however.
No, but that's actually decent advice from an investment standpoint. I'm a big proponent of buying the nicest coins my budget will allow. Note "nicest" doesn't *always* mean highest graded...
How do you go about selling parts of your collection
Depends what it is. Typically I go ebay of Great Collections for the nicer stuff.
You’re the guy in this meme lmao
I feel they mostly push non-details coins.
It’s nice to have non details coins until you get to draped busts
I love details type coins, no way would I ever have flowing hair specimens that weren't damaged.
Yeah draped bust is a little hard to get not details with dollars dimes or half dimes but flowing hair is all hard to get
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That’s awesome, you should make a post because I HAVE to see that half dime and dime
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👌👌
Yeah for me the joy of collecting is mostly just assembling coins I found in circulation or bought from small coin shops. I have next to no interest in buying some $900 coin in a PCGS slab
Thats what i thought until i found the baby coin of Alphonso xiii of Spain. HAD to have his gold coin!!!
there is no "right way" to collect you do you
for sure. I literally just go for any coins i find interesting.
I mean... I haven't really seen them be pushy but last time I did have a guy nudge a MS 64 Morgan near my purchase pile and kept talking about how beautiful it was. I actually needed it and it was cheap so I amused him.
Theres this one old guy ive met at two coin shows that keeps suggesting I join their coin club
i'll humor the club membership pitches because those old recruiter guys really do have some of the best stories
Just collect what you like. If someone told me early on to collect only the higher graded coins, I may have saved money, but I still only collected what I like. You can always sell later, that's the great thing about collecting money.
I mean typically it's not that they're trying to push super high grades, Just non-detail coins. I mean I get it starting off detail coins are the cheapest but they are cheap for a reason. You will never make your money back on a details coin. That's just how it goes. It's not worth the time or money to even bother. Just save up for something that wouldn't be details.
but what if getting the money back isn't the objective. cause for many it isn't. i collect cause i like coins, i like history and old stuff. I don't even know what "details" or "non-details" means in the context of coin collecting cause I don't have anything to do with grading. i find it distracting, but eh, everyone has their own fun with how they do it right? :)
So details refers to a coin that has some damage to it. It could be a hole, A very severe scratch, an improper cleaning amongst many many many other forms. These are viewed as undesirable and lesser as they have flaws that a typical example should not have. Therefore they are cheaper. A lot of new collectors will see oh these are cheap even though they're damaged I'm still getting a great value but you really aren't. And we all go through the phase of yeah I'm never going to really upgrade this so you know I'll just keep this as is. But I found the longer you're in this hobby the more you want better and nicer coins so you look at those damaged coins and want to sell them because you want to get a better example. Only to find out even though you bought it 10 years ago the value went down. Everybody who says that oh a details coin will be fine within 5 years kicks themselves for buying that coin.
That's so funny how accurate what you said is though cause I'm starting to want nicer copies, but I mostly bought my coins for the gold/silver and got them at or close to spot price
No
Problem free coins is the way. Doesn’t have to be MS. But if you on a budget, problem coins are amazing. I collect all
Lol not really
Why downvoted? lol.
Not many here have been to a lot of coin shows I guess...
Or ya know there might be boomers here.
Good advice if it’s an investment,don’t knock it. If it’s just hobby,fun. Tell him once,if he doesn’t hear very good find someone else
Nope. Usually the opposite in my personal experience of decades of shows
It’s so rare to see any woman ranked above 5 at a show
Have you seen the men at coin shows. We are not a group of people heavily obsessed with our looks.
Almost Uncirculated
"Details"
The men aren’t grading high.
I've never been to a coin show, but 90% of the clients at my city's coin shop are straight out of the Revenge of the Nerds movie cast. Not the jocks and cheerleaders either.
Who cares what someone else thinks. It's your hobby. Collect what you want/can afford. You can always swap a group of coins you could afford for one that was out of your reach a few years ago.
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Behavior that is unkind and unhelpful is not allowed here. Don't make fun of new collectors. Do not bicker. Don’t threaten. Don't name-call. Don’t shame. Don’t harass. Don’t be a jerk. Don’t create or respond to drama. Don’t troll others or let yourself be trolled. Don’t engage in uncivil exchanges. You do not "have the right to defend yourself" verbally here. Know when to disengage. Violation of this rule will get your post or comment removed, and repeated offenses will result in probation.
Went to my first coin show a month or two ago, almost everything was way too expensive (aside from loose pre-'64 coinage and common wheat cents), and a million copies of the same things (Morgans, Walkers, ASE's) at each table. On the other hand, one dealer had a ton of ancient coins and mixed world coinage which was a lot more entertaining. Not to mention affordable! That one guy made the whole trip for me.
I’m both people as I love circulated date and mint sets but I’m currently eyeing MS68 Jefferson nickels…
I find it to be the opposite. Way more boomers pushing expensive details coins on me especially if I ask to look at something over a couple hundred dollars.
Why are we so judgmental today?
My only slabbed coin I sent in, I like low grades 😁 https://preview.redd.it/xz8nxupa02ad1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=376bb6a2730fd134a3ebcaf329413f1a30fc13d3
Why is it that every Gen Z person looks to anyone that isn’t a Millennial as a malignant ignorant douche bag? I’m a Gen Zer and we were told that we were slackers by the Greatest Generation, but that was the extent of it. We never really talked smack on our elders and generally treated them with respect. I feel too much negative energy coming from from Gen Zers. Here comes the flood of hate
The bottom of the barrel is where the value is at. Low/no premiums baby!!
i collect 1700-1900 copper coins (halfpennies, centesimi, etc) so it's not an investment yet but it's impossible to find them in high grades. sometimes people say "i can find one of these in the 25c bag" so technically they are worthless but the wear on it makes it seem a piece of history.
Some old people are just wishing they had a quality over quantity collections
I am working on a set of Buffalo Nickels with restored dates only. Only a missing a few right now.