Bucket of Coins

It’s amazing how your taste changes with time. It’s like most things in life, you are usually very content and satisfied with your initial purchase of new things. But as time goes by you begin to notice similar items and begin comparing your item to nicer, “newer”, and flashy items. This has been my experience with dealing with coins.

As a boy, I started out collecting coins from circulation as most people do. As my interest and knowledge began to increase, so did my desire for better material. When I started dealing with the public, I realized this just didn’t happen to me but almost all coin collectors. The scenario goes something like this: You start out with going through pocket change to fill up albums/folders, then you find yourself looking to upgrade the coins and check your change often. Once the set begins looking pretty decent, there will be a few coins that just don’t fit is as nicely as the rest of the coins, so you find yourself online or a coin shop trying to find nicer examples to replace those coins. Typically the ones you purchase are going to look better than the ones you thought looked great so you start replacing them! It becomes an obsession to upgrade and trade/sell your original coins to improve your sets. This is why most collectors say they are “never done” with a set. Sure they may have all the coins but the want and desire to improve the set is always there.

Needless to say this makes the hobby fun, it is very rewarding to find a coin that enhances the set and improves the overall condition and grade of the set. So get out there and start your set today, you won’t regret it and it will be something you can cherish for generations.