jlueke Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Maybe not as bad, but I still have trouble focusing. With the PCI here I've seen and purchased some coins solely because they are absolutely gorgeous. So now I'm going to have to organize a collection simply around aesthetic qualities. Then I still have the birth year set. My ancients/medieval is quickly evolving into a portrait set from Rome, Persian, Byzantium, and into the European successors. Maybe I just need more money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Nice to see PCI is doing it's job and messing with collector's minds, making them want coins they never realised they wanted. Ironically i seem to have gone the other way, i've all but quit collecting because i can't afford it. I've no urge to buy anything and i haven't had since last October, i've made a few forced purchases since but i can't say i'm bothered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 So now I'm going to have to organize a collection simply around aesthetic qualities. Maybe I just need more money Try as I might, I can never completely avoid aesthetics. Sometimes I end up with things just because I like them. Now, if I could only resolve that money thing ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuldFartte Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 I picked up way too much stuff just because of aesthetics. Now the "collection" doesn't make sense. I'll be reorganizing my focus yet again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie582 Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Organisation is the destruction of pleasure! What the heck! If you like it-buy it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlavicScott Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 When I was ill a few years ago, I decided to refine my collecting interests and find a focus to build on. Since that time, I have had virtually no problem staying focused on the few regions I chose (1. Slavic states 2. ex-USSR states 3. Iron Curtain/Eastern Bloc 4. decimal UK 5. Canada). I did expand a little, to include the Slavic stamps, which I consider that a natural extension of a "true collector", but I still find myself struggling to get rid of the rest of the stuff that I am not trying to collect anymore. Most of it is common "junk box" stuff (which is where I used to spend ALL my time & money). In the last year or so, I have made some strides, including a few successful auctions, a few fair trades, and even gave away quite a few coins to a couple members here & elsewhere. Still have thousands of coins to get rid of, but I cannot synchronize my time and ambition to get anything done with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie582 Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Get rid of coins! Sacrilege! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted July 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Organisation is the destruction of pleasure! What the heck! If you like it-buy it! I like that quote, spot on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 I have a bit of both, organized confusion maybe? I have a seperate safe for my collections....that and the random piles on my computer desk lol. Anyway I have one I keep all my US coins in, and the other is for all of my foriegn coins. I collect type-sets in the US coinage, and I collect anything and everything that looks neat in any of the other countries stuff. I'm a mess, lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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