Ætheling Posted June 24, 2005 Report Share Posted June 24, 2005 What kind of collector are you, or do you like a blend of the two? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbycoin Posted June 24, 2005 Report Share Posted June 24, 2005 Overall I like to try to get one coin from a series at least. But the sets that I collect are by date and mint. -Bobby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted June 24, 2005 Report Share Posted June 24, 2005 I think just the types for me... and the year would be nice if I have a somewhat complete set... I am not going into mint types or it's going to be too expensive for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trantor_3 Posted June 24, 2005 Report Share Posted June 24, 2005 The Netherlands : dates and varieties The rest of the world: types, mint marks and varieties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted June 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2005 Some sets are type, some are date. By nature i gravitate towards date collecting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzy452 Posted June 24, 2005 Report Share Posted June 24, 2005 Im a blend of the two . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28Plain Posted June 24, 2005 Report Share Posted June 24, 2005 Type only for me. I've never felt the urge for assembling a date set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bustchaser Posted June 24, 2005 Report Share Posted June 24, 2005 Year set for halves... Type for everything else Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted June 24, 2005 Report Share Posted June 24, 2005 Mixed. My Flying Eagle & Indian Head Cents are by date and mm. Of course, the mm thing is pretty limited. I have a US Type Set - 20th Century - complete I'm working on a US Type Set - 1800 to present (sort of) My other stuff is just stuff. I have some date runs of 6d and 3d. I'm doing a World Type set of sorts - one coin and one note from each country, both current and past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted June 24, 2005 Report Share Posted June 24, 2005 A bit of both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalman Posted June 24, 2005 Report Share Posted June 24, 2005 Absolutely both for me, I think its the challenge to put togther a complete set by date and MM but I want at least one example of everything !! Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuldFartte Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 Type Type Type ... I just LOVE Type collecting ... but I did start a date set of US Half Cents and Large Cents I'll never finish them, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stujoe Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 Mostly I am a date and mint mark guy. But, I also like type for that stuff that I cannot afford to do in date and mint mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 Type, it's just easier, though I'm considering doing date runs for fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 50cents Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 Date and mint mark for me.....I love complete sets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 Date and mint mark for me.....I love complete sets Me too, except things get darn expensive this way ;-) So I limited my Germany (Fed. Rep.) collection to "by year" only, ignoring mint marks. Other coins I collect by type. Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syzygy Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 Definitely both. When I popped my last Franklin half into the Dansco, it felt good! I am also working on date sets of Roosies, Kennedys, probably Jeffersons soon, and Lincolns, since that was what I originally started with (like so many US collectors). But date sets can be brutal! A while ago I was thinking about some date sets with regard to evaluating how much $$$ they might require to complete. Consider, for example, Liberty Nickels, in VF20 condition. Using some magazine price guides, I came up with the following characteristics: Total coins in the set: 33 (no 1913 of course) Total set cost: $2,793 Average price per coin: $84.64 Range of prices: $6.50 - $885.00 Indulging my geek side, I further characterized the set with this linked table: http://img211.exs.cx/img211/2530/ln14og.jpg If set completion is really the goal, then I have to consider, for example, that the two keys represent 6% of the set, but 50% of the total price. Unless you are collecting strictly from circulation, not too many sets are around where 50% of the set is going to cost 50% of the total price, but sets vary wildly in this regard. The cost of a Flying Eagle cent set, with only three years of mintage will be almost entirely made up of the 1856, even if you include an overdate and the SL and LL. Franklin halves, on the other hand are more evenly distributed with VF20 price ranges between $2.50 - $20.00 across the entire set. I guess that the same "lopsided" effect happens with type sets, but they appear to offer greater flexibility in a sense, because you can usually decide what goes into them. Definitely both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinjoe2006 Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 I collect anything that I can get my hands on. I dont really collect one certain type or date. I mainly collect US coins, because they are easier for me to get. But I do have a good bit of world coins thanks to me buying a few hundred off of Ebay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan769 Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 A little of both, although I'm edging towards type with a US Type set going on and a Portuguese type set. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalk64 Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 It is a mix for me. Prior to starting a world collection I did not but dates and mint marks. I wanted full sets but now that I have entered a new realm of collecting with vast options I have to be content to get what I can when I can as my tastes tend to lean toward those hard to get coins that seem to be a little pricey and everyone else in the world wants them too! I do enjoy the hunt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpnyc Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 A mix for me. The US Type set is my main focus but I do collect a few series by date. I also collect world coins but not by date or type - just the ones that look cool to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tane Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 I collect Russian and Austria-Hungarian (gold standard 1892-1918) coins by date, mintmark and variety. Also some beautifull imperial Russian medals would be nice, trying to get one this summer. I am planning to have atleast one album filled before my 100th birthday (I should have plenty of time) I'd like to start a type collection of US-coins, i like especially the older ones. But for that, i need some help from you people who live in the USA. I'd need an album and some coins for the beginning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conder101 Posted June 26, 2005 Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 The worst kind, an advanced die variety collector with a low income Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlavicScott Posted June 26, 2005 Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 Definitely a date collector. I like to see a full page of all the dates of an issue, complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josemartins Posted June 26, 2005 Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 Type, tYpe, tyPe, typE... José Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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