Where do you see yourself and your collection in five years?

I see no reason why my collection will not continue to improve in the next five years, although not as fast as it did during the pre-pandemic days. I plan to continually add to it as my budget permits. Prices on everything we buy have just simply skyrocketed in the past three years.

Dave Burdis, Charleroi, Pa.

Hopefully, in five years, I will still be alive. (I’m 76.) If so, I plan to keep collecting until I die, as collecting coins is very enjoyable to me. Gives me something to do. Keeps me off the streets at night. But I do wish coin collecting wasn’t so expensive to do. Why does having so much fun cost so much? (To my wife’s dismay)

Richard Streng, Address withheld

Hopefully, I will have the last few holes in my collection filled. The search is on.

Mike Drew, Address withheld

Alive or dead, I don’t know. Alive, the collection should still be with me. Dead, it’ll be with my kids

Ken Winchell, Address withheld

In five years, I am hoping to begin selling off my collection. I’ll be way into my retirement and may want to pass on my wares to younger folks to enjoy. A great hobby to pass on to others. Of course, this is based on America not being taken over by China by then.

Ken R., Germantown, Ohio

At 73, I continue to love collecting and interacting with Young Numismatists.

I am continuing to upgrade my type collection by incorporating classic, popular type coins and replacing my “run-of-the-mill” type coins, e.g., an MS-63 CAC 1937-D three-legged Buffalo nickel to replace my MS-671937 Buffalo nickel and an MS-63 CAC 1942/1941 Mercury dime to replace my MS-67 1944-D Mercury dime, etc. It is a challenging and fun endeavor that assuages my lifelong collector’s instinct.

At the same time, I buy nice, XF/AU-type coins to give out at our Young Numismatists coin club presentations. I love the kids’ expressions when, after a presentation on Large cents or “odd” denominations, I give out two or three XF Large cents or an AU 2-cent piece to the kids by drawing lots. Nice coins, so they can appreciate the designs. And I believe I am contributing to the establishment of a future generation of numismatists.

Lorne Lavertu, Herndon, Va.