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Originally Posted by TheNoost  Very impressive. What is your favorite part of collecting? Also, why do you keep going back to your own business? (not a negative question, just trying to get "inside your head" and see through anothers eyes for a min. |
As much as I love them, I don't collect coins, now that I am a dealer. I think it would create conflicts with my clients, and at the same time, make me go crazy.
But when I did collect, my favorite parts were :
Looking for and finding old coins in change in the 60's (searching for them in my barber's cash register and through other exciting sources).
Going to Stacks' with my brother (who collected with me) on weekends when we lived in NYC.
Getting a 1942/1 Mercury Dime in change at Stack's, of all places! I couldn't believe it when I got home, checked my change, thought that was what I had, checked my Red Book to be sure and confirmed it. I later sold it to them for $75 and was on cloud nine.
Looking through catalogs of upcoming auctions, viewing the lots and then attending or participating in the sales.
Collecting "gem" capped Bust Half Dimes, including a number of Proofs - I sure wish I still had them!
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Originally Posted by jloring I don't know... if a hobby becomes a business, doesn't the pleasure of the hobby become just a balance sheet... with all the worries about profits, losses, cash flow, etc.? |
I still love coins, and being a collector-at-heart makes it easy, as well as highly enjoyable for me to relate to and work with my clients.
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Originally Posted by jaceravone Thanks Mark for sharing your background with us. So does that make Max Mehl your great, great uncle? I always find it interesting when people have famous people in their family history. What a rich personal background in numismatics! Awesome! |
Thanks to you and everyone else for the nice comments. I don't thank that is the correct term for my relation to "uncle Max" - someone once told me what it was, but I can't remember.
