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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kevin Mader, post: 8281851, member: 106826&quot;]It&#039;s hard to toss back something that has withstood time in circulation to remain in fine condition.&nbsp; And for a cent, easy to set aside for the collection.&nbsp; But here is something I learned from our fellow enthusiasts:</p><p><br /></p><p>In a question, are you a hoarder or a collector?&nbsp; I&#039;m not certain that the line from one to the other is clearly identifiable and surely, not the same from person-to-person.&nbsp; But it did get me to consider if I was hanging onto things that really add little to a collection and more towards clutter under my desk (WARNING: Do not look under my desk).&nbsp; And if I cashed in the hoard, would I be able to buy something I really wanted for my collection?&nbsp; Good questions to ponder.</p><p><br /></p><p>Full disclosure: I had a hoard of Cents and Nickels that I accumulated over the years...saving anything &#039;old&#039;.&nbsp; Then I learned about variety coins and then the hoard grew larger.&nbsp; I kept &#039;new&#039; and &#039;old&#039; to search through.&nbsp; At the start, I wasn&#039;t sure what varieties to hunt for so I inevitably researched the searched change I was keeping several times.&nbsp; Then, in a glorious effort to make legroom under the desk, I rolled and cashed in the hoard.&nbsp; But...then I learned of other varieties I should have been hunting for...and my hoard was gone.&nbsp; So I rebuilt the hoard...and repeated the search/research practices.&nbsp;&nbsp; And now...I&#039;m back to making another glorious effort to make legroom.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure I&#039;ll be sad that I cashed in the hoard...but less so. Also, I&#039;ve accumulated thousands of LWC and thousands of older Jeffersons.&nbsp; I&#039;ve created tubes by date/mm for many of the mintage dates...so what should I do with the thousands that didn&#039;t merit a plastic tube?&nbsp; Or for dates/mm&#039;s where I have several rolls of the same thing?&nbsp; Honestly, I need to clean those out too.&nbsp; Too much space taken up by the excess rolls.&nbsp; I claim I&#039;m a collector...but I know the truth.&nbsp; I&#039;m a collector with disabilities. ;-)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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