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Message:: [QUOTE="Jason Hoffpauir, post: 3032239, member: 67527"]This is how I see things...in the beginning we all look at the history of a certain coin that we have our eyes on...we buy the books, read the forums, check the price lists, etc.  We are ALWAYS on the look out for a great deal...buy low and sell high mentality.  It is just ingrained into our "Psych".  I completely agree; but I think that is just because the history of that coin is not shared or typed in with others on the forums because we are all craving the acceptance that "our" coin is worth more than we paid for. This, in my opinion, is where CAC, the * categories come in.       Me, on the other hand and a lot of others on these forums, look at a coin whether it is raw or in a slab and wonder what is the "story" of this coin?  Did Wild Bill Hickok bounce "our" coin on a saloon counter and heard that beautiful ring in our ears that we all are listening for?  Did Billy the Kid win it during a poker gamer? Or was "our" coin just stored in vaults until the 60's when they were opened up for the public?       But yes, we are looking for the quality of "our" coin and hope that we got a great deal and that it goes up in value.  Like the OP stated, "I get it".  I really do.  This is also one of the many reasons that I love the Numismatist magazine.  I read the magazine's many stories and my mind opens up to all the possibilities/history a coin has gone through and that ultimately winds up in our hands.  In the end, we usually pick what we like and is appealing to our eyes.  This is just the way it is.  P.S.  Forgive me for my rant...[/QUOTE]

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