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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;EagleEyed, post: 60901, member: 3261&quot;]I sometimes start collections and set strict guidlines for myself as to what will be allowed in the collection, and try my best to stick to it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also purchase random coins that I like just because I like them, even if they don&#039;t fit any of my collections.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also have certain types of coins that I like to hoard enmasse, not sorting, separating, or studying them.&nbsp; I just like having a big, honkin&#039; bucket full of them.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have certain coins that I will only purchase in the higher grades and certified by PCGS or NGC.&nbsp; I also have coins that I don&#039;t mind buying from junk bins at antique stores or yard sales, and I just like to hold them in my hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>It really depends on my mood, the coin, and what gives me a good feeling, as arbitrary as that might be.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have right here with me an 1917 MS65 NGC type 1 Standing Liberty Quarter, and a well worn 1979 Lincoln cent with JFK&#039;s profile counterstamped into it.&nbsp; I think they are both cool, and they are both treasured parts of my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;You say I contradict myself?&nbsp; So, I contradict myself.&nbsp; I am vast.&nbsp; I contain multitudes.&quot;&nbsp; --- Walt Whitman*</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>*this quote is from memory and probably worded wrong, but you get the idea. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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