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<p>[QUOTE="stevex6, post: 2542140, member: 44183"]<span style="color: #0000ff">It is a bit of a trap, for if you sell them all then it is unlikely that you will drift-back every now and then to restart your collection from scratch, but if you keep your coins, then every now and then you may feel weak and you may wander-back for another taste ...... tough call .... it's a bit like deciding to quit smoking, but you'll keep a carton of smokes in the closet just in case, eh?</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Oh, and will your coins be worth more in 20 years? ... sure, most likely ... but maybe the coin-rules will have changed and they'll be illegal to own, or some crazy rule like that (or maybe all of us coin-geezers will have passed-away and the new folks may not even know what money is, right? ...... I mean how popular are stamps nowadays? ... I'm betting that stamp collecting took a major hit when people stopped writing and mailing letters by hand)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">=> oh, but before all of the young folks start to turn on me => I realize that there are a lot of YN's out there who are just starting to collect ancient coins (you dudes are awesome, but you're probably a pretty rare breed nowadays) ... once carrying actual money peters-off and everybody pays for stuff with their fingerprints, then the thought of collecting coins may take a sharp down-turn?) ...... hey, I hate to be a pessimist when I'm trying to read the future, but is an option, eh?</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Smeag => tough call, but I wish you good health & great happiness no matter which avenue you choose, my friend!</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stevex6, post: 2542140, member: 44183"][COLOR=#0000ff]It is a bit of a trap, for if you sell them all then it is unlikely that you will drift-back every now and then to restart your collection from scratch, but if you keep your coins, then every now and then you may feel weak and you may wander-back for another taste ...... tough call .... it's a bit like deciding to quit smoking, but you'll keep a carton of smokes in the closet just in case, eh? Oh, and will your coins be worth more in 20 years? ... sure, most likely ... but maybe the coin-rules will have changed and they'll be illegal to own, or some crazy rule like that (or maybe all of us coin-geezers will have passed-away and the new folks may not even know what money is, right? ...... I mean how popular are stamps nowadays? ... I'm betting that stamp collecting took a major hit when people stopped writing and mailing letters by hand) => oh, but before all of the young folks start to turn on me => I realize that there are a lot of YN's out there who are just starting to collect ancient coins (you dudes are awesome, but you're probably a pretty rare breed nowadays) ... once carrying actual money peters-off and everybody pays for stuff with their fingerprints, then the thought of collecting coins may take a sharp down-turn?) ...... hey, I hate to be a pessimist when I'm trying to read the future, but is an option, eh? Smeag => tough call, but I wish you good health & great happiness no matter which avenue you choose, my friend![/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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