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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1806184, member: 26302"]Eh, personally my motto is "every coin deserves a home". While I understand and appreciate the advice given to try to collect better specimens, I never second guess a collectors purchases. Especially something like Frank Robinson's bargain list. Come on, buying a coin for $5-30? That is not much different that a #1 at McD's. I perused his list, (quickly, as you must do), selected 8 coins but only got one. I just a Julian II issue where the made coins showing the old gods. $6. Do I give a GD that is was just in F? No, since I didn't have one, and it was $6. </p><p><br /></p><p>I own $1000 coins, I now own a $6 one. I am not saying which is "better", because they are ancient coins, and that is just REALLY COOL I can own them at all, you know? Price is only a determinant to me where I must budget my purchases, its not MY OPINION of their value TO ME. When I am dead and others simply consider my entire coin collection to be one big lump of trash, WHO CARES! It was important TO ME, it made ME happy, and isn't that what a hobby is about?</p><p><br /></p><p>Just my opinion. Cool pickups OP. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1806184, member: 26302"]Eh, personally my motto is "every coin deserves a home". While I understand and appreciate the advice given to try to collect better specimens, I never second guess a collectors purchases. Especially something like Frank Robinson's bargain list. Come on, buying a coin for $5-30? That is not much different that a #1 at McD's. I perused his list, (quickly, as you must do), selected 8 coins but only got one. I just a Julian II issue where the made coins showing the old gods. $6. Do I give a GD that is was just in F? No, since I didn't have one, and it was $6. I own $1000 coins, I now own a $6 one. I am not saying which is "better", because they are ancient coins, and that is just REALLY COOL I can own them at all, you know? Price is only a determinant to me where I must budget my purchases, its not MY OPINION of their value TO ME. When I am dead and others simply consider my entire coin collection to be one big lump of trash, WHO CARES! It was important TO ME, it made ME happy, and isn't that what a hobby is about? Just my opinion. Cool pickups OP. :)[/QUOTE]
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