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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Miko W, post: 2004092, member: 68055&quot;]I&#039;ve been at this hobby for the better part of a year now, and have only seen my love for the history and beauty of coins deepen and grow. Many thanks for those of you on this forum who post helpful remarks with regularity, as you have really given me an education that I will carry forever.</p><p><br /></p><p>One thing that has happened in that time is that I have decided to only collect coins with significant precious metal content. My dad was a jewelry maker and dealer, so I grew up understanding the value (and volatility) of silver and gold. Once I ventured into contemporary coinage, no matter how much I enjoyed the designs, they just seemed like play money to me. Toy coins. I&#039;ve pulled them out of my collection and restricted it to coins with melt value.</p><p><br /></p><p>I seek out silver proofs for modern issues where they exist, which seems to work for me. Anyone else find coins with no melt value to personally feel unsubstantial and fake?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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