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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Yahya, post: 544047, member: 15639&quot;]No, No, and No!</p><p><br /></p><p>I collect mostly Australian coins, tradesmen&#039;s (and some other ANZ) tokens and selected attractive world silver.&nbsp; I did take an opportunity last year to stock up on duplicates of several aluminium bakery tokens, and also a bunch of early silver kangaroo dollars, both with a view to resale.&nbsp; But the tokens show such interesting varieties, and the roos are just so damn beautiful, I really doubt I&#039;ll part with any of them! ;-)</p><p><br /></p><p>Luckily, my enforced retirement (due to chronic illness) is funded by income insurance which is indexed to the CPI, so I haven&#039;t really been affected by the current economic conditions.&nbsp; However, I expect a lot of the commoner coins will continue to lose value for most of 2009, so some judicious buying could be in order.&nbsp; Oh, for the days when I paid more for my daily coffees than I now allow myself in pocket money!&nbsp; Then I&#039;d <i>really </i>go to town ...</p><p><br /></p><p>My sympathy to those who are forced by present circumstance to part with some of their dearly-loved friends.&nbsp; I know how much it hurts - in past decades, I&#039;ve already had to part with a specialist Australian stamp collection and a solid Australian pre-decimal coin collection, both of which I&#039;d been building all my life to that point.&nbsp; My advice - if you need to, go the whole hog and get the best possible deal for an entire collection.&nbsp; That way, you can stop worrying about what you may have to sell next - and you can start to build your next collection, in happier times, with a clean slate and the benefit of your accumulated wisdom.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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