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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;smullen, post: 205864, member: 5165&quot;]Don&#039;t let a few fool you... </p><p><br /></p><p>There are many very passionate collecters here and plenty of people to learn a lot from...</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m a collecter 1st and I would not consider myself much of an invester...&nbsp; I do hope that if I go to see off any of my treasures, that I would gain a profit or atleast break even... However, I don&#039;t plan to sell for atleast 20+ years and at that point, I might leave most or all of them to my daughter...</p><p><br /></p><p>My problem is I collect everything (US coin wise) even moderns and need to focus, but there are just so many cool coins out there....</p><p><br /></p><p>I have more than one set of almost everything I collect too...</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex:</p><p>I have a </p><p>Plastic box of very well Circulated Cents in 2x2s and then Certified Cents in Slabs (NGC), the slabs in an NGC slab holder Box</p><p>Plastic box of well Circulated Nickels in 2x2s and then Certified Nickels in Slabs (PCGS), the slabs in an PCGS slab holder Box</p><p>Plastic box of well Circulated Dimes in 2x2s and then Certified Dimes in Slabs (PCGS), the slabs in an PCGS slab holder Box</p><p>Plastic box of well Circulated Quarters in 2x2s and then Certified Quarters in Slabs (PCGS), the slabs in an PCGS slab holder Box</p><p>Plastic box of well Circulated Halves in 2x2s and then Certified Halves&nbsp; in Slabs (PCGS), the slabs in an PCGS slab holder Box</p><p>Plastic box of well Circulated Morgans in 2x2s and then Certified Morgans in Slabs (NGC), the slabs in an NGC slab holder Box</p><p><br /></p><p>Same with SAEs and a few other coins....</p><p><br /></p><p>Thats a lot of Boxes....</p><p><br /></p><p>Then I collect Mint and Proof sets...</p><p><br /></p><p>Now you know why I&#039;m gonna buy a second and bigger safe as soon as my dang tax refund gets back....</p><p><br /></p><p>So as you can see, I collect a lot of coins, not just ones that I think are going to make me a lot of money...&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Alot of them, I&#039;m sure I&#039;ll never realize a profit on....</p><p><br /></p><p>I also collect and read coin books, I think I&#039;m up to 15 or 16...</p><p><br /></p><p>However, I enjoy the time of looking at each coin and learning its history, and about the different mint marks, types and finishes...&nbsp; That enjoyment is an investment that is already paying off and is priceless...</p><p><br /></p><p>Did you really think that there were no collcters here or was that just a ploy to get a rise out of a bunch of us???[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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