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<p>[QUOTE="Kasia, post: 3301984, member: 31533"]I recently purchased a SBA in plastic on impulse. 5.$. Though PCGS says the coin is only worth 3.$. I am already at a 'loss' for it. But it is still something that perhaps can be used later to give to someone else or kept for now to fit a spot in a 'collection' I am doing (some modern coins). Sort of like a hole to fill that was cheap. So not too much downside for it. Also can use this to help decide if the raw coins I have with SBAs would top a MS63 and if so, I will go through those and keep any and if not, they will now get spent. I really can't see keeping any SBAs that are less than MS63 (unless it happens to be a (edited out, was a mistake), a '79 wide rim, or a '79 or '81 type II S) or shows a visible other collectible error. So in the long run, may be not that bad for me to have right now. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, sometimes impulse purchases lead to me re-considering other coins I've purchased and make me ask the question "do I really want to continue having those other coins in my collection?" or "does that (unfinished) collection really bring me joy now"?</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, I originally a number of years ago started a MS64/MS64 Franklin collection, only Philadelphia issues and only business strikes, in PCGS plastic. I was really into getting that collection when I started, though I was very happy to not try to do that right away. But over a decade on (and it still is not complete), I am not sure that completing it is my goal, and am considering selling most of my Franklins. Just not fitting in with where I am going in coins, which mostly seems to be exploring more into Ancients and maybe some world coins. Though I do like a few of my US ones very much still and have an interest in perhaps getting some IHC sometime.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, I still do have some coins I will be glad to sell as they were true impulse purchases and even shortly after buying them I realized that they weren't what I truly wanted. Not to say that others would not get a lot of joy out of them, just not what I wanted to focus on. So, I am slowly selling some of those. Still very nice coins but just not for me anymore.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kasia, post: 3301984, member: 31533"]I recently purchased a SBA in plastic on impulse. 5.$. Though PCGS says the coin is only worth 3.$. I am already at a 'loss' for it. But it is still something that perhaps can be used later to give to someone else or kept for now to fit a spot in a 'collection' I am doing (some modern coins). Sort of like a hole to fill that was cheap. So not too much downside for it. Also can use this to help decide if the raw coins I have with SBAs would top a MS63 and if so, I will go through those and keep any and if not, they will now get spent. I really can't see keeping any SBAs that are less than MS63 (unless it happens to be a (edited out, was a mistake), a '79 wide rim, or a '79 or '81 type II S) or shows a visible other collectible error. So in the long run, may be not that bad for me to have right now. Also, sometimes impulse purchases lead to me re-considering other coins I've purchased and make me ask the question "do I really want to continue having those other coins in my collection?" or "does that (unfinished) collection really bring me joy now"? For example, I originally a number of years ago started a MS64/MS64 Franklin collection, only Philadelphia issues and only business strikes, in PCGS plastic. I was really into getting that collection when I started, though I was very happy to not try to do that right away. But over a decade on (and it still is not complete), I am not sure that completing it is my goal, and am considering selling most of my Franklins. Just not fitting in with where I am going in coins, which mostly seems to be exploring more into Ancients and maybe some world coins. Though I do like a few of my US ones very much still and have an interest in perhaps getting some IHC sometime. Lastly, I still do have some coins I will be glad to sell as they were true impulse purchases and even shortly after buying them I realized that they weren't what I truly wanted. Not to say that others would not get a lot of joy out of them, just not what I wanted to focus on. So, I am slowly selling some of those. Still very nice coins but just not for me anymore.[/QUOTE]
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