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<p>[QUOTE="GoldFinger1969, post: 5461676, member: 73489"]Well, first of all I had to save up the $$$ <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />...which takes time since I was out of work and only working PT.</p><p><br /></p><p>I probably wasn't going to buy one off eBay and I only saw a few at the local monthly and quarterly shows in my area. Maybe I saw 3 or 4 1923-D's and they weren't anythign special. When I made the FIRM COMMITTMENT to get the 1923-D, I probably took about a year to get it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once I had the $$$ I decided that rather than buy it online (where's the FUN in that ? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) I would rather buy it at my 1st big national coin show, FUN 2020. And I did. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie33" alt=":cigar:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><u>2019 I had alot of down time and joined HA and GC....increased my time at CT and other forums....spent alot more time doing research.</u></p><p><br /></p><p>I do think patience is a virtue because suppose you came into alot of $$$ and bought your dream set of dozens of coins you always wanted. <i> Would you enjoy them all buying them in one fell swoop...or do you enjoy each one more when you save up the $$$....do the DD and research....and then buy 1 or maybe 2 coins you really want ?</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Part of the FUN of this hobby is the time it takes to get our coins and the stories we have that go along with each one (some more interesting than others).</b> What fun and what stories are there to tell if you got all or most of your coins in one huge buy from another collector ? Unless you keep collecting other coins, you're done. What do you do then -- stare at the coins in your display case ?</p><p><br /></p><p>Getting the coins we love is the goal. But the journey is just as important I think we'd all agree. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GoldFinger1969, post: 5461676, member: 73489"]Well, first of all I had to save up the $$$ :D...which takes time since I was out of work and only working PT. I probably wasn't going to buy one off eBay and I only saw a few at the local monthly and quarterly shows in my area. Maybe I saw 3 or 4 1923-D's and they weren't anythign special. When I made the FIRM COMMITTMENT to get the 1923-D, I probably took about a year to get it. Once I had the $$$ I decided that rather than buy it online (where's the FUN in that ? :D) I would rather buy it at my 1st big national coin show, FUN 2020. And I did. :D :cigar: [U]2019 I had alot of down time and joined HA and GC....increased my time at CT and other forums....spent alot more time doing research.[/U] I do think patience is a virtue because suppose you came into alot of $$$ and bought your dream set of dozens of coins you always wanted. [I] Would you enjoy them all buying them in one fell swoop...or do you enjoy each one more when you save up the $$$....do the DD and research....and then buy 1 or maybe 2 coins you really want ?[/I] [B]Part of the FUN of this hobby is the time it takes to get our coins and the stories we have that go along with each one (some more interesting than others).[/B] What fun and what stories are there to tell if you got all or most of your coins in one huge buy from another collector ? Unless you keep collecting other coins, you're done. What do you do then -- stare at the coins in your display case ? Getting the coins we love is the goal. But the journey is just as important I think we'd all agree. :D[/QUOTE]
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