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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Just Carl, post: 268733, member: 4552&quot;]Some time ago I too had mountains of clutter when it came to excessive coins. No stopping accumulating coins. Example is 97 Whitman Classic Albums all almost filled. 9 of those long, red cardboard boxes with 2 rows for 2x2&#039;s. Jars, boxes of rolls and on and on and on. Massive amount of Wheat Cents in just about everything. This started when I would buy a new coin, better than the one in a certain set, it would go in there and the one from there into the next and the next and on and on until the last one ended in a 2x2. At a coin show a dealer gave me a Whitman Classic Album free for Mercury Dimes. I went home and filled it from duplicates in the 2x2&#039;s except for the 42D/41. All else filled which became #97.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Then a few years ago I came down with stage 4 Cancer. Supposedly the end. After 4 operations, 2 bouts of chemotherapy, I&#039;m still here. But I learned that the mess of coins was a massive waste that may end up in a banks counting machiine someday. I joined the PCGS web site and had 25 givaways for YN&#039;s only. Got rid of all the excess Wheat Cents, commemorative coins, some proof sets, some uncirc sets and just piles of other items. Out of 25 individuals that received free stuff, I only received a few thank you replies though. One&nbsp; reply was so great I have been sending him piles of other numismatic items that in the near future will mean nothing to me anyway. Now in process of sending him a pile of those 2x2&#039;s just to get rid of them. People at coin shows I know have asked why not just bring them to the coin shows and sell them? WHY? I&#039;m pretty old and never can tell about tomorrow so why not just help out the future numismatist. No, Ill just keep on giving things away. I&#039;ve learned my lessons in life.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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