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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dos Mundos, post: 68245, member: 4021&quot;]I collect for the sheer joy of collecting, for the hunt and the history behind them.&nbsp; It may sound corny, but I like thinking about the fact that I am holding something that has survived the ravages of time and imagine the persons(important or otherwise) who&#039;ve handled it at various points in time. For this reason I buy mostly coins that have been in circulation.&nbsp; AU or even MS coins are nice to look at and show to friends and fellow collectors but are just that to me, presentation pieces that show what the coin looked like when they were struck( i.e. reference).</p><p>&nbsp; </p><p>I like holding my coins and as a consequence, slabbed and sealed proof sets have lesser appeal to me but I still buy them for collecting and reference purposes.</p><p><br /></p><p>I never sell coins that I collect(knock on wood).&nbsp; Knowing that I acquired something at a bargain and finding out that it has much value feels good, much akin to the joy of conquest but not for future profit. I may trade one that I have a lot of duplicates of, but never for cash. That&#039;s the pack rat in me.&nbsp; My friends have at times called me a hoarder but I just love collecting them in whatever grade as long as they interest me.</p><p><br /></p><p>I collect a lot of things aside from coins and I am partial to old metal objects, some of the things that I also collect include Old Keys, Old Padlocks, Old anvils, bronze sculptures, swords, helmets, guns etc.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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