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<p>[QUOTE="PyrotekNX, post: 111747, member: 3918"]Times may be better for collectors now, but I would have been a collector anyway even though the information wasn't freely available. It is a family tradition to collect coins, my parents and grandparents got me into it at a very young age when coin collecting was still something that wasn't as mainstream.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had a lot of hobbies that were kind of rare for a kid my age as well. I had a computer at my house ever since I was a toddler. I grew up building them, fixing, and playing with them. When our family first got a computer, less than 1% of the population had one, could afford one or even wanted one. My parents had a computer store in the early to mid 90's. I don't mind that it's commonplace for computers to be around, it actually helps me because computers have been able to advance much quicker and I have more people to talk to them with.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coins on the other hand, are a bit different when it comes to the hobby. There is only just so much to go around. I for one, think there are too many cooks in the kitchen. I do enjoy the company of fellow collectors. I also enjoy the wealth of information I have found on the internet and the freedom to search for any coin in the world on my computer. It has never been easier to buy the coins you are looking for. That is if you have deep enough pockets.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="PyrotekNX, post: 111747, member: 3918"]Times may be better for collectors now, but I would have been a collector anyway even though the information wasn't freely available. It is a family tradition to collect coins, my parents and grandparents got me into it at a very young age when coin collecting was still something that wasn't as mainstream. I had a lot of hobbies that were kind of rare for a kid my age as well. I had a computer at my house ever since I was a toddler. I grew up building them, fixing, and playing with them. When our family first got a computer, less than 1% of the population had one, could afford one or even wanted one. My parents had a computer store in the early to mid 90's. I don't mind that it's commonplace for computers to be around, it actually helps me because computers have been able to advance much quicker and I have more people to talk to them with. Coins on the other hand, are a bit different when it comes to the hobby. There is only just so much to go around. I for one, think there are too many cooks in the kitchen. I do enjoy the company of fellow collectors. I also enjoy the wealth of information I have found on the internet and the freedom to search for any coin in the world on my computer. It has never been easier to buy the coins you are looking for. That is if you have deep enough pockets.[/QUOTE]
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