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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1292789, member: 26302&quot;]Lance, that is where the fun is! I knew a crazy old guy who would work on sets, and if he ever finished one he sold it complete right away. I know for sure multiple lincoln, IHC, washington quarter, etc set he finished. Who knows what other sets. </p><p><br /></p><p>I asked him why he didn&#039;t just stop and enjoy what he put together, he told me, &quot;all of the fun is in the chase, what fun is a bunch of full albums on the bookshelf?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Yeah, he was a crazy old man, but that statement has stuck with me, and every day in both collecting and life I realize he wasn&#039;t all that crazy after all.</p><p><br /></p><p>For an encore? Find another set that engrosses you and makes you lie awake at night thinking about, and makes you scurry to every dealer table at shows hoping to acquire a new specimen. Make yourself a new chase!</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris</p><p><br /></p><p>P.S. It is a very nice and well put together set Lance, you should be very proud. Never worry what others can spend on a coin, I bet you get just as much enjoyment from coin collecting as they, maybe more. You do it for the fun, they have to worry about their &quot;investment&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>P.P.S. There is a famous large cent collector, (Brown I believe), who had one of the world&#039;s greatest large cent collections. He sold it at auction, all of them. What did he do the next day? He started a large cent collection, eventually selling it all too. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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