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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1811292, member: 26302"]I don't disagree with Doug's excellent advice. However, I simply refuse to sell. Maybe I have been lucky in life I have not had to contemplate doing so, but I structure my life so I never have to. I try to live fairly cheaply, and put a lot of money in investments. I never put a cent of retirement or investment money into coins. I consider every last cent spent on coins as money lost to me forever. Its my hobby, my relaxation, so to me its the same as someone who goes to a casino, spends money on boating, takes vacations, etc. </p><p><br /></p><p>Could I buy even more ancients if I wanted to sell some US coins? Yeah, but I still kind of like those as well. Every once in a great while I might look at them. My interests wander all over the board, so I do not know in a decade if I might get back into them. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am sure all of these things are simply excuses to be a hoarder, but I am not sure. I am ok GIVING coins away, that doesn't bother me. This is especially true of giving them away to YN to educate them. I have done that quite a bit over the years. But to sell coins, trade them only for money, I have never liked very much. I simply love coins too much.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1811292, member: 26302"]I don't disagree with Doug's excellent advice. However, I simply refuse to sell. Maybe I have been lucky in life I have not had to contemplate doing so, but I structure my life so I never have to. I try to live fairly cheaply, and put a lot of money in investments. I never put a cent of retirement or investment money into coins. I consider every last cent spent on coins as money lost to me forever. Its my hobby, my relaxation, so to me its the same as someone who goes to a casino, spends money on boating, takes vacations, etc. Could I buy even more ancients if I wanted to sell some US coins? Yeah, but I still kind of like those as well. Every once in a great while I might look at them. My interests wander all over the board, so I do not know in a decade if I might get back into them. I am sure all of these things are simply excuses to be a hoarder, but I am not sure. I am ok GIVING coins away, that doesn't bother me. This is especially true of giving them away to YN to educate them. I have done that quite a bit over the years. But to sell coins, trade them only for money, I have never liked very much. I simply love coins too much.[/QUOTE]
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