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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2915947, member: 19463&quot;]Early on in life we all have to make a decision.&nbsp; Will we follow a career path that leads to secure money or are we looking for the kind of job that they will have to force us to retire from when we are 90?&nbsp; I always prefer to go to a doctors, dentists, preachers, auto mechanics or whatever who actually get enjoyment out of doing what they do well and do not measure success in terms of gross income.&nbsp; Ancient coin dealers are like that, too.&nbsp; There might be other jobs that pay better but some can not see themselves doing anything else.&nbsp; They may or may not make enough to raise a family but that is not what is important.&nbsp; They are doing what they are driven to do.&nbsp; I worked 35 years for people (some of whom I despised - you voted for them) doing things (some of which I am not particularly proud) that provided excellent retirement benefits.&nbsp;&nbsp; When I find dealers (not &#039;hobbyists) who have spent their lives learning about coins, living out of suitcases and eating cold pizza for lunch and overpriced bar food for supper, I don&#039;t mind so much when they want me to pay $20 for a coin that cost them $15.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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