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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;treylxapi47, post: 1894791, member: 41863&quot;]Im really starting to question my place in this hobby. Dont get me wrong I absolutely LOVE coins and appreciate them and hold them dear to my heart, but my personality just doesnt seem to be compatible.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have this terrible, terrible habit of nit-picking things to death. Especially for flaws. No matter what I see or do it seems I am always picking up on the negative things, mostly in order to improve on something in the future. </p><p><br /></p><p>It started with food, like meals being cooked. I always say something like: this dish is missing........, or maybe this ingredient wouldve made it better, etc. I also do this with structural things like buildings and trim and paint drips, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now it seems this has started to bleed through into my hobby and it makes it difficult to enjoy. Like the coin referenced above, I see all the beauty and all of the positive things it has to offer, but I also noticed that scratch and get stuck on things like that. Kind of shows me what to look out for in the future (and this is still a great coin, btw). The only problem with this though is that I cant financially collect the real coins that dont have noticeable issues. </p><p><br /></p><p>Am I just taking this too seriously or what? I mean i still enjoy collecting coins, its just that I have to fight those nagging feelings to be so negative about them.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a 1917 SLQ in MS-64 with a FH designation from NGC and I can find issues with that coin all day long. Most are just inherent things that happen with a coin, but it just seems like no matter how good the coin is I am immediately drawn to locate any and all flaws I can identify. Its a curse, I swear.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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