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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 1985012, member: 57495&quot;]This goes off on a tangent, but I wonder to what degree we buy coins out of habit more than anything else.&nbsp; This is not to say we don&#039;t love the coins we buy, but when think about a &#039;dream coin&#039; or even a whole category of coins (Greek tetradrachms for example) as being out of our budget, is it simply because we&#039;ve developed a habit of buying X coins a year rather than X/10 or even X/100 coins?&nbsp; By making ourselves collectors, we&#039;ve naturally developed an appetite to collect and acquire.&nbsp; But if we could control that appetite, think of what could be accomplished...</p><p><br /></p><p>If I were to squish my next coin buying itch (and the next, and the next...) and buy 1 coin a year rather than 100, would that be a case of quitting the hobby, or just quitting a habit.&nbsp; Let&#039;s not say 1 coin a year because that would be inhumane, but a few coins... my budget for those few coins would be dramatically different from what I usually buy, and I think it would follow that the coins on my want list, and what I cast my eye on when I go coin shopping would change accordingly.&nbsp; Come to me, my dream coins!</p><p><br /></p><p>The idea is seductive enough for me to try this out for the next year and see what happens.&nbsp; And hey, actually I think I&#039;ll just take it abit further because there&#039;s a coin I REALLY would like to have... so folks, wait for my thread on my Colosseum sestertius acquisition in oh, 2035 or thereabouts.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Who&#039;s with me? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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