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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wcg, post: 2386530, member: 77169&quot;]The great thing about this hobby is the continually evolving path it leads you down.&nbsp; Many years ago (25+), I started with US pennies.&nbsp; I actually managed to complete the Lincoln penny set in VF+, buying the S VDB with part of my summer job savings in college.&nbsp;&nbsp; Next I moved to indian heads and made it half way through the tougher dates before my attention moved to foreign (non US) after a year of travel opened new interests.&nbsp;&nbsp; I focused on Russian (pre-1917) pieces for many years but the market went sky high on Russian material and I lost focus and sold it all off over a period of a couple years.&nbsp;&nbsp; I put the money into German States and Italian States pieces after admiring the varied designs in the Krause guides.&nbsp;&nbsp; I probably spent hours upon hours just flipping through the pages of my 1600-1800 Krause guide.&nbsp;&nbsp; I stumbled on a moderately priced circulated sede vacante taler from Osnabruck back in 2006 and the rest is history.&nbsp;&nbsp; The majority of my collection is now focused on sede vacante material from the German States, but I still keep an eye out for Papal State issues in the late 1600s and 1700s and miscellaneous talers from Germanys/Austria/Switzerland that catch my fancy.&nbsp;&nbsp; There are too many amazing designs out there for me to be happy focusing on one series.&nbsp; Through friendships on forums, I have also learned to buy, hold, enjoy, and let go.&nbsp;&nbsp; The divestiture part is still hard for me, but I have found that keeping the collection fresh with occasional new purchases greatly contributes to the hobby enjoyment.&nbsp; The thrill of the hunt is always there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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