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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 3202408, member: 78244&quot;]I have collected US coins for 14 years now (2/3 of my life <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> ), and I have been quite fond of them. My collection focus evolved constantly as I found new interests, got bored with old ones, bought and sold, etc. But recently I have becomed quite disillusioned with US coins. So much stress is put on the number on a label, which makes everything seem impersonal. It is also disheartening to listen to 90% of people in the hobby who see these coins as a commodity, an investment, or just holes to fill in a set. Most of the coins really are not that interesting, and the ones that do have interesting stories or have historical significance cost exhorbitant amounts of money, money that could be spent on several more-interesting coins instead. This sector of the hobby is so overpriced that I no longer see any value in sticking with it. </p><p><br /></p><p>I’ve sold most of my US coins (at a profit [USER=112]@GDJMSP[/USER] <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> ), but I will be keeping a couple dozen or so that I find interesting. I will probably be buying a US coin for my collection every once in a while that fits my collecting theme of telling a good story or having physical beauty. But those will be few and far between. </p><p><br /></p><p>You might still see me wheeling and dealing, though. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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