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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2275371, member: 19463&quot;]I rarely agree more with a post but might suggest that there is no rush to sell unless you need the cash for the replacement.&nbsp; There will be new collectors, we hope, for another 2000 years.&nbsp; In the beginning we tend to be happy with any coin that comes our way.&nbsp; Later we move to a way of collecting that fits our personalities and situations.&nbsp; I like coins that I can read and identify but I am not overly impressed by Mint State over VF.&nbsp; I am not wealthy and prefer my yearly budget be broken into 100 coins rather than a single.&nbsp; I am strongly of the opinion that the most interesting coins are not the most expensive but, as Carthago so eloquently said, a coin &quot;should speak to you in a language only you understand.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; I wish more people would appreciate my favorites but the important thing about them is I appreciate them whether they were priced with one digit or four.&nbsp; It will not take long to discover which coins speak to you.&nbsp; Whether you must buy a coin or two to find your preferences or whether you buy a thousand before you see a pattern emerging remains to be seen.&nbsp; After 50 years I still have trouble telling a new dealer at a show what I am seeking.&nbsp; In many cases the coin I like best is the one I did not know I wanted until seconds before it was mine.&nbsp; It spoke to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do find that some coins grow more precious to me in time while others fade.&nbsp; At the last show I attended, I bought five coins believing one was heads and shoulders above the rest.&nbsp; Now, 8 days later, three are rising in my esteem while two are &#039;also rans&#039;.&nbsp; Selling them would be a mistake this soon but who knows what 2016 or 2026 will bring.&nbsp; Part of the hobby for me is seeing where these journeys of whim will lead.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>For the record, &#039;most improved&#039; in the 8 days is the Aspendos I posted last weekend.&nbsp; There is something about the gut puncher and countermarks that makes me glad. Others can never hear the words it spoke to me. (Aspendos fans, please post your gut punchers and trippers.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453946[/ATTACH] </p><p>Die duplicate always adds a bit of interest to me):</p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=865561" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=865561" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=865561</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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