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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 9217, member: 669&quot;]Which approach would give <b>you</b> more enjoyment?<img src="http://www.gupistan.com/forums/images/smilies/konfused.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s <b><font size="5"><span style="color: red">not</span></font></b>&nbsp; a flippant answer.&nbsp; Whether your budget is $5 a month or unlimited, there are only two possible justifications for spending it on coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>1) It&#039;s part of your worship <img src="http://forums.collectors.com/attachments/bowdown.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; of the almighty dollar and you think you can make more profit that way than through other forms of investment.&nbsp; If that&#039;s your reason, you&#039;re wasting your time on this forum - you should be spending your time with a financial planner/investment adviser.</p><p><br /></p><p>2) You enjoy the hobby<img src="http://sc.communities.msn.com/themes/pby/img/emoticons/emrose.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; If that&#039;s your reason (and it certainly is mine, and that of most of the members here), then you have to decide for yourself what you find the most enjoyable.&nbsp; Personally I am somewhat of a hoarder by nature, so the world coin scene attracts me much more than the US coin area.&nbsp; I can buy more, more varied and beautiful, and more historic coins for the same money.<img src="http://forums.collectors.com/i/authorsicons/beer.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Example - my primary US interest is in Liberty Walking halves.&nbsp; I&#039;m 4 away from a complete set, but those last 4 (in relatively low grades) will cost me much more than I have invested in the rest of the set, and upgrading the complete set to EF or better would multiply my investment several times. <img src="http://forums.collectors.com/i/authorsicons/cry.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />&nbsp;&nbsp; For what those 4 coins would cost me in EF or better, I can get more than 100 AU/Unc silver world coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW - I think that even though they have a profit motive in their business, the dealers who post here are in it for the same reasons I am, as I&#039;m sure they could do as well or better financially in some other endeavor. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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