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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1938411, member: 26302"]I am just thinking you shouldn't be assuming someone who in not very interested in sub-$500 US coins as some kind of snob or something. I add coins to my collection all of the time sub-$500, in fact most additions are. I would say most of us here are no rich kids, but hardworking collectors who simply have already acquired any sub-$500 US coins that interest them. Excluding the Oregon Trail, my last purchase was a $180 Trajan tet, and before that it was a $15 Italy 500 lire celebrating Columbus. Its a really pretty coin, and glad I picked it up. My first numismatic love was US coins, specifically a worn 1942 version of your avatar. But, I now own about 400 of those coins, many in XF or above, so you are right I am now somewhat jaded.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh well, I bet I could find a ton of interesting Canadian coins I wouldn't mind owning that you would consider boring as well. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1938411, member: 26302"]I am just thinking you shouldn't be assuming someone who in not very interested in sub-$500 US coins as some kind of snob or something. I add coins to my collection all of the time sub-$500, in fact most additions are. I would say most of us here are no rich kids, but hardworking collectors who simply have already acquired any sub-$500 US coins that interest them. Excluding the Oregon Trail, my last purchase was a $180 Trajan tet, and before that it was a $15 Italy 500 lire celebrating Columbus. Its a really pretty coin, and glad I picked it up. My first numismatic love was US coins, specifically a worn 1942 version of your avatar. But, I now own about 400 of those coins, many in XF or above, so you are right I am now somewhat jaded. Oh well, I bet I could find a ton of interesting Canadian coins I wouldn't mind owning that you would consider boring as well. ;)[/QUOTE]
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