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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kanderus, post: 1368787, member: 28447&quot;]I am sure all of us here on CoinTalk love our collections, no matter how large or small they are. However, me, I am totally OCD about it. My wife thinks I am crazy, but I think it is smart.&nbsp; I keep a running tally of what I have on paper and in my mind. That way I know if something is missing either by theft or if I dropped it...somehow.</p><p><br /></p><p>For instance, I know that I only have 1x Liberty Walking Half Dollar. I know that it is a 1944 plain. I know that it is in AU condition. I know that has a golden tone to it.&nbsp; I know that I have 16 total silver quarters, 15 are washingtons and 1 is an SLQ. I know what years in the WQDs are XF or AU, and I know where each and every one came from. Whether it was a roll find, a teller tray find, or a gift.</p><p><br /></p><p>My collection is rather small, but growing. Tonight, I found myself VERY VERY happy that I can keep track of every coin in it because tonight I wanted to look at a few of my coins under a light-duty magnifier. I also wanted to watch Alcatraz with my wife, so I sat my box on my lap while we watched TV and during commercials I checked out my coins. I thought I dropped one and I started to freak out in my head. After the show I rushed my box over to my desk and started counting like crazy.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Washington Silvers, 1,2,3...15. Good. SLQ, check! Silver dimes:1, 2, 3,...7. 4 are Roosies, 2 Mercs and a Barber. Good.&quot; &quot;2 Buffalos, 30-S and 38-D, perfect.&quot; etc etc etc for every denomination and type until I was done, then I checked my numbers against my inventory and what I had in my head and it all was correct. My blood pressure dropped back down to normal and I chilled out. I was the MOST worried about the coins my great grandmother gave me. Like I said, I am thankful everything is there and in order.</p><p><br /></p><p>That got me thinking though...is it just me, or are there others out there that are THAT careful with their collections?&nbsp; Like I said, I can even account for where every single one of these coins came from, who gave them to me, and what the occasion was it if was a gift. Even what bank they came from if I found them at a bank.&nbsp; I am sure once the collection grows to fill the box it is in now, and eventually spread into more boxes I will lose track...I kinda hope not though!</p><p><br /></p><p>--Rob.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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