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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JCro57, post: 3275572, member: 92083&quot;]I collect for all the reasons above.</p><p><br /></p><p>(A) My coins are an investment for sure. I buy high-grade, rare Mint error and variety coins. I pick ones I know that are very desirable to Mint error and &quot;&quot;standard&quot; collectors now and in the future. For example, my errors all have full dates (except unstruck blanks/planchets) and are not improperly cleaned nor damaged. They are all certified as genuine and slabbed that give future buyers peace of mind. I purposely overpaid for some, got a few for next to nothing if a seller didn&#039;t know what they had. But they will retain value more or less.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is that the reason why I bought them, to make money? No. It would be foolish to do so.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only coins safe for investment purposes are ones that almost no one on this forum can afford.</p><p><br /></p><p>(b) I collect to display and teach. I brought these in for my students to see the last day before Christmas break started. I am going to have an educational table at some coin shows in a few months and even might get picked to have a temporary exhibit at the Buffalo and also the Rochester Museum of Science. I am working on more permanent displays, but here is a sample of what I brougt in last week to work:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]864904[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]864905[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]864906[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]864908[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]864909[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>(c) Most importantly I collect because it is fun and I enjoy reading and learning new things about the hobby. I am even writing a book that will be on the way to three professional reviewers to then hopefully get published.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do believe we all have a responsibility to be a good ambassador for this Hobby.</p><p><br /></p><p>~Joe C.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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