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<p>[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2944421, member: 36230"]You were very fortunate and is something I fear many of today's younger folks will never be able to experience. As great as the internet/websites/eBay may be for the hobby, they simply cannot replicate the face-to-face human interaction that once was a special part of this hobby, or able to contribute to many of the life lessons such contact once did.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oddly enough, my experience was very similar to yours in that one of my mentors was happy to accommodate the fact I've never had any real desire to own coins, and was more than happy to allow me to "borrow" (within reason, of course) whatever piqued my interest in order to take home and study. I learned a great deal from that man not only about coins and business, but people and life in general and is something I am eternally grateful for.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2944421, member: 36230"]You were very fortunate and is something I fear many of today's younger folks will never be able to experience. As great as the internet/websites/eBay may be for the hobby, they simply cannot replicate the face-to-face human interaction that once was a special part of this hobby, or able to contribute to many of the life lessons such contact once did. Oddly enough, my experience was very similar to yours in that one of my mentors was happy to accommodate the fact I've never had any real desire to own coins, and was more than happy to allow me to "borrow" (within reason, of course) whatever piqued my interest in order to take home and study. I learned a great deal from that man not only about coins and business, but people and life in general and is something I am eternally grateful for.[/QUOTE]
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