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<p>[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 3581557, member: 82549"]Tastes come and go. Enthusiasm for the hobby may wax and wane over the years, but supposedly Augustus collected ancient coins. We know John Quincy Adams did. And now, you and I do. So the hobby must have some staying power.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are worried that the value of your ancient coin collection might go down because of lack of interest, that is certainly possible. When putting together my collection, I always had in the back of my mind "this is a fun way to save for my retirement." So I understand and share the concern. If the value plummets, then it may turn out to not have been a smart way to save, but it was still a fun way. Either way, there will still be people collecting ancient coins into the future. I have spent countless hours pouring over my ancient coins. If I had, instead, spent all that time, say, going to movies, it would have cost me a lot more money, and I'd have less to show for it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 3581557, member: 82549"]Tastes come and go. Enthusiasm for the hobby may wax and wane over the years, but supposedly Augustus collected ancient coins. We know John Quincy Adams did. And now, you and I do. So the hobby must have some staying power. If you are worried that the value of your ancient coin collection might go down because of lack of interest, that is certainly possible. When putting together my collection, I always had in the back of my mind "this is a fun way to save for my retirement." So I understand and share the concern. If the value plummets, then it may turn out to not have been a smart way to save, but it was still a fun way. Either way, there will still be people collecting ancient coins into the future. I have spent countless hours pouring over my ancient coins. If I had, instead, spent all that time, say, going to movies, it would have cost me a lot more money, and I'd have less to show for it.[/QUOTE]
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