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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3581617, member: 98035&quot;]Piggybacking off of what [USER=76194]@Sallent[/USER] said, it&#039;s actually shocking how well coins have held up versus other traditional hobbies and expensive antiques/collectibles. When my wife and I got married, my aunt who loves to blow her doctor husband&#039;s money got us two Waterford Crystal picture frames, retail about $150 each. We never used them, and can&#039;t even find anyone to buy them at a tiny fraction of retail. When I was a kid she also bought me a designer pencil sharpener (don&#039;t ask) that seems to retail for $300 - again, nobody will buy it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I collect coins because I love coins. I love the history; I love seeing Greek and Roman coins and seeing the inspiration for the entirety of Western Civilization. I love holding a Gadhaiya and pondering over its secrets that have been irreplaceably lost. That a mint state denarius of Trajan costs significantly less than a mint state Capped Bust dime is just icing on the cake.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can justify my purchases because unlike a heavy picture frame or gold-plated pencil sharpener, my collection is liquid - I could sell the whole thing and have my money in a week; hopefully more money than I ever put in to it. I can at least guarantee that it wouldn&#039;t sell for pennies on my dollar.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the future of the hobby, I do have some concerns, especially since essentially the entire world has not only abandoned the idea of circulating coins having intrinsic value or even artistic merit, but because the new &quot;collectible&quot; coins now have glow-in-the-dark stickers, holograms, or come in the form of a miniature model of the USS Enterprise:</p><p><a href="https://www.mint.ca/store/coins/pure-silver-coin---emstar-trekem8482-emu.s.s.-enterpriseem-ncc-1701---mintage-1000-2017-prod3100011" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.mint.ca/store/coins/pure-silver-coin---emstar-trekem8482-emu.s.s.-enterpriseem-ncc-1701---mintage-1000-2017-prod3100011" rel="nofollow">https://www.mint.ca/store/coins/pure-silver-coin---emstar-trekem8482-emu.s.s.-enterpriseem-ncc-1701---mintage-1000-2017-prod3100011</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Stamp collecting is dead because people burnt out. I&#039;m 29 and don&#039;t nor have ever seen the appeal of collecting stamps. Most of the mints are now trying to market these overpriced gimmicks as &quot;investments&quot; despite the fact that most lose 10-50% of their value within a few years of release. If I had blown $1,000 on a silver space ship coin and had to sell it for $200 a couple years later, I can guarantee that I&#039;d probably never consider coins again.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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