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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AncientJoe, post: 2110929, member: 44357&quot;]Is there really a need to spit upon any mention of someone who seeks out their own personal quality by assuming coins are being held solely for &quot;investment&quot; purposes? I would have thought that sometime in my hundreds of posts on this forum it would become evident that I&#039;m not some &quot;speculator&quot; looking to flip coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>This approach would never be offered by an &quot;investment advisor&quot; as it causes far fewer coins to be purchased over all. It instills an awareness that there are a lot of coins available, and that there will be opportunities to buy others if one is patient. Everyone has a finite budget, so why tie up funds in a coin you somewhat like when there might be one coming up in a month that ticks all of the attributes you&#039;re seeking? I don&#039;t intend to sell my coins, and even if I did, it wouldn&#039;t change my approach.</p><p><br /></p><p>I take offense, on behalf of the expert numismatist (not &quot;investment advisor&quot;) who taught me the mentality of holding out for coins that meet everything for which you&#039;re looking. I truly don&#039;t understand the biases held by some members here: people should be able to collect as they please, slab coins as they please, buy common coins, buy rare coins, buy low grade coins, or buy high grade coins. If I don&#039;t like coins with edge splits, and a coin is an otherwise great example, I&#039;ll pass on it, when others will gladly buy it. There&#039;s nothing wrong with buying these coins; edge splits are just a &quot;but&quot; to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obviously, there are coins that are rare or obscure enough where it isn&#039;t possible to wait for a better example, but does trying to find coins that speak to ones self without factors that bother them really preclude someone from &quot;collecting&quot; and owning coins to enjoy them? Does it really put them somehow into this negative class of &quot;investors&quot; (which I can only assume means &quot;someone who spends more than $X&quot;)?</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d suggest this approach for anyone spending $1/year or $50M/year. If that makes everyone seeking their personal view of quality an &quot;investor&quot; then we&#039;d better watch out![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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