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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Robert Ransom, post: 6733803, member: 97872&quot;]When I began collecting coins, many years ago, I never considered myself a Numismatist. The images impressed on the round disks were pleasing to me and I was intrigued by the artistry. Silver was ever-present and collecting old dated coins was much easier than it is today and because most people didn&#039;t seem to care about them. To me, collecting was just a casual hobby without any preset goal. In the 1960&#039;s and 70&#039;s, I began noticing books and magazines devoted to the collecting of coins. Strike errors became popular in the late 70&#039;s with the famous 1955 doubled die variety, but errors did not pique my interest until recently when my wife handed me a bunch of coins and I found the first of three 1972 Lincoln DDO&#039;s which led me to investigate them as well as DDR&#039;s and RPM&#039;s. I am still a casual collector and periodic recipient of coin presents. This brings me to the title of my thread.</p><p>I have welcomed quite a few new members to CT during the past year and pondered their interest in coin collecting as a hobby, money making venture or some combination. The majority of questions, to my recollection, have been: &quot;What grade is this coin and what is its value?&quot; which gives me the impression of wanting to cash in, not collect, but that is just my opinion, however, recent newbies seem to exhibit a serious collecting interest. I think the majority of us &quot;Old Guard&quot;, were and are, collectors in the strict sense of the word.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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