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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KeviniswhoIam, post: 4848569, member: 94430&quot;]Well, I am not a young man.....lets say, later middle age (58). My journey is similar to many of you.....started in US Coins, when very young.....single digits. Collected on and off for years, mostly due to the money constraints of a family, 4 kids, and, eventually a divorce, when things REALLY got tight....I got all the kids, but had to pay alimony! Anyhow, I digress...</p><p>Kids grown, still paying alimony, but fewer mouths to feed freed up some cash. Then I grew, lets say disenchanted, with US coins and the Mint.....it seems the investment folks have pushed the pricing of the nicer coins beyond what many hobbyists and myself can afford, and the Mint panders to them as well with how they sell new offerings (I know, I know, its a cash world, but I subsidize the mint being a longtime collector and a taxpayer......bah).</p><p>I stumbled onto ancients at a show and conversed with some very enthusiastic collectors and dealers. Bought a couple Roman Imperials, and off I went!</p><p>As for breaking out......you have me convinced......I will break out when the time allows....Ive a die grinder and know how to use it....the edges, of course. Then I can more easily photograph both the coin and the slab. Frankly, I will likely keep these coins until I die, unless I have a grandchild who values them.......[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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