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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Crate Digga, post: 5617775, member: 101318&quot;]Does anyone else have a kind of exiesential crisis when they reach a (relative) pinnacle of a hobbyist&#039;s knowledge? What do I do with my obsessive knowledge of coins and kalashnikovs? I should&#039;ve concentrated on building a career.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Sorry I&#039;m using this thread to vent, but I am on the other side of the grass compared to OP. He is lost with no knowledge, I&#039;m lost after studying for years.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Outside of an inheritence, it takes cold hard cash to build a collection. I&#039;ve bought every coin under $20, then $50 that interests me. The hoarder in me finds it hard to sell 50 mid grade unique type pieces for two or three quality coins. My heirs would appreciate the consolidation of value in the collection I&#039;m sure.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;I think my depression and crisis related to Numismatics is due to my lack of discipline in vision for my collection and purchasing. Right now I&#039;m thinking of a Top 50 for; Silver Dollars, 1800s US, Ancients, World Silver Crowns, World Coins, respectively.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;5 catagoriesX50 leaves me with 250 coins, not including several dansco albums. It almost seems excessive, and trimming the fat to a top 25 would make the remaining collection stand out further. </p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know what&#039;s worse, losing an interest in selling coins or losing 50% of their value because I just want them gone, now. I wish I had a buddy with similar tastes to wheel and deal with.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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