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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NPCoin, post: 315202, member: 5629&quot;]Most of the people in my town know that I have *something* to do with coins.&nbsp; Nobody but the wife and I truly know the extent of our collection, though i have freely shown a number of beautiful coins to acquaintances around town, like a 1999 Macau silver and gold 1000 patacas, Bahamas $50 gold graded proof coins, some U.S. errors and classics.&nbsp; But, I am more often approached by people that were wondering what this is worth or if I could identify a coin they had found.&nbsp; Most of the time I don&#039;t get to see the actual coin until a later date, but they pretty much trust my knowledge on the matter.</p><p><br /></p><p>Silver was up to $15 and a postal employee showed me a very prestine BU 1958 U.S. quarter and asked about how much the quarter would be worth.&nbsp; I told him that&nbsp; it had a spot value of about $2.70 at the time, but numismatically, it would command a few times higher than that.&nbsp; Of course, it seemed odd that someone would use a BU silver quarter to pay for stamps, so I pressed him a bit about where it came from <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Come to find out, it was the leftover from a roll of BU quarters he had.&nbsp; His *better* half had spent the rest at face value!</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, there are a lot of *closet collectors* out there, and that&#039;s okay.&nbsp; But, how can you hide a true passion for your hobby behind fear?&nbsp; The hobby is meant to be enjoyed.&nbsp; The coins are meant to be admired.&nbsp; There is really, in my opinion, no reason why you shouldn&#039;t be able to enjoy your coins displayed within your own home to see whenever you&#039;d like without having them behind five inches of steal or locked inside a bank.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, as said before, this is the sad state of our society today.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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