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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 24564546, member: 24314"]Hi fellow CRH. This did not copy without the bold letters so please ignore them.</p><p><br /></p><p>This post should not be considered a letter of discouragement<b>; rather an </b>opinion based on many <b>years of experience. </b>Therefore, <b>please </b>consider it <b>to </b>be a friendly <b>reminder to new collectors who have joined this forum. </b> </p><p><br /></p><p>A <b>majority of </b>older collectors<b>, </b>numismatists<b>, </b>and professionals <b>involved </b>with <b>coins got their start </b>or developed <b>an </b>interest in <b>coins by </b>a gift <b>or by looking </b>at pocket <b>change </b>as one <b>of the </b>main <b>ways to fill </b>holes <b>in coin folders</b>. Some of <b>them have become the famous </b>numismatists <b>of the </b>past and present. The <b>practice of </b>looking <b>in </b>pocket change <b>or bank-</b>rolled coins for <b>interesting or </b>valuable <b>specimens </b>still goes <b>on today by folks of </b>all <b>ages. </b>Unfortunately<b>, </b>I don't <b>think </b>the "pickings<b>" are </b>as <b>great </b>as they were <b>many decades </b>ago. <b>With </b>the <b>rise of </b>credit <b>cards, there does not seem </b>to <b>be </b>as many coins in circulation or in my <b>change dish anymore. </b>Additionally<b>, precious metal </b>has <b>been </b>removed from <b>our coins so </b>a CRH <b>will </b>not <b>get </b>rich looking <b>for silver</b>. <b>Banks are </b>the <b>source of newly </b>issued <b>coins. </b>They <b>also receive coins deposited from circulation</b>. <b>I believe most </b>serious <b>CRH </b>obtain their <b>coins directly </b>from <b>these banks </b>where other <b>serious CRH </b>haunt. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>My </b>advice is to <b>have fun </b>and <b>learn </b>about the <b>neat </b>little <b>things you'll </b>be <b>looking </b>for and finding on your coins. It <b>may </b>even turn you into <b>a </b>numismatist. The <b>learning </b>is free, the <b>coins you’ll </b>find <b>are virtually free </b>and will <b>always (at least </b>until <b>digital currency) be spending </b>money <b>at face value. Enjoy the "thrill- of-</b>the<b>-</b>hunt<b>" </b>and the <b>health benefits </b>of a <b>relaxing </b>hobby <b>you can engage </b>in with friends and <b>relatives</b>. There are “treasures” out there to be found; however<b>, please keep this </b>in <b>the back of your </b>mind that the chances <b>of finding anything "worth" more than a few bucks to another CRH are several million to one!</b> </p><p><br /></p><p><b>BTW</b>, <b>I am also a </b>CRH<b>. I have </b>hundreds <b>of </b>dollars <b>of saved change, waiting </b>for me <b>to </b>search<b>, </b>that are not accruing <b>any interest at </b>a bank. Lots <b>of </b>it <b>has </b>been passed down from <b>my father, </b>another <b>CRH </b>who died before he could check it out. After <b>all, </b>I'm a <b>dreamer </b>just as others <b>who think they may </b>find a 1958/58 or 1969/69 Lincoln cent <b>in one of </b>the <b>jugs. </b>I <b>think </b>all CRH <b>can appreciate that </b>dream. <b>Hey</b>, this week <b>I </b>found a <b>BU </b>Lincoln Cent <b>with die </b>chips on the shield.<b>Keep </b>looking <b>and </b>GOOD <b>LUCK! </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1556944[/ATTACH] </b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 24564546, member: 24314"]Hi fellow CRH. This did not copy without the bold letters so please ignore them. This post should not be considered a letter of discouragement[B]; rather an [/B]opinion based on many [B]years of experience. [/B]Therefore, [B]please [/B]consider it [B]to [/B]be a friendly [B]reminder to new collectors who have joined this forum. [/B] A [B]majority of [/B]older collectors[B], [/B]numismatists[B], [/B]and professionals [B]involved [/B]with [B]coins got their start [/B]or developed [B]an [/B]interest in [B]coins by [/B]a gift [B]or by looking [/B]at pocket [B]change [/B]as one [B]of the [/B]main [B]ways to fill [/B]holes [B]in coin folders[/B]. Some of [B]them have become the famous [/B]numismatists [B]of the [/B]past and present. The [B]practice of [/B]looking [B]in [/B]pocket change [B]or bank-[/B]rolled coins for [B]interesting or [/B]valuable [B]specimens [/B]still goes [B]on today by folks of [/B]all [B]ages. [/B]Unfortunately[B], [/B]I don't [B]think [/B]the "pickings[B]" are [/B]as [B]great [/B]as they were [B]many decades [/B]ago. [B]With [/B]the [B]rise of [/B]credit [B]cards, there does not seem [/B]to [B]be [/B]as many coins in circulation or in my [B]change dish anymore. [/B]Additionally[B], precious metal [/B]has [B]been [/B]removed from [B]our coins so [/B]a CRH [B]will [/B]not [B]get [/B]rich looking [B]for silver[/B]. [B]Banks are [/B]the [B]source of newly [/B]issued [B]coins. [/B]They [B]also receive coins deposited from circulation[/B]. [B]I believe most [/B]serious [B]CRH [/B]obtain their [B]coins directly [/B]from [B]these banks [/B]where other [B]serious CRH [/B]haunt. [B]My [/B]advice is to [B]have fun [/B]and [B]learn [/B]about the [B]neat [/B]little [B]things you'll [/B]be [B]looking [/B]for and finding on your coins. It [B]may [/B]even turn you into [B]a [/B]numismatist. The [B]learning [/B]is free, the [B]coins you’ll [/B]find [B]are virtually free [/B]and will [B]always (at least [/B]until [B]digital currency) be spending [/B]money [B]at face value. Enjoy the "thrill- of-[/B]the[B]-[/B]hunt[B]" [/B]and the [B]health benefits [/B]of a [B]relaxing [/B]hobby [B]you can engage [/B]in with friends and [B]relatives[/B]. There are “treasures” out there to be found; however[B], please keep this [/B]in [B]the back of your [/B]mind that the chances [B]of finding anything "worth" more than a few bucks to another CRH are several million to one![/B] [B]BTW[/B], [B]I am also a [/B]CRH[B]. I have [/B]hundreds [B]of [/B]dollars [B]of saved change, waiting [/B]for me [B]to [/B]search[B], [/B]that are not accruing [B]any interest at [/B]a bank. Lots [B]of [/B]it [B]has [/B]been passed down from [B]my father, [/B]another [B]CRH [/B]who died before he could check it out. After [B]all, [/B]I'm a [B]dreamer [/B]just as others [B]who think they may [/B]find a 1958/58 or 1969/69 Lincoln cent [B]in one of [/B]the [B]jugs. [/B]I [B]think [/B]all CRH [B]can appreciate that [/B]dream. [B]Hey[/B], this week [B]I [/B]found a [B]BU [/B]Lincoln Cent [B]with die [/B]chips on the shield.[B]Keep [/B]looking [B]and [/B]GOOD [B]LUCK! [ATTACH=full]1556944[/ATTACH] [/B][/QUOTE]
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