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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;coppermania, post: 1599137, member: 18304&quot;]Most of the hobbies I can think of are what you would call &quot;patient&quot; ones, or they would be called jobs. Hunting, weather Deer, Fish, Foul comes to mind as a patient endeavor or one can quickly become disappointed. Sometimes I tread several outings rock hunting before I nail a killer agate all the while whistling a &quot;this is a patient hobby&quot; tune. One doesn&#039;t summit Devils Tower on their first outing either and technical climbing takes patience and dedication to build the skill set to do so. When one enters any hobby there is always people that have already been there for several years and there is a tendancy to want to get to their level as soon as you can, I get what you are saying. Best to just chill out a knotch and let them guide you, and if you have the propper respect, when you fall they will pick you up wipe your nose and eventually (patience) become one of them. I don&#039;t care if you are painting, sewing, pottery, kite flying, metal detecting or building choppers, patience is critical Mr. Obvious, why would coin collecting be any different. </p><p><br /></p><p>When I see a great Registry set for instance, it isn&#039;t usually the coins or how much they might cost that I find impressive, but the amount of time and effort that was sacrificed to pull it together. A great collection represents delayed gratification and sacrifice. A set of proof state quarters in MS70? Meh. A set of well matched toned Indian cents, well that wasn&#039;t put together on eBay last weekend. </p><p><br /></p><p>But at some point, after one has put in the time and paid the dues, one should then be able to shoot from the hip and know what is a great coin to buy, shoot the right buck, value the rock specimen, grade the climbing route, choose your own handlebars, etc without flip phoning you wife or buddy first. </p><p>Just one way to look at it, </p><p>Matt[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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