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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1825964, member: 26302"]Oh come one sir. You are more patient than that. I posted elsewhere a recent pickup I made. It was a reasonably priced gold coin of Theoderic. You know how long I was looking? Over a decade. I have about 20 other coins just like it I am still hunting for. I had another I have been looking for just get away from me. That coin might appear once a year at ANY price, if then. Yeah, I wish I would have got it, but know I get the thrill of still looking for one for free.</p><p><br /></p><p>The thrill is in the hunt, not the kill. I will bet you a denari that 6 months after you have bought these two coins the thrill of the complete matching set will be gone. You will not have the obsession that tracking these down today gives you. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I have never completed a set of any coins without being felt let down afterwards. I used to wonder about guys like Brown who collect a set of large cents, sell them, then start to collect all over again. Now I get it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1825964, member: 26302"]Oh come one sir. You are more patient than that. I posted elsewhere a recent pickup I made. It was a reasonably priced gold coin of Theoderic. You know how long I was looking? Over a decade. I have about 20 other coins just like it I am still hunting for. I had another I have been looking for just get away from me. That coin might appear once a year at ANY price, if then. Yeah, I wish I would have got it, but know I get the thrill of still looking for one for free. The thrill is in the hunt, not the kill. I will bet you a denari that 6 months after you have bought these two coins the thrill of the complete matching set will be gone. You will not have the obsession that tracking these down today gives you. :) I have never completed a set of any coins without being felt let down afterwards. I used to wonder about guys like Brown who collect a set of large cents, sell them, then start to collect all over again. Now I get it.[/QUOTE]
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