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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 2415582, member: 13650&quot;]Really, that&#039;s a great question.&nbsp;&nbsp; I think most people here do purchase numismatic stuff to have the &quot;collection&quot;.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; A certain coin catches their eye and they decide to purchase it like a piece of metallic art.&nbsp;&nbsp; No different than acquiring a painting, only more easily stored.&nbsp; &nbsp; Many also appreciate the history of it.&nbsp; I doubt most people do it solely to give to the kids.&nbsp;&nbsp; You never know if kids will be interested in it some day or not.&nbsp; &nbsp; It does seem like when someone passes away the coin collection is a coveted piece of their estate, even if only worth a few hundred dollars.&nbsp;&nbsp; Usually everybody wants it.&nbsp; Some to keep, some to sell.&nbsp; &nbsp; But its usually the last thing auctioned off at auctions in order to keep people there through the junk so there must be some attraction to it.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; If your kid inherits a coin that you paid say $500 for and they decide to sell it and only get $400, they didn&#039;t have a penny invested in it so I guess it really doesn&#039;t matter.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;d rather see my stuff saved and appreciated like I did, rather than sold as things tend to go up in value with time but that&#039;s out of my control once I&#039;m no longer here.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp; I&#039;d have no ambition to go at this hobby strictly from an investment stand point.&nbsp; I wouldn&#039;t do it if that&#039;s all it was.</p><p>&nbsp; What you get when you go to sell depends highly on how the economy is doing and how urgently they need to be sold.&nbsp; &nbsp; If you round up an auctioneer and get 10 local people in a room bidding on stuff on some weekend to clear it out quickly, I wouldn&#039;t get your hopes up.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you set a price and take your time selling them yourself online, there should be a much higher expectation of getting what you expect if the pieces are truly desirable examples.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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