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<p>[QUOTE="Chip Kirkpatrick, post: 4178975, member: 101265"]I would have posted it and I would have kept it. I’m with you, Bluntflame!</p><p><br /></p><p>Now it’s obvious there are several groups of people who collect coins and visit this site. </p><p><br /></p><p>One group finds something they think is unique and valuable and hope to get rich selling it. They are shot down and probably don’t return. Your problem is solved. </p><p><br /></p><p>Another group are purists and I assume this would be your gang. Everything must be perfect or nearly so. Your collections contain flawless coins displayed in perfect order, sorted by many methods such as age, country, value etc. You probably buy, sell and trade to build your collections. A museum would be jealous of what you possess and doubtless it is museum quality. </p><p><br /></p><p>I belong in the third group. I search and collect for the pure joy of it. I also have pride and joy in my collections but for different reasons. I metal detector and so I only display items that I find. This includes historic relics and coins. I dig my coins or I search coin rolls for them. And so they are naturally scratched, nicked, gouged and environmentally damaged. </p><p><br /></p><p>BUT I DO NOT CARE! My prizes are every bit as beautiful and valuable TO ME as the best coin you have acquired. Because it’s MINE. MY PRECIOUS. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now some of you will understand and some will not. No doubt you think we are stupid and foolish and that’s ok. I don’t seek anybody’s approval but let me let you in on a secret. Some of us shake our head when we read how much you pay for your coins. And the fact that you brag about some of your coins is like hanging a trophy fish on your wall that somebody else caught. Looks nice but you had no involvement in catching it. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now I’m not trying to put anybody down. But we can all enjoy this hobby, in our own ways.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Chip Kirkpatrick, post: 4178975, member: 101265"]I would have posted it and I would have kept it. I’m with you, Bluntflame! Now it’s obvious there are several groups of people who collect coins and visit this site. One group finds something they think is unique and valuable and hope to get rich selling it. They are shot down and probably don’t return. Your problem is solved. Another group are purists and I assume this would be your gang. Everything must be perfect or nearly so. Your collections contain flawless coins displayed in perfect order, sorted by many methods such as age, country, value etc. You probably buy, sell and trade to build your collections. A museum would be jealous of what you possess and doubtless it is museum quality. I belong in the third group. I search and collect for the pure joy of it. I also have pride and joy in my collections but for different reasons. I metal detector and so I only display items that I find. This includes historic relics and coins. I dig my coins or I search coin rolls for them. And so they are naturally scratched, nicked, gouged and environmentally damaged. BUT I DO NOT CARE! My prizes are every bit as beautiful and valuable TO ME as the best coin you have acquired. Because it’s MINE. MY PRECIOUS. Now some of you will understand and some will not. No doubt you think we are stupid and foolish and that’s ok. I don’t seek anybody’s approval but let me let you in on a secret. Some of us shake our head when we read how much you pay for your coins. And the fact that you brag about some of your coins is like hanging a trophy fish on your wall that somebody else caught. Looks nice but you had no involvement in catching it. Now I’m not trying to put anybody down. But we can all enjoy this hobby, in our own ways.[/QUOTE]
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