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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1294347, member: 19463&quot;]To my way of thinking yours is the best reason for collecting coins.&nbsp; Over the years, my least enjoyable memories of the hobby relate to the jerks, dealers and collectors alike, that care nothing for the coins but only for their value on the market and how they can trick some sucker into paying more than he should for some piece of metal.&nbsp; Worst, I am looked upon as a wheeler-dealer, a smuggler and the kind of guy whose tables Christ kicked over just because I collect coins.&nbsp; I guess we apples who hang around in barrels with rotten fruit need to expect some bad stuff will rub off.&nbsp; Your post reminds me that we are not all moneychangers.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Yesterday the mail brought the latest auction list of one of my favorite dealers (I have a dozen favorites, at least).&nbsp; This is the one that decorates his pages with cute sayings on occasion including one he recycled for this latest list:</p><p>&quot;Love your coins for what they are, not for what they are worth.&quot;&nbsp; Frank S. Robinson[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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