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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2874795, member: 19463&quot;]I will continue to maintain that the proper amount to spend on a hobby is the amount of money that means nothing to you.&nbsp; If you are deeply in debt and unsure where tomorrow&#039;s food will come from, the correct number is zero.&nbsp; If you made five million last year and can see your way clear to live on only four million, go for that million dollar coin.&nbsp; I know a collector currently trying to sell his collection to add to his retirement piggybank.&nbsp; He will be lucky to get half of the money he paid but that is OK since he got the other half back in fun &#039;while it lasted&#039; before he decided that not working forever outranked buying stuff.&nbsp; My situation allows the amount I spend without really caring what the coins might bring if I sold them today.&nbsp; I hope you all can say the same.</p><p><br /></p><p>Still I admit a special thrill when I buy a coin for $100 and find it sold five years ago for $200.&nbsp; Realistically, that does not mean I did well but only that I did not do as poorly as I might have.&nbsp; Either way, I have the coin and don&#039;t have the money which meant so little to me I was willing to spend it on a toy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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