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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AncientJoe, post: 2878262, member: 44357&quot;]For me, price does not necessarily result in more enjoyment. There is a correlation that some of my favorite coins are among my more expensive but I get more day-to-day enjoyment out of an 8 reales and two sestertii on my desk that I allow myself to regularly handle than the high-grade aurei which are locked away.</p><p><br /></p><p>In some cases, high price ends up <i>reducing </i>the sentimental value just because of the potential opportunity cost. When I received an offer I couldn&#039;t refuse on my Eid Mar, I accepted it knowing I could find another as it isn&#039;t a terribly rare type and that I could put the funds to better use for some truly &quot;irreplaceable&quot; coins. I&#039;ve declined offers which were proportionally higher on less expensive coins just because I am more attached to them.</p><p><br /></p><p>But overall, nothing beats sentimental value: the bust half dollar my grandmother gave me years ago is always the first coin back in the safety deposit box for maximum protection, as is my first ancient coin which my mother bought for $40 and is worth (on a good day) $0.25.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are different types of enjoyment when it comes to coins and while there are undoubtedly some people out just for the investment, I think those who post on coin forums are ones who have definitively caught &quot;the bug&quot; and that the bug applies equally regardless of average price level.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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