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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rodeoclown, post: 1294659, member: 34005&quot;]I collect coins to just collect and as a hobby, I understand what the OP is stating though. Although I&#039;m not big on buying the professionally graded coins as I can usually determine what the grade is myself. I do avoid cleaned coins though, I think rubbing the dirt from a coin takes away it&#039;s character and history, not just the damaging of the metal, etc. </p><p><br /></p><p>I use to collect baseball cards but stopped once it seemed to have turned into a business rather than a hobby. Once the packs got smaller, most just wanted the rare chase cards in each set and then the professional grading seemed to have ruined the fun out of collecting them.</p><p><br /></p><p>My coin collecting is just a hobby though and like the collection my dad had, we collected together and I just inherited the collection from him so I&#039;ve been on another big collection hunt lately as I stopped for awhile, to add to the collection to hopefully pass down to my son. Although it&#039;s funny my daughter is showing a bigger interest in them right now so she might be the lucky candidate for inheriting.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>But to each their own in how they collect I say. Buy the coin if you like it regardless of whether it&#039;s graded already or not, if it&#039;s rare or a common, cleaned or not, etc. If you&#039;re buying to use as investment, go the graded and business route I say. If you&#039;re just a collector like me, buy and grade them yourself. I find joy in trying to determine the grade of a coin after a purchase.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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