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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jim Dale, post: 7917918, member: 100459&quot;]I lost my father in a car-tractor/trailer accident in 1997.&nbsp; His will was written so that if my mother lived beyond him, she would get everything.&nbsp; I lost my mother in 2009.&nbsp; Her will was that all was divided equally between we four children.&nbsp; Due to the accident my father had, my mother was very well off.&nbsp; Again, everything was divided between their 4 children.&nbsp; My older sister died 2 years ago and my younger sister died due to a surgical problem when she had a knee replacement surgery.&nbsp; My younger brother is now 71 and I am 72.&nbsp; Luckily, we are both well taken care of, but we are not about to throw away anything we have.&nbsp; After my mother died, my brother and I inherited our father&#039;s &quot;coin collection&quot; as it is. My brother was in the Navy during Vietnam and his ship got hit by something.&nbsp; He was in one of the turrets (or whatever the name calls them, I was in the Army).&nbsp; It bust his eardrims and messed up his legs.&nbsp; He and now his wife are in terrible shape now.&nbsp; </p><p>I apologize for my lengthy message, but, I have had 5 major back surgeries and am in constant pain.&nbsp; Coin collecting gives me some respite.&nbsp; Coin Talk is a great way to get your mind on something other than my stupid back.</p><p>I have a limited coin collection.&nbsp; I get more enjoyment from reading coin magazines and books.&nbsp; I don&#039;t want to atrophy, so I keep my mind alert and focused on my hobbies.</p><p>My brother started collecting comic books when he was 10 in 1971.&nbsp; I gave a lecture to him about the value of his comics and how to take care of them.&nbsp; Each one of his comics and books are in library quality protection covers.&nbsp; He still has them.&nbsp; Later when he was 12, in 1973, he started collecting baseball cards.&nbsp; Each year, he would by the annual release of his cards.&nbsp; They, too, are encased with library quality protection covers.&nbsp; He will turn 50, October 21st.&nbsp; He financed everything he bought from every job he could get to support his hobbies.&nbsp; He paid for his education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.&nbsp; He works in computer design and development and sales.&nbsp; He lives in the Atlanta area.&nbsp; His house is paid for and he owns to homes on the coast of Florida, one on the east side, the other on the west side.&nbsp; He has 3 daughters in a major university with full scholarships.&nbsp; He could have paid for it, but they were built the same way he was.&nbsp; He has earned his way.</p><p>However, coins are not his forte, which I am glad.</p><p>Yes, times are hard and inflation is beating down the American people how are spoiled, thinking the country owes them everything.&nbsp; I am sure coin collecting has their ups and downs.&nbsp; We need to study and learn before we buy anything.&nbsp; There are no guarantees that coin collecting will be easy, but will it be worth it?&nbsp; Due to my poor health, of which I don&#039;t let it get me down, I am able to study and learn about coins.&nbsp; I doubt I will ever own a coin worth #$10,000 or more, but the coins I have are nice for me as I study them.</p><p>Sorry for my length message.&nbsp; All my best to you in your hobby.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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