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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;sjnebay, post: 67175, member: 1665&quot;]Good points Cloudsweeper. Your interest in numismatics is different than mine. I just think that some people get wrapped up in values and grades, while forgetting about why they started collecting in the first place. If a person&#039;s purpose in collecting is like yours, then obviously they should be concerned about value. I think that some people feel they can&#039;t be an &quot;expert&quot; numismatist without being an expert in values and grading, and that just isn&#039;t the case. I&#039;ll bet that some of the most impressive (and very valuable) collections were put together without regard to value; simply because the coins looked good. As an example: suppose someone started a collection in 1986 of proof ASEs. Collecting for value probably wouldn&#039;t have been a good reason to do so. The coin (yes I consider it a coin) looks really great, but it is a modern and chances of it rising in price are slim. Suppose that same person continues collecting every year, including the 1995 proof set in order to have a complete collection of all varieties and mint marks. Low and behold, they now have a coin worth over $3500 (1995-W) and their complete set is quite valuable!</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess my purpose in the post, what to remind folks that there are reasons to collect, other than value and investment.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW- Good luck with your stock. I bought stock once and it went in the toilet the next week. After 2 years, its finally back to what I paid for it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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