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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The_Cave_Troll, post: 59759, member: 1674&quot;]What I don&#039;t understand is why coin collectors insist that this hobby be an investment avenue.&nbsp; Sure we all hope that our coins will appreciate in value, but that is not what a hobby is all about.&nbsp; Before I got back into collecting coins I was a very active player in the Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game (This is a game based on the LOTR trilogy where each player builds a deck of specialty collector cards and then the players are paired and they use the cards in their decks to try to meet the winning criteria of the game.)&nbsp; That was a hobby too, it was a way that I spent my money to gain enjoyment.&nbsp; Many of the cards I owned had some value, but the reality is that it was a hobby and the money I spent was mostly wasted.&nbsp; BUT, I enjoyed myself!&nbsp; The same is true of coin collecting.&nbsp; Mostly I spend my money on things because I gain enjoyment from having them or persuing them.&nbsp; There are just much better things to invest in (return-wise) than coins.&nbsp; The day that I cease to enjoy persuing/collecting coins I will be gone, it is just something I do because I enjoy it.&nbsp; My money is being paid to enjoy what I&#039;m doing, if at the end of my collecting days my coins have some value, then that is just an added bonus.&nbsp; (Really, I could gamble as a hobby, but I just enjoy coins more, and usually coins are cheaper.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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