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<p>[QUOTE="omahaorange, post: 1076908, member: 28199"]Have you actually discussed this with your father? I think it's his opinion that counts more than any of us here. What does he think?</p><p> </p><p>As a father and grandfather, I can give you my take on this, from that perspective. I would think if you're selling it off to buy crack, just give it back. If you're looking to finance a college education, then shop it around and see if it's worth it. If you're looking to sell off some to add to and enhance the collection, then by all means do so. Again, shop around for the best prices.</p><p> </p><p>This is exactly what I would tell my own kids. If I'm gone, they can do with it what they want. If I'm still here, then I'd like to see them continue with what I started. Though my kids aren't interested in collecting, my 3 year old granddaughter loves to help me with the coins. But my thoughts on what they do with my collection (after I'm gone) has always been that I will never make a large amount of money by selling what I have, but if they opt to sell it off all the proceeds from the sale will be profit for them, as they have nothing invested in it. This is one of the reasons I collect.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="omahaorange, post: 1076908, member: 28199"]Have you actually discussed this with your father? I think it's his opinion that counts more than any of us here. What does he think? As a father and grandfather, I can give you my take on this, from that perspective. I would think if you're selling it off to buy crack, just give it back. If you're looking to finance a college education, then shop it around and see if it's worth it. If you're looking to sell off some to add to and enhance the collection, then by all means do so. Again, shop around for the best prices. This is exactly what I would tell my own kids. If I'm gone, they can do with it what they want. If I'm still here, then I'd like to see them continue with what I started. Though my kids aren't interested in collecting, my 3 year old granddaughter loves to help me with the coins. But my thoughts on what they do with my collection (after I'm gone) has always been that I will never make a large amount of money by selling what I have, but if they opt to sell it off all the proceeds from the sale will be profit for them, as they have nothing invested in it. This is one of the reasons I collect.[/QUOTE]
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