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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1712764, member: 112"]Assuming you mean did I keep any coins from my collection - no, not 1 coin. When I sold my last collection I sold everything. And I was never a dealer.</p><p><br /></p><p>It has been my experience that very few dealers are collectors. They may have been at one time, but once they become dealers they stop being collectors because they soon discover that they can't afford to be collectors anymore. Nor do they need to be for their desire is satisfied merely by owning the coins for a short time, meaning until they sell them.</p><p><br /></p><p>In that regard being a coin dealer can be thought of as being the ultimate form of collector. You get to see and own coins that you otherwise would probably have never been able to afford because the only reason you can afford them is because you know you have them sold.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1712764, member: 112"]Assuming you mean did I keep any coins from my collection - no, not 1 coin. When I sold my last collection I sold everything. And I was never a dealer. It has been my experience that very few dealers are collectors. They may have been at one time, but once they become dealers they stop being collectors because they soon discover that they can't afford to be collectors anymore. Nor do they need to be for their desire is satisfied merely by owning the coins for a short time, meaning until they sell them. In that regard being a coin dealer can be thought of as being the ultimate form of collector. You get to see and own coins that you otherwise would probably have never been able to afford because the only reason you can afford them is because you know you have them sold.[/QUOTE]
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