What do you want to leave this hobby?

airplanenut

Lots of people have dreamed of having a collection that cannot be matched- one that is as famous as Eliasberg's, but it is rare for anyone to find success in doing so...

With that in mind, what do you want to leave numismatics? Do you want to touch someone's life of collecting, see as many smiles as you can, or something different?

Here is my goal (I'll need some time for this, but I plan on having lots )

First I want to get as many young people as possible involved- my kids (alright, I need to find a girl and get married first...), a friend's kids... doesn't really matter who, I just want them to spark a passion for coins (an evil way of draining their money supply )

Secondly, I really want to put some smiles on kids' faces. When I have the coins and time, I want to get a table at a coin show, and, for any kid that shows an interest, I want to not only talk to them, but find out what they like/would like and see if I have one to just give away- when that has happened to me I know of the smile I have and I would like to repay the community which has been so good to me with the next generation.

Of course, I would love to own super-high-grade coins and coins that I won't get until I win the lottery, but what I have said is at least what I feel could be achieved with great satisfaction.

What are your views and/or goals?

Jeremy

kieferscoins

I like the getting the kids involvd in coins part, and would do the same. I think my next goal would be to expand the knowledge of coin collecting. There are so many aspects of the hobby that are unknown and no books have been written about them. If I could write a book by the end of my life containing all the study over the years, and it was well received, I would be happy.

Cameron Kiefer

airplanenut

If I got a free, autographed copy I'd be happy

kieferscoins

airplanenut: I don't even know what I would write about. I have some years to think about it.

Cameron Kiefer

airplanenut

Is that a "yes, you'll get one" I hear???

kieferscoins

Yes, only for ANA members from this forum.

Cameron Kiefer

09sVDB

Getting my 8 year old even 1/2 as interested as me would be nice.

LucyBop

Lucy's life is the 1950s, and this hobby is a extension of that! Lucy doesn't want to let this era die and is doing all she can for it. I have a passion for the great music, the cars, the coins, Lucy wants to make some noise in the registry and Lucy wants to make this board and hobby fun for everyone!!!!!

the HepKitty is gonna rockit tonight!

cladking

People's perspectives are shaped a great deal by their memories and their memories
by the little mementos like coins. I'm hoping to leave behind not just knowledge of
the current coins, but some nice examles of them to help people remember that not
everything in the last couple of generations has been a negative. It's easier to remem-
ber the good things when you're looking at a well preserved gem than when you're
looking at a banged up mess.

Catch22

I'd like to leave the hobby with far fewer rare coins to sell because they reside in my collection.

Clankeye

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To leave the coin boards I want $5000 dollars hard cash. To leave the hobby altogether....? Well that's going to cost you big.

its4real

I want a COMPLETE gold set

All in MS65 or better...

littlewicher

Let's see here............
I'll take every highest graded coin by PCGS.