Was there ever a time when you wished you WEREN'T a coin collector?
TheLiberator
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Maybe it was a bad purchase? Maybe your coins got stolen?
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Becuase dealing them is a lot more enjoyable??
<< <i>Every time I wonder why I don't have any money
You hit the nail on the head!!!
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
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<< <i>Do you mean like when you acquire a really nice, raw, difficult date coin at full retail plus at a poorly lit coin show and after you get it home and after a little close examination you realize it was over graded by maybe 2 points and has SPOTS? >>
Ouch...yeah, that'll do it!
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Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
It was 1982 and I was carrying a bag of brand new quarters across a crowded street
in a paper bag (to be inconspicuous) when I suddenly remembered a dream I had had
sometime back. In the dream I was carrying a bag of quarters across a crowded street
in a paper bag when it split open suddenly and a $1000 in shiny new quarters went ev-
erywhere.
I grabbed the bottom of the bag and have no regrets.
When I have to go to my bank safety deposit box, every couple of weeks, to rotate in, newly activated gel packs.
When I just get beat out, acquiring that really tough, special coin for my collection, i.e., today, JJ Teaparty was offering a NGC certified, AU-55, 1896-o Barber half.
When right after I buy an expensive, scarce date coin, another example, that is less expensive, and nicer, is offered by another dealer.
When I spend alot of money on an average coin, leaving myself broke when that truly, special coin is offered.
When I have to try to explain to my wife, the justification for a large coin purchase.
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If I had it my way, stupidity would be painful!
<< <i>Every time I see posts of coins I want and can't afford. >>
yea, what billboat said.
Herb
<< <i>Was there ever a time when you wished you WEREN'T a coin collector? >>
In a word, NO. Coin collecting has been one of the most enjoyable parts of my life.
Ray