The coin of your dreams or a dream vacation??? Pick one...
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Assuming both cost about the same, which would you prefer, and why?
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Russ, NCNE
I've also already been on many dream vacations. I think my risk tolerance has decreased so future dream vacations may not be as dreamy
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Russ, NCNE >>
Can we hear a "why"??? Just out of pure curiosity, and I like it when Russ elaborates.
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Russ, NCNE >>
Can we hear a "why"??? >>
I don't take vacations.
Russ, NCNE
The coin.
Vacations only last as a memory. A coin in hand is tangible and won't become a memory until it's gone.
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Russ, NCNE >>
Can we hear a "why"??? >>
I don't take vacations.
Russ, NCNE >>
I really don't much either. One of my favorite things to do is going to a coin show looking for that special coin. So I guess I'm...
While I'm still young enough to travel.. You never know how much more time is left..
<< <i>While I'm still young enough to travel.. >>
That is a good point. The kinds of vacations you take change as you age. Of course, the kinds of coins you buy change as your budget increases as well.
As one ages, does the vacations one takes get less interesting as the coins one can acquire get more interesting?
My kids, now young adults, still talk with excitement about many of the places they visited in the world growing up.
That is priceless.
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<< <i>Assuming both cost about the same, which would you prefer, and why?
One area I would like to see is the Mayan civilization in Mexico and Central America, certainly doable in this day and age, working on
an excavation would be a really neat thing if possible.. Having read a lot about the subject has gotten my juices going to go there some day.
I guess no coin would really compare with that for me.
Otherwise, coins....a no brainer.
I'd recommend at least one before buying a coin worth one.
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Once I decided to sell, I could perhaps get an even dreamier vacation!
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but unless you have Alzheimer's the memories will last you
your lifetime, same as the coin.
<< <i>I would certainly choose the coin of my dreams over the 'dream vacation' at this point in my life. I am single, my five children are all grown, married, and with families of their own, and there is no 'dream vacation' that could compare with, say, a 1792 half disme. Besides, opting for the coin is not an irreversible decision; if I later decide that the 'dream vacation' would be a better choice, I can always sell the coin and go on the trip. My name would be on the provenance for the coin, and I would have had the pleasure of ownership. Once concluded, a vacation trip is just a memory, however, with no resale value. >>
Of course, now I see, my vacations have no Resale value.
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<< <i>I'll take the vacation. People say the vacation is fleeting
but unless you have Alzheimer's the memories will last you
your lifetime, same as the coin. >>
I have more memories of my family vacation to the UK back in 1971 than of any coin I have ever owned. Coins are nice but in the end are just another material possession that may or may not hold interest in the long term.
Unless the dream vacation involves diving on a sunken ship and finding a chest full of coins
Ok, ok. If I had to choose, I'd go with the coin.
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But this is because I have been very fortunate to have been able to travel extensively over the years...and I've been able to take my family on some really great vacations. So a "dream vacation" is just not as important to me as it may be to others.
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On second thought, I'd have to keep the value near that of the finest 1913 Liberty nickel since we are talking equal values. Well heck, I guess when the five million runs out, the vacation will stop. Not inviting friends now.
-David
<< <i>Coin. For the most part I see vacations as a waste of time and money. >>
It depends on the vacation. Laying on a beach for a week sounds like hell to me, but volunteering and helping out some kids in Guatemala or something would be a lot more rewarding. I have spent almost a month volunteering on vacations-- it's a lot more rewarding than raiding the buffet on a cruise ship.
<< <i>The coin.
Vacations only last as a memory. A coin in hand is tangible and won't become a memory until it's gone. >>
Exactly correct!