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Not selling a valuable coin I own in my collection, just to get money.
Most non-collectors I've interacted with do understand the basic theory that "old coins can be valuable", even though they may not understand exactly what makes certain coins more valuable than others.
What they have a much harder time understanding is the concept that the coins in my collection are in my collection, and therefore not for sale. For any money. I have coins that I could make a nice profit on, if I were to sell them now. My non-collecting friends and family do not understand why I would refuse to do this.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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United States
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Numismatic author Michael Grant, C.B.E., LLD., Litt.D., F.S.A., And then too people need a glossary to just figure out what a person is. |
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Canada
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I ask my tenants not to fold their money when they retrieve the rent from the bank machine Wow, that's a good one! |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I have another one. I planned a Vegas trip once and based the time around when a coin show would be in town.
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United States
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For every country I visit ... always acquire an example of the current circulating denominations ... even though they are likely a loss in value when brought back to the USA.
Flipping through the penny jar at the local store ... always on the lookout for Wheaties.
Roll searching ... really my friends say ... cents and nickels every week.
Lowball requests at coin shows ... even the dealers do not yet understand this niche hobby
David
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United States
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I asked once to look through the Salvation Army donation kettle. Even when I explained why and offered to make a donation to cover anything I took and a little extra as well, I was told no. I guess I understand, but it pained me to think of what may be sent off to someone who doesn't even care...
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10/06/2014 5:20 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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People never understand when I say them that coins of the 18th or even 17th century (16th too for some types) can be had cheaply, and ancient Roman coins aren't normally worth too much either.
Everyone seems to say that anything so old has to be worth hundreds of dollars or even more (these figures get ridiculous occasionally).
Why, just the other day, I was talking with a friend about the Bourbon dynasty, and briefly mentioned that I do, in fact, have a coin of Henry of Navarre (that is to say, Henri IV of France). The friend immediately asked how many hundreds I paid for it. I replied, surprised, with the actual figure... 35 rubles (about a dollar). He didn't seem to believe me anyway.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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The containers of copper cents laying about...
Multiple albums filled with dozens or hundreds of "the same coin".
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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If I'm in a pub or restaurant with someone and they get out their money to pay, I always look out for interesting coins, and swap them with change of my own if they put any Olympic 50p or Commemorative £2 coins on the counter. Do the same when the waiter / waitress brings around the little saucer thing with the change.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I like Sap's post. Run into that all the time. If I have a coin worth a significant amount "Why the heck don't you sell it and get the MONEY!"
Because if I sold it then I wouldn't have it, so I would have to buy it again and probably have to pay even more money for it.
By the way YOU have a diamond engagement ring (wedding ring etc) that is worth a good piece of change, why don't you sell it? For some reason they don't seem to think THAT is a good idea.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Multiple albums filled with dozens or hundreds of "the same coin" .  I get that a LOT!! Edited by Moe145
10/07/2014 7:15 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Our grocery store has two doors but I always park on the side with the coin machine. When I started dating my now wife, her mom always liked to get people books for Xmas or their birthdays....pretty bad that it only took a month or two for her to realize that I would prefer the new Red Book or a Krause for my gift instead of a novel, sci-fi, etc. |
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United States
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By the way YOU have a diamond engagement ring (wedding ring etc) that is worth a good piece of change, why don't you sell it? For some reason they don't seem to think THAT is a good idea. Exactly!  |
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Some of my friends question why I would collect foreign coins, since "they aren't worth anything."
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