Would You Still Collect Coins If You Won The $700 Million Lottery?

FYI, I did manage to match the Powerball number, which means I won $4.

I think I'll stick with the coin collecting for awhile yet...

The rich are never satisfied as long as there is still someone else with more money than them.

I first read that as putter.


I never of that idea, like hiring a coin concierge to assist with the hunt. That could be interesting.

I know I would still collect. How?

I had to put hobbies aside for awhile. I still never quit looking at pocket change, and I never quit looking up at the telephone poles to see what insulators were on them. I have all my woodworking tools and would feel lost without them, even though I don't get to use them much anymore. I cannot help but look at old bottles. Almost every time I am able, picture or otherwise, I check railroad ties for date nails.

Hobby interest is more of a way of life for me than an add on. I don't squander time that responsibly needs to be spent elsewhere, but life is seen in terms of these interests (and others). They are not add-ons.

Two things I never did consider hobbies, rather they are a way of life - is hunting and fishing. I can do neither at present, and maybe never will be able to again, but time spent honing these skills (I never sat in a tree) was no more negotiable than breathing air. I also taught my kids survival as much as I could - a direct purpose and result of the time I spent in the wild.

So whether I was a millionaire or not, I do not think much would change - including my lifestyle. Although I do believe I would move back up north to a decent (cold, 5-6 month winter) climate where I had some actual woods to spend time in.

I wonder if that one person that won $758 M. (A women from
Mass. ) is a coin collector ?

I would finish my Bust dollar collection with a 1794 and an 1804.

Interesting people talking about the influx of money from a well heeled collector influencing the market. There is a very wealthy new collector that is trying to do Eliasberg and has been at most major shows and auctions. Have you noticed any impact on prices? We were talking at MSNS about how much money he'll have to spend to do it. Between the 1870-S Half Dime, 1894-S dime, and the 1804 dollar, as well as a few other R-8 rarities, $50MM might not even cover it.

I wonder if the winner, if they don't already, will start collecting coins?