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Pillar of the Community
United States
604 Posts |
Lets see its always been a dream in the family to have a family "treasure" it looks like it's up to me to fufill the dream and pass the "treasure" to each generenation until etheir someone is very stupid and sells it all or we all die in a massive heat wave
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Pillar of the Community
United States
986 Posts |
Whatever I don't sell will go down to my kids.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1582 Posts |
I have no children of my own; however, I've 2 sisters with kids and grandkids, but the only interest any of them have shown in my meager collection has been - how much are they worth - so, I suppose if I leave them to family, they'll soon be back in circulation.
Living in a very small town of 2,000, I've toyed with the idea of donating them to the local library with the stipulation that they will not be sold, and that they will be set up as a display, including coin facts, for public viewing. I think it would be a great educational tool for school children, as well as adults, to learn some history about U.S. coins. and, along with the history of U.S. coins, they would be learning a little history of our country as well. Of course, as I said, I've only toyed with the idea so far. I'm only 58, and I don't plan on checking out any time soon.
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Valued Member
United States
70 Posts |
I need to work on amassing a collection before I can consider what to do with it. I am only 31. I don't think that far into the future yet.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3234 Posts |
I plan on selling it all off as a part of my retirement. I won't be much but it should help a bit.
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New Member
United States
8 Posts |
I don't have any children, so I plan to sell half of my coins, purchase a few, then leave the other half to them.
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Australia
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Valued Member
New Zealand
227 Posts |
Part of my collection is earmarked to go on to any children we have. We are the third generation to have those particular coins. The rest I will enjoy until I die and then everyone else can fight over them unless I have a little buffalo hunting knight to follow in my footsteps  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1295 Posts |
I guess I will stop only when my faculties do not allow me to continue. This is all in the distant future and by then I hope to have interested one or both of my kids and they will get them. If not, my poor wife who will no doubt out-live me will be burdened downed with the lot.
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Valued Member
New Zealand
227 Posts |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
quote:
Originally posted by lim118
Hard one to respond to ....
Let me see.....
Option 1 ...."Pass it on to a reli" ....nope, would not darken the doors of any of them
Option 2..."Sell it for retirement" ...Nope, do not like the prospect of twidling my thumbs for the reat of my days without my collection to keep me company and may I add my sanity.
Option 3...."Take it with me"....Nope, my grave would be robbed
Option 4..."Let someone else worry about it" ...this option has certain appeal.
Option 5 ...."Other" .....Given all of the above, this is the only one I can vote for...
Beat me to it. That is exactly what I was going to say. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
533 Posts |
As a fairly healthy 28 year old I have not given it much thought. In theory, my Daughter will really be into numismatics and She can have them all. However, since She is not even one year old, coins are nothing more than an shiny choking hazard.
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New Member
Germany
12 Posts |
we have no children. what a pity. but I hope for 50 more years and fun with coins....
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New Member
Netherlands
8 Posts |
Collecting now and selling them with profit later.
See it like a retirement help as what you get normally is not enough.
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