Stamping the joy out of collectors
I collected coins avidly when I was ~10-13 and the hobby just re-ignited itself with me again, now 30 years later (I can&#x27;t exactly explain how or why, but here we are).<p>I went to a coin show today on a whim and what I discovered was that there are ALL types of collectors, and everyone should really understand that:<p>* There&#x27;s 10 year old me that was obsessed with finding the rare die varieties hidden in the $1 bins,<p>* There&#x27;s 42 year old me that is now getting deep joy buying the rare gems (1790s silver dollars, $20 gold pieces, etc.) that were beyond out-of-reach of 10-year-old me<p>* There&#x27;s folks who obsess over filling every date of a specific series<p>Etc. etc. etc.<p>Find your joy and run with it, and <i>definitely</i> don&#x27;t try to tell someone that their joy is the wrong one.