dollars and sense of coin collecting

Emotional gain is likely to be greater than financial gain, according to Avrum D. Lank in his article, Making dollars, sense out of coin collecting.

The basic gist of the article is that most people should collect coins because they enjoy it instead of trying to make gobs of money. If you happen to make some money while doing it, that’s a benefit of being a part of the hobby, not a guarantee.

It’s all been said before, but it’s good to remember that coin collecting can be a great hobby that will give you endless hours of informative entertainment, as long as you let it. If you expect it to finance a retirement in the Bahamas, you may be left wanting.