Re: what's the THRILL of collecting

> What *IS* the thrill of collecting? Is it the hunt, ownership of
> something rare, being an expert, showing your collection to an
> audience, finding someone into the same thing as you, dangerous
> encounters.? You tell me!


Several things intertwined.

A big enjoyment for me is like many others here, the thrill of the hunt.
After I have a coin I really don't glom over it
or actually look at it very often except
to check the condition and replace it if it has toned unattractively.
I am mostly through with it and ready for the next one.

I work toward completing a set and completion gives me a feeling of satisfaction and
accomplishment
but that doesn't happen in my collecting often :-).

I collect some stuff that doesn't have any literature written about it, not due to
it's rarity, quite the opposite
and in that endeavor I get a thrill of exploration and discovery as I accumulate
knowledge
that possibly very few others have or even care about.  This is a biggy for me at
the present time.

I share that knowledge when applicable and that gives me a feeling of pleasure
in helping someone.

I take some pride in owning something rare or in the best condition or valuable
but in my collection I don't experience that very often at all
and can do without it.

I get very little to no pleasure in showing my collection, well a little showing to
a fellow collector if
they are actually interested but I can think of that happening only twice in my
lifetime.
Normal people :-) usually couldn't care much less about coins, though Nazi coins
with a swastika
always generate genuine interest and curiosity.

Dale