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Page 2 of 2 < 1 2   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 07-03-2009, 07:52 PM   #1 (permalink) pjh008 Member   Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 63 My Mood: Bedrock, if you are just starting out DO NOT waste your money on anything comming out of the mint. Study the Red Book and any other reading material you can find on coins so you can evaluate your investments better. I only wish someone would have told me sooner, I would have not wasted so much money. Stay away from e-bay.   07-03-2009, 10:12 PM   #2 (permalink) green18 ANA# R3129541     Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 5,927 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by pjh008 Bedrock, if you are just starting out DO NOT waste your money on anything comming out of the mint. Study the Red Book and any other reading material you can find on coins so you can evaluate your investments better. I only wish someone would have told me sooner, I would have not wasted so much money. Stay away from e-bay. Investing? It's all about collecting...... __________________ They also serve who only stand and wait....John Milton   07-04-2009, 10:44 PM   #3 (permalink) Bedrock Junior Member   Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 8 Quote: Originally Posted by pjh008 Bedrock, if you are just starting out DO NOT waste your money on anything comming out of the mint. Study the Red Book and any other reading material you can find on coins so you can evaluate your investments better. I only wish someone would have told me sooner, I would have not wasted so much money. Stay away from e-bay. why stay away from ebay? just curious as to why?   07-07-2009, 04:15 PM   #4 (permalink) pjh008 Member   Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 63 My Mood: After thinking it over I guess I was a little hard on the Mint. It's all about what you want to collect and the condition of the coins that satisfy you. As far as e-bay , just be careful. I read an artical in the latest Coinage mag that really opened my eyes to just what kind of "shifty" buisness goes on there. I suggest you read it also.   07-07-2009, 04:18 PM   #5 (permalink) elaine 1970 jasmine     Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: new york city Posts: 5,390 My Mood: buy from the u.s.mint and sell it via e-bay.   07-03-2009, 10:20 PM   #6 (permalink) covert coins Coin Hoarder   Join Date: May 2008 Location: UP of Michigan Posts: 791 My Mood: I tend to buy my proof sets from the Mint. That way you have first crack if it is a high grade coin or gem...   07-08-2009, 06:29 AM   #7 (permalink) biggiej Member     Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 234 I recently picked up a beautiful 1976 proof set on ebay at 4:00 in the morning for .99 cents with $1.50 shipping. Everyone else must have been asleep at the wheel on this one!   07-08-2009, 09:00 AM   #8 (permalink) green18 ANA# R3129541     Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 5,927 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by biggiej I recently picked up a beautiful 1976 proof set on ebay at 4:00 in the morning for .99 cents with $1.50 shipping. Everyone else must have been asleep at the wheel on this one! __________________ They also serve who only stand and wait....John Milton   Page 2 of 2 < 1 2 Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « Polk dollar coin news | The most hated coin series » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules Similar Threads Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post Ebay article: 7/09 COINage- Faked Out Vess1 Coin Chat 27 07-01-2009 02:49 AM Mint ending bullion products, Big news. CentDime Bullion Investing 31 11-12-2008 06:22 PM My Ebay Sale listing jello Auction Listings 0 10-24-2008 10:42 AM Mint Sets and Jefferson Rolls on eBay Becky Auction Listings 0 12-10-2005 09:15 PM 2005 US Mint Sets on eBay rugen US Coins Forum 13 07-17-2005 04:23 PM LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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