It is interesting that you say that, recoinect. That is exactly how I started getting back into this hobby. When I collected as a teenager, it...
Wow, what an outstanding lot of advice from everyone. At least a fair majority of consensus as to approach, in one regard or another. It really...
Completely understand what you are saying Paul. Quality is definitely a misnomer because it includes things such as eye-appeal, scarcity, how...
I believe that I have some OCD tendencies, and this is exactly why I set a threshold for grades on what I collect. Good example is that I bent my...
That is exactly my approach right now. My primary focus is on LSHDs and LSDs, with only some ancillary attention to the few other series that I...
That is exactly the reason that I had avoided a completeness approach at the beginning. I think that part of my problem is, to kanga's point,...
Over the last few days of cataloging my collection, I have started to question my approach. Up until now, I have been going for a quality-first...
The more the merrier, just as long as everyone waits until we are ready to sell. :p
That is precisely what attracted me to it. It is reasonably affordable, even at higher grades. I started with the dimes, expanded to the...
Actually, Medium-O is listed as a V-3, from what Blythe says. The picture in the Valentine book definitely shows it as being centered, and...
There is, and that came after the Valentine book, I think. If I recall correctly, the medium O's were mostly on center, weren't, they? No clue...
Judging by the size of the mintmark and that it is low and to the left of center, it looks like a V-4. Let me pull out my Valentine book and see...
Interesting topic. Personally, I have to agree with Conder101, in that a good financial advisor is key. There is nothing wrong with coins as an...
Like a lot of others, I would buy it if it was such an incredibly good deal that I could not pass it up, or if it is for an example that I...
When I was your age, I was mostly collecting from circulation and starting a low-grade Buffalo collection. I had albums for everything that I...
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