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<p>[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 3520935, member: 57463"]I disagree and I said so up top: "... how much do we all spend on low grade and midrange stuff every week ...What if you bought only one or two coins a year?"</p><p><br /></p><p>You buy 10 or 20 $100 Morgans and whatever else over the course of a year and then complain that you cannot afford better coins. I do agree 100% that most people in general including most people here are not at Shippee's level of involvement. But it is a matter of choice, not destiny. "The fault, dear Brutus, lies not with our stars..."</p><p><br /></p><p>As for those $100 Morgans, that is just one area of collecting where knowing the coins and being disciplined can pay dividends over a short time. The key there is knowing the true rarities among the varieties of the type and having the discipline to wait for the right coin at the right price. But, again, you can buy 20 of those, or something worth owning for $2000. The choice is yours.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 3520935, member: 57463"]I disagree and I said so up top: "... how much do we all spend on low grade and midrange stuff every week ...What if you bought only one or two coins a year?" You buy 10 or 20 $100 Morgans and whatever else over the course of a year and then complain that you cannot afford better coins. I do agree 100% that most people in general including most people here are not at Shippee's level of involvement. But it is a matter of choice, not destiny. "The fault, dear Brutus, lies not with our stars..." As for those $100 Morgans, that is just one area of collecting where knowing the coins and being disciplined can pay dividends over a short time. The key there is knowing the true rarities among the varieties of the type and having the discipline to wait for the right coin at the right price. But, again, you can buy 20 of those, or something worth owning for $2000. The choice is yours.[/QUOTE]
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