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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GUNNER63736, post: 3031694, member: 90979&quot;]Well, just from the perspective of being an old poot with not much money, my grading of coins consists of being able to see most of the details with my old eyes.&nbsp; I can&#039;t afford to buy many high grades that someone else has graded as such.&nbsp; I guess if I was collecting from an investment viewpoint and was about 40 years younger, the 3rd party graded coins would make a bunch of since to me. I have a few, but they are not my main focus. More power to you and I hope you have fun with them also.&nbsp; I do think there is room for all of us nuts though.&nbsp; I just got out my deluxe Whitman albums for my mercury dimes, buffalo nickels, and Walking Liberty half dollars. Paid more for the dang albums than I have for most of the individual coins I ever bought.&nbsp; Sure have a long way to go in all of them and most ain&#039;t real purdy, but they are mine and I enjoy them.&nbsp; Now, I must confess, I do like the bling of silver, shiny proof cameo Kennedys and a few others such as the proof cameo silver America The Beautiful quarters.&nbsp; I like them also and they are what I consider my high end coins.&nbsp; LOL.&nbsp; Still able to afford one every now and then.&nbsp; As far as the history of the designs go, heck, I lived them years anyway and they do help me refresh my memory.&nbsp; Can&#039;t afford anything much more than 40 years older than me anyway.&nbsp; I just don&#039;t over analyze my coins that I enjoy in my collection, but that is just me. I am just glad to see there&nbsp; are youngsters out there that still enjoy the hobby. Do it your way.&nbsp; I probably spoke to much anyway so I will finish, nuff said.&nbsp; Mike in Missouri[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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