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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 413710, member: 15309&quot;]I bet everyone thought that I only collect certified rainbow toned coins.&nbsp; When I first started collecting coins, I started with a Dansco Album of Barber Quarters.&nbsp; I have not looked at this album for over a year and every time I look at it, I am amazed at some of the mistakes that I made when I was a novice collector.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have long considered selling off this collection, but when I look at it, it makes me remember the mistakes I have made.&nbsp; I see cleaned coins that I paid BU money for.&nbsp; I see VF coins that I paid XF money for.&nbsp; I see coins that I overpaid for just to fill a hole in the album.&nbsp; Whatever the mistake, I am pretty sure I made it.&nbsp; In fact, I think it would probably be easier to count the number of coins that were problem free.&nbsp; I consider this collection my numismatic education and the losses I incurred as the tuition.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please let me know what you think of any individual coin or the collection as a whole.&nbsp; I welcome all comments and criticism and would be willing to answer any and all questions.&nbsp; Hopefully an examination of my mistakes might help another new collector avoid some costly pitfalls of their own.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Barber%20Quarters/BarberQuartersEarly.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Barber%20Quarters/BarberQuartersLate.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, If anyone wants to see a larger photo of a particular coin, let me know and I will post it.&nbsp; It might be fun to examine my mistakes one at a time.&nbsp; LOL[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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