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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bisquitlips, post: 1338413, member: 24057&quot;]Hey Ges!&nbsp; Welcome to the best Coin forum on the net and the best hobby known to mankind!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Just a bit of advice from someone who has collected seriously since 1982.&nbsp; Fall in love with coins!&nbsp; Not money.</p><p><br /></p><p>The enduring theme in my experience of coin collecting has been the drive to collect for enjoyment and not AT ALL for profit.&nbsp; Realistically the profit will usually come eventually (For example I purchased Mexican silver Libertads back in the 80&#039;s for an average of about $5.00 and ounce on average. I love the Mexican coins especially from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.) Today they are worth much more than that, but I still have every one I ever purchased as I love the series of these coins.&nbsp; They are BEAUTIFUL!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]153748.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The Mexican Caps are also lovely!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]153749.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>These are just a couple of examples.&nbsp; So if you are young just chip away at a collection and you will amass something that will be valuable both monetarily and aesthetically. </p><p><br /></p><p>My suggestion to you will be what was given to me by the president of our coin club back in 1982.&nbsp; He suggested that I begin collecting a US Type Set. The 7070 Dansco Coin Album will define for you what I am talking about.&nbsp; It contains one of every type of US coin minted between 1800 and the present.&nbsp; I started collecting this set int 1982 and determined that I would fill it with coins only in XF and above.&nbsp; It turned out to be a 27 year adventure.&nbsp; I finished it in 2009 and am now in the process of upgrading each XF coin (I have many that are MS) to a higher grade.&nbsp; Ultimately everything possible in the album will be MS 60 and above.&nbsp; I only need about 325 more years to accomplish this so I am encouraged!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a good example of a 7070.&nbsp; <a href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&amp;threadid=596599" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&amp;threadid=596599" rel="nofollow">http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&amp;threadid=596599</a></p><p><br /></p><p>My point is:&nbsp; HAVE A GOOD TIME and learn to LOVE this hobby!&nbsp; If you get too wrapped up in making money out of your purchases you will cheapen your experience.&nbsp; Find a coin and make it a passion!&nbsp; I have had several.&nbsp; I have owned over 3000 Morgans over my collector lifetime and still have 90% of them.&nbsp; The coin I am passionate about now is the Standing Liberty Quarter and my minor is in Walking Lib Halves with a minor minor in Draped Bust Cents and Half Cents.&nbsp; I am developing a deep interest in 3 Cent Silvers also, but the series is a bit shallow which means also rare.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Again, have fun!&nbsp; Develop a love for being a numismatist and not just a profiteer. </p><p><br /></p><p>And most of all, hang around Coin Talk as much as possible!&nbsp; These are very good people and willingly and patiently share their wisdom![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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