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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;HandsomeToad, post: 665572, member: 12965&quot;]I believe the key is knowledge.&nbsp; :thumb:&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For one, I try to learn about ones I like but are also doable by me. So US, Canadian/French, &amp;&nbsp; English/Irish coins are what I concentrate on. I&#039;m currently wanting to learn more about Canadian coins, since I run across so much Canadian coinage and I&#039;m constantly learning more about US &amp; English/Irish coinages, but all are primarily pre-1800. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Conder Tokens are an excellent series to collect but a copy of D&amp;H will set you back a couple hundred or so and I&#039;m on the prowl for a cheaper copy now.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; I&#039;d like to get more into them but books are necessary and I figure I&#039;ll have to start picking up books on Canadian coins too but I can make back the money from the profit I make reselling the &quot;steals&quot; I find.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />hya: </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Another key is to scour the obscure areas of Ebay for the lost treasures hidden in those sections. Weekly, I will usually find at least one good one in the obscure sections and I usually get it dirt cheap.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In my beginning days on Ebay, I went after the normal stuff (Morgans, IHC&#039;s, Buffalos, etc...) but soon I found out too many peeps know them well and I would get out sniped most of the time. I&#039;d find the small motto 1864 2-cent copper but so would others. I&#039;d find the type-2 1913 D or S Buffalos, that weren&#039;t listed with a mint mark, but so would others. I&#039;d find the 1864-L IHC&#039;s, but so would others. I&#039;d find the 1888-O Hot Lips Morgans, but so would others. So what I finally did was find stuff others aren&#039;t finding and then I started picking up steals all over the place.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So if you are looking to pick up some awesome deals, then figure out what&#039;s getting missed by others and snab them while the getting is good!&nbsp; :thumb:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ribbit&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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