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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;messydesk, post: 2173034, member: 1765&quot;]Welcome, and this is the best reason to be involved in the hobby.&nbsp; You think it&#039;s cool and you enjoy it.&nbsp; Keep that in mind.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A small budget need not interfere with your reasons for being involved that you stated above.&nbsp; Cool and enjoyable are the big things you&#039;re looking for.&nbsp; Economic prudence not so much (other than not getting ripped off).&nbsp; If you can&#039;t afford individual coins to finish your wheat set and there are other coins you&#039;d like to purchase because you can afford them, you think they&#039;re cool, and you&#039;d enjoy collecting them, by all means do so.&nbsp; Develop an eye for a good value at any price point.&nbsp; Prefer a solid VG 1879 Indian cent over a corroded, cleaned one with XF detail.&nbsp; Pass up the &quot;bargain&quot; coin that has a slight problem that you think you&#039;ll be able to live with, since the problem will only seem worse with time.&nbsp; In doing so, you&#039;re developing the discipline you&#039;ll use to buy nice coins when budget becomes less of an issue.&nbsp; Collect information as well as coins.&nbsp; Become knowledgeable about that which you can&#039;t afford, since there&#039;s more to the historical aspect of collecting than simply owning the artifacts.&nbsp; Go to shows and ask politely to see coins you can&#039;t afford.&nbsp; Volunteer at a show, offer to help someone assemble an exhibit.&nbsp; See if you can get a full YN scholarship to attend a class at the ANA Summer Seminar next year.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some view this as a buying opportunity, but remember to stay in your budget and don&#039;t compromise on quality.&nbsp; Perhaps get a dime album and start filling it with circ. Roosevelts and Mercuries.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some have, some haven&#039;t.&nbsp; I wouldn&#039;t preoccupy yourself with this so much, as your objective with the hobby should be enjoying something cool.&nbsp; You don&#039;t want to become paralyzed by market fluctuations, so don&#039;t look at it as an investment.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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