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Message:: [QUOTE="Doug21, post: 218947, member: 5650"]Phoenix: I get the idea you are a youngster,I'm old (43), trust me, you can't save everything forever, you'll learn that... look at Zane buying awesome stuff all the time, but selling much of it, in short time, then buying other stuff.   That's the way to do it, instead of holding onto weak stuff like circ star notes. There is timing involved.   You are too young to realise this, too enthusiastic,young, and bit with the coin-bug. Older guys like me and Zane ( I assume he isn't a teenager) need young collectors to enter the hobby.You have to be selective in what you save, and know when to sell ( and buy).   There are countless examples of bad holdings:   Modern proof sets, stuff like a 1968 proof set that was $5 in 1968 and still is ( approx)   Junk silver held since the 60's that you didn't sell in 1980   $2 bills   Ike dollars ( circ)   Wheat cents hoarded since the 60's   that's a start:   Add rolls of state quarters... I'm sure Zane doesn't hold those  I think star notes are in the same worthless category. Save them if you like, but ultimately ask yourself why you save them, most every coin collector has some motivation of increased prices in the future as a goal, certainly those fools saving rolls of quarters aren't collecting, they are speculating.[/QUOTE]