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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsalexan, post: 2064335, member: 24274&quot;]Good old Frank &quot;I Am the Law&quot; Hague -- I have one of those bonds, too. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>So, while I support your enthusiasm for this area of collecting I&#039;d like to suggest you do some homework before pouring a lot more money into it. As they say, read the book before you buy the coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>Your first step should be to join the <a href="http://www.scripophily.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.scripophily.org/" rel="nofollow">International Bond &amp; Share Society</a> -- they have been around a long time and that&#039;s where you&#039;ll find a lot more collectors and dealers to connect with. I don&#039;t think you&#039;ll be saying this is an undercollected field after that. </p><p><br /></p><p>LaBarre is an impressive dealer -- he has some fantastic items in his stock. But he is also among the most expensive. I would suggest looking through the stock of <a href="http://www.clintonhollins.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.clintonhollins.com/" rel="nofollow">Clinton Hollins</a>. He&#039;s got some great stuff, too (often the same as LaBarre) but much more reasonably priced. There is a WHOLE LOT of this material on the market -- take some time and be selective about what you buy. It&#039;s not going anywhere.</p><p><br /></p><p>Whether or not you like railroad stocks, take a deep dive into Terry Cox&#039;s <a href="http://www.coxrail.com/qa.asp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coxrail.com/qa.asp" rel="nofollow">railroad certificate website</a>. Just reading up on all the info there will answer an enormous number of questions for novice collectors. It&#039;s a wealth of information.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, *the* major annual <a href="http://www.rsschell.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.rsschell.com/" rel="nofollow">stock and bond show</a> is coming up this weekend not far outside DC. I&#039;ve always wanted to attend this, but it&#039;s on the opposite side of the country from me. If you can make it, this is probably the best place to educate yourself and talk to other collectors and dealers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Those would be my starting points. Do some research and let us know what you learn![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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