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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jaelus, post: 3259193, member: 46237&quot;]I have often heard people give the advice to new collectors to a series to buy the keys first, but the wisdom of this escapes me. With the poll here, I&#039;d like to see what the general consensus actually is. Please explain your answer.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally I&#039;ve found most series have some quirks with strike, surfaces, or toning characteristics. These quirks make a series unique enough that you shouldn&#039;t buy a high dollar coin until you are familiar with the series.</p><p><br /></p><p>The way I approach a new series, and advise others to do the same, is to buy some circulated examples of common dates. Study them, get a feel for whether or not you really enjoy the series enough to invest a lot of money and time into it. Then pick up some books and study them further. Figure out your target grade for the series (the grade at which you find the coin has good eye appeal and you can afford it). Target low hanging fruit first (common dates) and move up to the semi-keys and tackle the keys <i>last</i>. This way you are purchasing your higher dollar coins when you have the knowledge about the series to properly evaluate them, and you are much more likely to find an appealing example that you won&#039;t feel you need to upgrade later.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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