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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ranchhand, post: 89727, member: 2622&quot;]well, I have not forsaken my US coin collection, even though i threatened to ( I have went to the dark side for the most part )</p><p><br /></p><p>I am still VERY keen on my classic comem sets, and plan on making some head way this year. I have vowed to get either a hawaii or spanish trail before the end of 2006.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am saving up and keeping my &quot;eye on the prize&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>It seems like the best and most given advice in coin collecting is as follows:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. buy the coin not the holder.</p><p>2. buy the keys first.</p><p>3. buy the book first.</p><p><br /></p><p>As i have grown as a collector this advice rings more and more true to me, and its time i started focusing on key coins. it seems like they keys just keep going higher, the historical prices tell a story. common coin prices seem to barely keep up with inflation, the keys seem to stay solid no matter what happens with the market.</p><p><br /></p><p>the way i see it if i don;t buy the hawaii or spanish trail soon i will never be able to afford it.</p><p><br /></p><p>My question to you &quot;old time&quot; collectors; have you ever purchased a coins and thught to your self &quot;man i just paid way to much!&quot; only to discover years later that the coin is worth many multiples more then you paid?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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