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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 2106061, member: 27832&quot;]&quot;It&#039;s easy to make a small fortune coin collecting. Just start with a large fortune.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>You <i>can</i> just search change or rolls of coins, pulling out ones that are more valuable, once you have the knowledge to recognize them. But the effective &quot;pay rate&quot; ($/hr) is way, way below minimum wage.</p><p><br /></p><p>Beyond that, you have a few basic choices:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) Be very, <i>very</i> knowledgeable -- know more than the people you buy from and sell to. That lets you recognize coins that are undervalued.</p><p><br /></p><p>2) Be very patient -- many coins go up over time. Not all, though; some actually go down. Almost none outperform stocks for any significant period.</p><p><br /></p><p>3) Be very unethical. Lots of people make a living lying to the people who sell to or buy from them, and from taking advantage of the ignorant or desperate.</p><p><br /></p><p>4). Be very lucky. Lightning sometimes does strike.</p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;ll get farthest with a combination of these. I hope you&#039;ll stay away from number 3.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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