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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;physics-fan3.14, post: 2755484, member: 19165&quot;]While these guidelines are often really, *really* hard to follow, they are good guidelines.</p><p><br /></p><p>In terms of importance, I&#039;d like to highlight a couple:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>You may want to go out and buy as much as you can. DON&#039;T!!!!</p><p>Focus on quality, originality, and eye appeal. If your budget can&#039;t afford it, save for a few months until you can. In 10 years, you&#039;ll thank us when you have a (smaller) collection of really nice coins that everyone wants, instead of a heaping pile of brown junk.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>While you&#039;re saving for the coin, read everything you can. Learn everything you can. Absorb all the information, so that when you do have the money to make the purchase, you have the knowledge at your fingertips - you know what a problem free, original, high quality, eye appealing piece looks like. You will know what you are looking for, and you can buy it confidently.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t emphasize this enough. You know how much you can afford per month on coins. You want to buy coins. Sometimes, we want the St. Gaudens, but we can only afford the Washingtons. Sure, you could save for a couple of years for the St. Gaudens (yeah, I have a 1796 half dollar fund.... I&#039;ll get one in 20 years or so).... but by then your interest will probably have waned. Collect within your means - and live vicariously through the members here.</p><p><br /></p><p>Going to a couple of nearby coin shows is also a really good way to gain knowledge, see coins, talk to collectors, learn about other series, see things you wouldn&#039;t get to otherwise, and potentially buy cool stuff.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck, and we look forward to seeing your purchases![/quote][/quote][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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