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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ToughCOINS, post: 1829405, member: 20480&quot;]Simple . . . When I first started out, I was nine years old, and I DID think that coins with problems were great . . . until I got an eyeful of coins without problems. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Upon realizing I could get next to nothing for the problem coins I bought those first couple of years, and could have had perhaps half as many really nice coins instead, it became clear to me that my use of resources was very short-sighted.&nbsp; I felt like I really missed the boat. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If the truth be told, it was actually a great lesson - one which most of us learn before becoming well-healed collectors.&nbsp; Do I ever buy problem coins?&nbsp; Yes, but very selectively . . . I might consider problem coins like the 1916/16 Buffalo Nickel or an 1846 half dime, or some other hard to locate coin in a series I like, but I place no value on damaged examples of dates for which nice examples are readily available.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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