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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KSorbo, post: 1829951, member: 56370&quot;]Even being on a low budget I consider myself both a collector and an investor.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think the two can really be separated.&nbsp; At least for me the pleasure of owning coins comes both from their history and their monetary value.&nbsp; There is nothing I enjoy more than picking up an accurately graded, problem free coin for a good price, and knowing that if I needed to sell it there would be other people who would pay good money for it.&nbsp;&nbsp; As for the history of coins, originality is key, so I have always shied away from coins with abrasive cleaning, damage or other problems.&nbsp; And of course there is nothing better than looking at an old coin and thinking about what was happening in the world when that coin was minted and used.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The best investment I ever made was in 1998 while shopping in the Izmailovo souvenir market in Moscow.&nbsp; I bought two Russian uncirculated mint sets for about US$10 each, which at the time I thought was rather expensive.&nbsp; One was commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of WWII in 1995, and the other was for the 300th anniversary of the Russian Navy in 1996.&nbsp; I recently looked them up on Ebay and couldn&#039;t believe my eyes.&nbsp; The WWII set is selling for around $200 US, and the Navy set for $400.&nbsp; A 3000 percent return in 15 years is definitely nothing to complain about...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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