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<p>[QUOTE="Uncle Herbie, post: 154770, member: 5191"]Oh yeah, I know that feeling. So many coins and so few bucks to spend on them.</p><p><br /></p><p>I like Lincolns myself, they're cheap for the most part and the series has gone on for so long you can spend a lot of time whittling away at them with you're limited budget. Also, most years there were so many made that you can get them in uncirculated condition for quite a while back. I inherited some IHCs, buffalos and liberty nickels and have added to those from time to time for variety and got a set of ASEs together here and there too. I've tried to get some other things together from time to time, especially when I first started, but I found if you stretch the budget too much it takes a bit of the fun out of it so I narrowed my focus and have been pretty content.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as roll searching I mess around with it every once in a while when I think of it and have some extra cash and haven't really found it to be too productive as far as time spent versus what I found but there is something to be said for that little rush you get when you find something cool. </p><p><br /></p><p>I get most of my coins from a few dealers in the area and a monthly coin show in South Bend. I've about given up on buying on ebay although I still enjoy browsing there when I've got some spare time and I have to say I've found trading online to be a lot of fun as well as a good way to get coins. Mostly, I think I get better deals at that show and I've been spending more of my budget there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Uncle Herbie, post: 154770, member: 5191"]Oh yeah, I know that feeling. So many coins and so few bucks to spend on them. I like Lincolns myself, they're cheap for the most part and the series has gone on for so long you can spend a lot of time whittling away at them with you're limited budget. Also, most years there were so many made that you can get them in uncirculated condition for quite a while back. I inherited some IHCs, buffalos and liberty nickels and have added to those from time to time for variety and got a set of ASEs together here and there too. I've tried to get some other things together from time to time, especially when I first started, but I found if you stretch the budget too much it takes a bit of the fun out of it so I narrowed my focus and have been pretty content. As far as roll searching I mess around with it every once in a while when I think of it and have some extra cash and haven't really found it to be too productive as far as time spent versus what I found but there is something to be said for that little rush you get when you find something cool. I get most of my coins from a few dealers in the area and a monthly coin show in South Bend. I've about given up on buying on ebay although I still enjoy browsing there when I've got some spare time and I have to say I've found trading online to be a lot of fun as well as a good way to get coins. Mostly, I think I get better deals at that show and I've been spending more of my budget there.[/QUOTE]
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