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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bahabully, post: 798786, member: 17555&quot;]I started out by going at everything much like you describe.. I wrote down a want list of all the key date coins that i thought I could afford at the time and then worked that list until complete.&nbsp; It was fun to compile the list by looking at all the coins in my redbook and listing the low mintage ones in each series that were within my reach...&nbsp; That motley crew of coins as done very well over the past (humm) decade/s or so (am i that old now)... easly the best performing partiton of my collection...&nbsp; So if your in it for &quot;.. getting the most back down the road at some point..&quot; then I would say that going across the board at key date coins you can afford in any series that strikes you at the moment is a good way to ensure you own what is popular down the road and all of it should sell readily......&nbsp; It&#039;s also neat to have a wide range of quarry when hunting on ebay or at the local show.&nbsp; Try to stick with certified stuff, because going after it all kinda slows the learning process within a given series that makes for smart raw purchases.&nbsp; </p><p>Now when that list is complete, make another one and rinse and repeat... </p><p>I didn&#039;t do that.... because:</p><p>.. at some point, what happened to me, was that I was exposed to too many outstanding looking complete sets and all of a sudden wanted to cross all the t&#039;s and dot all the i&#039;s within a specific series.&nbsp;&nbsp; Eventually I captured all of them, with the exception of some varriety&#039;s and errors... luckely the lincoln series captured my attention first, and the series has done well over the recent past.&nbsp; Taken as a whole, they have not out performed the motely crew of key dates, but still are up (on paper).&nbsp; </p><p>Another series that I went after and completed has been very flat in comparison, Jefferson nickels... not even close to the lincoln or key date performance..&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Grade doesn&#039;t seem to affect the return rate too much,, those key dates in VG appear to have does as well as the one&#039;s in MS as a percentage........ </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I think you&#039;ll find that if you stay with coins, your fancies will change often based on what you are exposed to,,,,as will you disposable income and ability to chase after high grade common stuff that you know has little upside.... anyway, if you can afford the flight, then take the trip, and enjoy...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It&#039;s been a good ride in coins for the past &quot;xx&quot; years or so,, up, up, up....... and what goes up... must come... well, you know.&nbsp;&nbsp; I say that because I believe we&#039;re probably due for some flat times ahead,, somewhere.. maybe worse... but the advice for best return would still be certified key date,, across all series.......&nbsp; It&#039;s fun to make the lists and then hunt the best deals down,, shopping for them is 90% of the fun IMO and imparts alot of learning along the way.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;m probably overdue for a rinse and repeat of this approach myself......[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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