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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 7282145, member: 10461&quot;][USER=115909]@Gam3rBlake[/USER] - there is nothing <i>at all</i> wrong with collecting circulated coins.&nbsp; We all have different budgets, and some of us can&#039;t afford certain types in Mint State.&nbsp; (I am one of those people, in many cases.)</p><p><br /></p><p>The key here is to know your budget tier, and to <i>buy the very best quality coins you can, within your means. </i></p><p><br /></p><p>And don&#039;t worry about the fact that someone else might have something nicer or rarer or higher grade or more expensive.&nbsp; Someone always will.&nbsp; There will always be someone with better coins than you, and someone with worse coins than you.&nbsp; Don&#039;t sweat it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Within every tier of the market (1-figure coins, 2-figure coins, 3-figure coins, etc.) there are bargains to be found, and wholesome, attractive examples to pursue, and there are also overpriced and/or ugly pieces of junk to avoid.</p><p><br /></p><p>Show me a guy who collects two-figure coins on a strict budget, but knows what he&#039;s doing and what to look for, and I would rather look at his collection than that of the fella who has more money than sense, and who buys expensive stuff just because of some number on a slab label, with little regard for eye appeal or the other things that make a coin collectible.</p><p><br /></p><p>Know <i>your</i> market, and learn to get the most mileage out of your limited budget, is what I suggest.&nbsp; Develop a keen eye.&nbsp; You can have every bit as much fun with circulated, &quot;everyman&quot; coins as you could with high-end rarities.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do circulated coins have more history?&nbsp; Well, I don&#039;t know about that.&nbsp; Maybe they <i>show</i> their history more, in the wear they got and the marks they picked up.&nbsp; But they&#039;re certainly no less appealing than Mint State ones, if they&#039;re part of a well-matched, carefully chosen collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>Morgan dollars are a good example.&nbsp; You see flashy Mint State Morgans everywhere.&nbsp; I actually like to see the circulated ones... with a certain look.&nbsp; Ditto the Barber coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Play the game with the cards you&#039;re dealt, and enjoy yourself.&nbsp; Buy the best you can with the money you have, and if you assemble a nicely matched, eye-appealing collection, nobody is going to care whether that collection averages VG, XF, or MS65.&nbsp; There&#039;s fun to be had and nice stuff to collect within every tier of the market.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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