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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;john65999, post: 4477151, member: 111931&quot;]back when i was a wee lad of 10 and started collecting, then at 13 started selling at coin shows (me Da&#039; would go and sell his stamps and stamp supplies), there were the grades basil to Au, then uncirculated, brilliant uncirculated and gem bu, and proof was just proof, now the numbering system has gotten pretty precise, and i fear that&nbsp; newer collectors will not be able to afford this hobby..making it again a hobby of kings...just look at the top prices being paid for regular common date coins, coins i sold for 20 cents to a half a dollar (gem bu)..now commanding 2 and three digit, and sometimes more prices..smh..this is why i got out of collecting 30 years ago..i sold almost 5000 silver dollars i had amassed, and 5 100 ounce bars and maybe another 200 one ouncers to buy my first house and just dabbled here and there when i could make a good purchase and sell for a profit...but a few months ago got back into collecting..and doing what i detested back then (speculating)..and going for those higher grade slabs....and the mint seems more like the post office more and more what with so many different designs being offered every year at exorbitant prices...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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