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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3437020, member: 101855"]What I should say is that there is better stuff out there, but a lot of it is in "strong hands" (collectors with the funds to collect good stuff and no motivation to sell it any time soon.) It's also often quite expensive.</p><p><br /></p><p>You should strive to look for nice certified pieces because that is the best financial bet. Problem coins have value, but it's less than pieces with no problems. <b>AND</b> no problem pieces have a better chance to go up in value in the future. You will also be pleased with them for a longer period of time, at least that's been my experience.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you get into collecting early copper coins by die variety, which will probably sometime long down the road, for some rare varieties, problem coins are sometimes all you can get.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3437020, member: 101855"]What I should say is that there is better stuff out there, but a lot of it is in "strong hands" (collectors with the funds to collect good stuff and no motivation to sell it any time soon.) It's also often quite expensive. You should strive to look for nice certified pieces because that is the best financial bet. Problem coins have value, but it's less than pieces with no problems. [B]AND[/B] no problem pieces have a better chance to go up in value in the future. You will also be pleased with them for a longer period of time, at least that's been my experience. If you get into collecting early copper coins by die variety, which will probably sometime long down the road, for some rare varieties, problem coins are sometimes all you can get.[/QUOTE]
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