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<p>[QUOTE="andrew289, post: 559601, member: 6463"]My recommended strategy is to not buy any coins for 3 months. Buy a redbook. I saw one at books a million for $2.99. It was 2008 but that doesn't matter you aren't buying it for the prices, you are buying it for the information. Read it cover to cover. There is also a type book written by Bowers maybe, can't recall. Read that. </p><p> </p><p>The best heirloom a man can leave his children in my opinion is a completed 7070 dansco album. It's a US type set with the gold page. Using the info in your books, you will learn the history of US coinage and as you do, you can start to fill the album. A large number of the coins can be found on your budget. Many may require a few months of saving before you buy. Either way, it's the best way to learn the coins.</p><p> </p><p>In 5 years or so , once it's completed, you can then work on upgrading coins now that your income has risen and you can better afford the prices for quality samples.</p><p>I've seen 7070 that cost folks $3,000 to fill and a few that cost over $8,000 to fill. Either way ..its a heirloom and legacy for your next generation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="andrew289, post: 559601, member: 6463"]My recommended strategy is to not buy any coins for 3 months. Buy a redbook. I saw one at books a million for $2.99. It was 2008 but that doesn't matter you aren't buying it for the prices, you are buying it for the information. Read it cover to cover. There is also a type book written by Bowers maybe, can't recall. Read that. The best heirloom a man can leave his children in my opinion is a completed 7070 dansco album. It's a US type set with the gold page. Using the info in your books, you will learn the history of US coinage and as you do, you can start to fill the album. A large number of the coins can be found on your budget. Many may require a few months of saving before you buy. Either way, it's the best way to learn the coins. In 5 years or so , once it's completed, you can then work on upgrading coins now that your income has risen and you can better afford the prices for quality samples. I've seen 7070 that cost folks $3,000 to fill and a few that cost over $8,000 to fill. Either way ..its a heirloom and legacy for your next generation.[/QUOTE]
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