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<p>[QUOTE="David@PCC, post: 2508838, member: 80556"]I was a full time student and worked full time too, when I came into work one day I was not on the schedule and found out the business was going to close. I had a little saved and with the extra time on my hands I started up my interest in coins again, something I hadn't done since I was a child. I bought a large cent but was discouraged with how high the prices of coins became. That's when I stumbled upon ancients not knowing how many were out there.</p><p>I bought a lot of 300 'uncleaned' because they were cheap, unfortunately those had little or no detail which must have been someone's discards. I didn't let that discourage me and I found a better supply. That ended up being a very busy summer as I ended up purchasing 10 lots with a 1000 coins each. About 80% were LRB with the rest being anywhere within a 1000 years of each other. Some were throw aways, but overall the quality was decent with 2 or 3% being silver.</p><p>I remember coins were everywhere in the house I was renting a room in, I even converted the kitchen into a makeshift office. The owner and other tenants didn't seem to care as they never cooked anyway. I was amazed by the variation and history of those lots and was consumed with learning what I had. I made a lot of mistakes back then and surly gave away some way too cheap, but it was a great learning experience. I ended selling most of them individually or in small lots as my source of income until I got another job and have been collecting and selling ever since.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="David@PCC, post: 2508838, member: 80556"]I was a full time student and worked full time too, when I came into work one day I was not on the schedule and found out the business was going to close. I had a little saved and with the extra time on my hands I started up my interest in coins again, something I hadn't done since I was a child. I bought a large cent but was discouraged with how high the prices of coins became. That's when I stumbled upon ancients not knowing how many were out there. I bought a lot of 300 'uncleaned' because they were cheap, unfortunately those had little or no detail which must have been someone's discards. I didn't let that discourage me and I found a better supply. That ended up being a very busy summer as I ended up purchasing 10 lots with a 1000 coins each. About 80% were LRB with the rest being anywhere within a 1000 years of each other. Some were throw aways, but overall the quality was decent with 2 or 3% being silver. I remember coins were everywhere in the house I was renting a room in, I even converted the kitchen into a makeshift office. The owner and other tenants didn't seem to care as they never cooked anyway. I was amazed by the variation and history of those lots and was consumed with learning what I had. I made a lot of mistakes back then and surly gave away some way too cheap, but it was a great learning experience. I ended selling most of them individually or in small lots as my source of income until I got another job and have been collecting and selling ever since.[/QUOTE]
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