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<p>[QUOTE="The Penny Lady®, post: 1243479, member: 16948"]Yes, I definitely still maintain my collection and I actually feel it is a bonus to be a dealer AND a collector because I get to see a lot more coins than the average person, and then get to pick coins for my collection from the "cream of the crop." I do have standards that keep my collection limited which makes it less difficult to separate coins for my collection from coins for my inventory. So I do not keep all coins for my collection just because I like them - I have specific criteria that I look for in coins for my personal collection, and if I come across one that fits nicely, that's where it goes first. And if I already have one of that date, then I compare the two, keep the one I like the best, and sell the other one. For me, it has not been difficult at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, if anyone is interested, I wrote an article a while back about how I got started in the coin business and it may be helpful to some of you. I can understand why the guy that told JHinton that if you had to ask, you weren't ready. If one was interested in starting their own business, I believe that person should have taken it upon him/herself to do their own research on exactly what it would take, how much it would cost, what licenses you might need, how much inventory to start with, etc. If you want to own your own business, you definitely need to think outside the box, have lots of initiative, be innovative, have especially have lots of perseverance. </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, here's a link to The Penny Lady™ Story: <a href="http://thepennylady.com/thepennyladystory.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://thepennylady.com/thepennyladystory.html" rel="nofollow">http://thepennylady.com/thepennyladystory.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="The Penny Lady®, post: 1243479, member: 16948"]Yes, I definitely still maintain my collection and I actually feel it is a bonus to be a dealer AND a collector because I get to see a lot more coins than the average person, and then get to pick coins for my collection from the "cream of the crop." I do have standards that keep my collection limited which makes it less difficult to separate coins for my collection from coins for my inventory. So I do not keep all coins for my collection just because I like them - I have specific criteria that I look for in coins for my personal collection, and if I come across one that fits nicely, that's where it goes first. And if I already have one of that date, then I compare the two, keep the one I like the best, and sell the other one. For me, it has not been difficult at all. Also, if anyone is interested, I wrote an article a while back about how I got started in the coin business and it may be helpful to some of you. I can understand why the guy that told JHinton that if you had to ask, you weren't ready. If one was interested in starting their own business, I believe that person should have taken it upon him/herself to do their own research on exactly what it would take, how much it would cost, what licenses you might need, how much inventory to start with, etc. If you want to own your own business, you definitely need to think outside the box, have lots of initiative, be innovative, have especially have lots of perseverance. Anyway, here's a link to The Penny Lady™ Story: [URL]http://thepennylady.com/thepennyladystory.html[/URL][/QUOTE]
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