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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wxcoin, post: 2315306, member: 74624&quot;]When I started getting back into collecting a few years back I started obsessing with building several collections solely with slabbed coins.&nbsp; Unfortunately, I realized too late that not only was it expensive, I also didn&#039;t enjoy the hobby since I was treating everything as an investment.&nbsp; So, I got rid of most of the slabs and have been focusing on nice raw coins to complete collections.&nbsp; My biggest criterion for a coin is eye appeal.&nbsp; Yes I have some raw coins that have questionable color and if graded would get a details grade.&nbsp; However, if I like the coin then I&#039;m the one I&#039;m trying to satisfy.&nbsp; I&#039;m not looking to get a bargain and quickly sell it for profit.&nbsp; Although I&#039;m not collecting ancients, I do like the historical context associated with non-modern US coins.&nbsp; The mint is producing too many specialty coins these days.&nbsp; Maybe they will mean something to younger collectors down the road but for someone like myself who started collecting coins in the late 60&#039;s when you would still run across a lot of wheat cents, an occasional indian cent and buffalo nickel, I am still interested in completing collections I always wanted to complete as a kid.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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