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<p>[QUOTE="zapdbf, post: 185534, member: 5902"]<span style="color: black">A good way to get higher-grade coins is to concentrate on holed coins. they will sell at a high discount but in better condition will still have allot of detail. </span></p><p><span style="color: black">Coins were holed for many reasons; one that I think is quite interesting is that they used to sew them inside the lining of a coat as emergency money. I would believe a coin like that would have a hole in a more random location instead of directly above the obverse relief or reverse relief.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">Also stick to more common types with higher mintages.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black">I also collect with a theme, i don't look at my coin collection as one collection i consider it many different smaller themed collections.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black">The hobby is more fun with a focus on what you want. This will drive the thrill of the hunt.</span></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="zapdbf, post: 185534, member: 5902"][COLOR=black]A good way to get higher-grade coins is to concentrate on holed coins. they will sell at a high discount but in better condition will still have allot of detail. [/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Coins were holed for many reasons; one that I think is quite interesting is that they used to sew them inside the lining of a coat as emergency money. I would believe a coin like that would have a hole in a more random location instead of directly above the obverse relief or reverse relief.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Also stick to more common types with higher mintages.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black] [/COLOR] [COLOR=black]I also collect with a theme, i don't look at my coin collection as one collection i consider it many different smaller themed collections.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black] [/COLOR] [COLOR=black]The hobby is more fun with a focus on what you want. This will drive the thrill of the hunt.[/COLOR] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT][/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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