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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 213483, member: 68&quot;]There&#039;s no need to be discouraged in investing, just don&#039;t bet the farm and</p><p>remember the only sure way to win is by enjoying the hobby.&nbsp; Sure, it&#039;s pos-</p><p>sible to make money when the deck is stacked against you and the house al-</p><p>ways takes 25% but it is not easy.&nbsp; Coin prices have a way of exploding high-</p><p>er and if you own the coins then you can make money.&nbsp; But consider that it&#039;s</p><p>rarely the investors who own these coins before they explode higher, it is col-</p><p>lectors.&nbsp; The investors tend to just buy the &quot;undervalued&quot; coins.&nbsp; Dealers know</p><p>what can be promoted and what can&#039;t.&nbsp; Such coins can become popular and </p><p>stay popular but usually when the promotions end so does the new high price.&nbsp; </p><p>Collectors are less concerned with such things and just form sets.&nbsp; They&#039;re usu-</p><p>ally having fun and learning about their specialty.&nbsp; They buy the easy coins as</p><p>well as the difficult.&nbsp; Usually they&#039;re collecting in areas that aren&#039;t extremely pop-</p><p>ular so they often get first crack at new coins.&nbsp; They learn what&#039;s rare and truly</p><p>undervalued so will pick up an extra or two if they see it at a good price.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The collector will often collect for many years and then his specialty will become </p><p>popular and prices soar.&nbsp; Sometimes it never happens.&nbsp; But the investor tends to</p><p>usually be disappointed.&nbsp; Even when he makes money (which isn&#039;t common) he has</p><p>little to show for it after expenses and time.&nbsp; Usually he&#039;ll just find that he has lots</p><p>of coins that were widely available before he bought them ansd are still widely a-</p><p>vailable.&nbsp; Some of these people will go on to become collectors and that can be suf-</p><p>ficient profit for them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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