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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stldanceartist, post: 1216361, member: 13307&quot;]I&#039;d just like to say that I&#039;m glad that some useful information was given to the young man.&nbsp; By far the most frustrating thing in life is when you ask a reasonable question and then get told &quot;It&#039;s not possible.&quot;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I agree with what&#039;s been said - with a small budget, rare coin investing isn&#039;t going to yield significant benefits compared to other fields.&nbsp; However, that doesn&#039;t mean avoid it.&nbsp; My thoughts:</p><p><br /></p><p>*Buy 3, keep 1.&nbsp; Sell the other two to get your money back.&nbsp; This way, everything you keep is free.</p><p><br /></p><p>*Buy what you enjoy.&nbsp; If you look at it from an enjoyment standpoint, you won&#039;t worry so much about how much it&#039;s worth.&nbsp; Plus, if money is your only motivator in this...that&#039;s an entirely different approach.</p><p><br /></p><p>*Read a lot.&nbsp; Figure out what people are buying now, what they have bought in the past, and start trying to figure out where the market will go.&nbsp; I&#039;m not saying you&#039;ll be able to do it...but that&#039;s the speculative part of it that may be a fun challenge.</p><p><br /></p><p>*Never underestimate the power of having available funds.&nbsp; Say you come across a huge deal that you know would make you money - but you spent all your money on a coin the day before.&nbsp; Having cash available makes things like roll-searching possible and lets you take advantage of good opportunities when they arrive.</p><p><br /></p><p>*Learn how to properly grade coins, especially the higher-grade ones.&nbsp; This is something I remember from the Coin Collector&#039;s Survival Manual - seeing something that is priced significantly lower than what it&#039;s worth.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>*Learn how to cherry-pick.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>*Always be polite and professional, even when people are acting like absolute jerks.&nbsp; That absolute jerk may remember you for some weird reason and bring you a coin that&#039;ll make you money.</p><p><br /></p><p>*Finally, learn how to say no to people and things (like fast food.)&nbsp; This is probably the hardest.&nbsp; If you don&#039;t think it&#039;s a good deal for you, or it&#039;s an attractive coin, or a good price - say no.&nbsp; This also applies to your time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps a bit.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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