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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bob Evancho, post: 3275560, member: 84595&quot;]I have been a coin collector for 63 years. Never a dealer.&nbsp; A fun hobby? An aid and inspiration for learning history? A combination of the aforementioned? This is what happened over the 63 years. I used my blueberry money and princess pine money to buy a coin every now and then.&nbsp; First coin show around age 7 bought a good 1918/7 Buffalo nickel.&nbsp; Still have it.&nbsp; Aunt gave me an uncirculated 1882-O Morgan dollar at 8.&nbsp; Turned out to be an O/S and still have it.&nbsp; I like errors and varieties. Found a 1939 Doubled die reverse nickel in circulation and still have it.&nbsp; As I worked, I kept buying the rare coins first to fill my blue books of circulated coins.&nbsp; I studied coins which led to learning some History from the time of the coin.&nbsp; I finished my first circulated set of Morgan dollars in 1975.&nbsp; Learned a lot about the history of coinage.&nbsp; While owning a gas station, dabbled in buying silver and gold and using those profits to buy more coins.&nbsp; Had to buy the small bank a large safe deposit box to secure my collection.&nbsp; Have over $4,000 in coin reference books. Continue to study as I approach age 70.&nbsp; I continue to enjoy the Hobby and History.&nbsp; The key to enjoying the coin collecting hobby is study, study, study and enjoy History.&nbsp; If you go to small shows and study, study, study your reference books, you can cherry pick the dealers who don&#039;t study errors or varieties.&nbsp; I have been doing this for the past 20 years.&nbsp; Buy coins for the hobby, buy coins for the history, the surprise will be the appreciation in value over 63 years.&nbsp; If you don&#039;t study and become knowledgeable, don&#039;t think investment if you buy coins on the shopping channel.&nbsp; Please, go to coin shows.&nbsp; Happy coin collecting.&nbsp; Sorry for no paragraphs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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