When I first started on CT I was very green and was happy to find a 1916-d lincoln or vdb while searching through my coins. Since then I have learned alot, spent alot and sold alot. Instead of looking for the cheaper coins I now look for high quality coins and semi key dates to both buy, keep and sell. Who knows maybe next year, instead of looking for semi key dates, I will be looking for the key dates. It helps that much of what I earn from coins I put right back into more coins. I have also learned many things along the way like what auctions not to bid on, what coins are not worth trying to buy based on grade and I learned that buying in bulk may not be the best way to get the coins you need (but can still be fun to look through). I am learning how to grade properly and can now cherrypick coins that are graded to low. Thanks to all of you, I have grown so much in the way of collecting and have knowledge I never had before.
Hello, Very well said. I was reading your post and nodding as some of what you said you learned not to do was exactly what i did do. I admire the new collector that finds CT early on. i was not one of them. It was not until about 5 years after collecting i took to coin boards on line. Though I did spend a lot of time on line buying coins, on ahem Ebay. I did not know what i did not know but thankfully did have the willingness to learn. To say that saved me a lot would be an understatement. I to have thoroughly enjoyed the forum with is unsurmountable amount of information. Here is to many more years of CT! Kind regards, Stan
