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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 1325517, member: 2972&quot;]Welcome to the forums.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you really must satisfy the urge to buy something, I would suggest that you stick to coins that you can get at or near spot silver price until you get your feet under you collecting-wise, so to speak.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once you have some skill/experience with grading (and the coin game), you can wade into nicer/more expensive coins, and getting out of your old collection will not be too difficult as long as you stick to the &quot;near spot&quot; price point.&nbsp; Look at as many coins as you can in-hand, read this forum (and PCGS) religiously including older posts (which are a treasure trove of info), don&#039;t be afraid to ask questions, and post your first few purchases here BEFORE you buy them for the more experienced collectors to weigh in.&nbsp; Lastly, try and find a mentor.</p><p><br /></p><p>Or you could do as most collectors should (and rarely do), which is study really hard for a year or more before buying something -- but that&#039;s boring!</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, welcome!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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