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<p>[QUOTE="Collect89, post: 733752, member: 15445"]<font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Hello </font><font face="Verdana"><font size="2">zachfromnj,</font></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Welcome to the CT forum. </font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">You should <u>collect what you like</u>. I suspect that you will learn about the good coins in your collection & you will probably begin liking some more than others. If you really enjoy collecting coins like the Morgans, then please learn about them before you invest in them. Others have recommended the Bowers book and the VAM book which describe Morgans. Recognize that the US made millions of silver dollars each year. These books will inform you which ones are scarce and in which conditions they are scarce. Many Morgans are common in low grade & several are common in Mint State grade. Go to a coin show in your area & see how many dollars you find there. </font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">There are a plethora of counterfeits on the market so please read-up before you buy anything raw. This is especially important if you are buying on the Internet. Also, feel free to post a photo or link to a coin here for comments BEFORE you buy it. </font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">I feel like giving advice so here is some: Never buy a coin that you don’t like. You are probably not going to like it any more the next day or the day after that. Only buy a coin if you like it.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">My collection began with pretty much the same coins that you have listed (with the exception of coins dated 2000 something because I started before that). I collected Morgans & Peace dollars. I collected cents, nickels & dimes by date & mint mark. I collected US type coins. I collected error coins. I collected V-nickels. I collected key dates. I collected world type coins & I collected tokens. I’ve even got some rocks that I collected. <u>I collected what I liked</u>.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Very best regards,</font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">collect89</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Collect89, post: 733752, member: 15445"][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Hello [/FONT][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]zachfromnj,[/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Welcome to the CT forum. [/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]You should [U]collect what you like[/U]. I suspect that you will learn about the good coins in your collection & you will probably begin liking some more than others. If you really enjoy collecting coins like the Morgans, then please learn about them before you invest in them. Others have recommended the Bowers book and the VAM book which describe Morgans. Recognize that the US made millions of silver dollars each year. These books will inform you which ones are scarce and in which conditions they are scarce. Many Morgans are common in low grade & several are common in Mint State grade. Go to a coin show in your area & see how many dollars you find there. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]There are a plethora of counterfeits on the market so please read-up before you buy anything raw. This is especially important if you are buying on the Internet. Also, feel free to post a photo or link to a coin here for comments BEFORE you buy it. [/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]I feel like giving advice so here is some: Never buy a coin that you don’t like. You are probably not going to like it any more the next day or the day after that. Only buy a coin if you like it.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]My collection began with pretty much the same coins that you have listed (with the exception of coins dated 2000 something because I started before that). I collected Morgans & Peace dollars. I collected cents, nickels & dimes by date & mint mark. I collected US type coins. I collected error coins. I collected V-nickels. I collected key dates. I collected world type coins & I collected tokens. I’ve even got some rocks that I collected. [U]I collected what I liked[/U].[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Very best regards,[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]collect89[/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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