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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BNB Analytics, post: 672144, member: 20117&quot;]Absolutely!</p><p><br /></p><p>The set got started by me coming across a few thousand bucks profit from my currency trading adventures on the foreign exchange markets.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had an old friend, Mike, from Wallingford, CT who&#039;s brother Tom, from Texas, taught him about coins and even gave him a bunch to deal. So I was introduced to the coin world through him.</p><p><br /></p><p>I subscribed to Coinworld about two years ago and bought my first copy of the 2007 Red book.</p><p><br /></p><p>Fast forward August 09. </p><p><br /></p><p>Like I said, I had come across that money through trading, so me being sometimes undiciplined with money, I wanted to finally emerge myself and convert some of my thousands into valuable assets, coins.(Something I promised my old bud who i&#039;m sadly no longer friends with, that I would do once I had a few k to spare)</p><p><br /></p><p>This is where I discovered CoinTalk(Through google).</p><p><br /></p><p>After making some very beginner like posts at the start(wow already at 118 posts), I feel I was helped by some of the best on this forum(you know who you are) and I even met one of them(Illini420) at the first California(where I live) coin show this past weekend and he taught me so much. Illini and I walked around(for well over 5 overs, right Illini? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />), met the dealers, looked closely at coins, got a little grading 101 lesson, and even bought that Mercury.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, this is how I got this set going. Sofar most of these are from eBay and one(the 1921 merc) is from that recent coin show attended this past weekend by me and Illini420.</p><p><br /></p><p>My goals..</p><p><br /></p><p>One would be future longterm financial appreciation through common key date U.S coins with low mintage. I am afterall an investor and money is my first priorty(sorry to sound so greedy)</p><p><br /></p><p>Second would be collector value. I just want to own some nice things that I know have history behind it. I think the older U.S coins pre-ww2 era are so much more beautiful than most of our newer ones and to hold onto history like this really strikes a raw good nerve inside me. Almost a love of country.</p><p><br /></p><p>Third, would be owning some bullion along with my coins. Silver is headed up long term and owning a bar or two wouldn&#039;t be far out of reach for me.</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s it, hope that helps <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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