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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;troyheights, post: 306851, member: 11271&quot;]Start collecting moderns from circulation.&nbsp; Perhaps not glamorous, or ripe with profit potential, I find it to be challenging and fun (I&#039;m working on assembling a set of red au memorial-lincolns) and it represents, to me, the essence of coin collecting: the treasure hunt; recognizing value and beauty overlooked by others; those moments of joy when a new discovery is added to your collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>Banks have a near limitless supply for you, and all the coins you collect are obtained at face value.&nbsp; Also, if you care for such things, you can simultaneously search for die varieties and errors.</p><p><br /></p><p>A couple of other ideas: </p><ul> <li>set a budget</li> <li>don&#039;t ever window shop unless you have the money to spend</li> <li>understand that with few exceptions, you can pass on a coin now because a similar opportunity will present itself in the future</li> <li>narrow your collecting focus</li> <li>become a bargain hunter and only buy coins that are selling well below their market value (this one is especially good in my opinion, as not only do you spend less for each coin you buy, bargains dont happen every day so you spend money less often, and you need to spend a fair amount of time understanding the market for the coins you are interested in purchasing, which leaves less time for actually buying coins) Do keep in mind that bargain hunting is not simply a price comparison, but a price to quality comparison.</li> </ul><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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