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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 1150069, member: 15929&quot;]Unsearched is a relative term IMO. I will buy &quot;unsearched&quot; lots if I am looking for something that is unique to my current collecting goals. Some varieties have only been recently discovered and as such would not have been searched for in an &quot;Unsearched&quot; lot. But, even if they have, I&#039;ll search them any way since there could possibly be something I see which someone else did not see. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Count your self extremely lucky to have found a 84/84 Lincoln. Many folks go through lots of boxes and never find one. (ME!) Also, understand that this route for coin collecting is VERY tedious and time consuming and should be done at your leisure with <u>no great expectations</u>. Goals yes but expectations no. That way, when you do find something, it makes it all worth while.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Most shops are since they&#039;ve already done your &quot;time consuming and tedious&quot; foot work. I personally realize this and usually only purchase when I&#039;ve grown tired or searching.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>IMO, no since the mintages are way high. The best bet for price appreciation is through a rise in silver price. Additionally, buying from the US Mint offers the opportunity of getting error coins of many different types as well as possibly getting a coin which would grade MS/PR70. But, you&#039;d have to submit it and there are no guarantees.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I currently collect with my &quot;eyes wide open&quot;. I realize that certain coins are Key or rare for a reason. That reason is that they are very hard to find and once you find one, it may not be that high of a grade or even gradeable. Doing this puts coin searching onto perspective. I&#039;m neither disappointed nor frustrated over the time involved and invested. However, if I do find what I&#039;m looking for, I do get elated!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>One of my current goals is to obtain an example of each of the popular Lincoln Doubled Die&#039;s. This goal will culminate with the purchase of a 55/55. In the mean time, there are quite a few out there which :should&quot; appreciate over time but if they don&#039;t, well at least I have one.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Another of my collecting goals is to really KNOW about what I am collecting. By know, I mean become familiar with all the different design varieties which exist for that particular coin. There are nudreds of examples of die varieties out there to be found and they only way to know you&#039;ve stumbled across one, is to go beyond the &quot;filling a slot&quot; phase which so many collectors are prone to do.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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