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<p>[QUOTE="Seattlite86, post: 2547835, member: 59737"]Well, my goal is to flip these. I bought these with my investment funds and not with my coin budget. Hopefully, I'll be able to flip them for a small profit, or at least break even and get to keep some of the coins (Colombian). I hope to be able to report at least an even break here soon.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as preservation, the Colombian half has a little bit of gunk on it that requires an acetone bath to get it off. Cleaning/preserving, call it what you want, but I don't like the gunk and I'd like to get rid of it.</p><p><br /></p><p>So in short, no, this collection does not contribute to my collection goals. It contributes to my having more money goals. I believe I can make more money off these coins than I purchased so I bought them. It just so happens that I'm considering keeping one of them, but that is a side issue. I believe this was a reasonable purchase and will bring in a bit of cash, if only a few dollars.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do appreciate your input, even if I don't exactly agree. You asked important questions and I promise I thought them over before this purchase. This was purely a monetary effort and I believe I will be rewarded. Time will tell. I'll be sure to post here if/when it happens.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks again for your thoughts.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Seattlite86, post: 2547835, member: 59737"]Well, my goal is to flip these. I bought these with my investment funds and not with my coin budget. Hopefully, I'll be able to flip them for a small profit, or at least break even and get to keep some of the coins (Colombian). I hope to be able to report at least an even break here soon. As far as preservation, the Colombian half has a little bit of gunk on it that requires an acetone bath to get it off. Cleaning/preserving, call it what you want, but I don't like the gunk and I'd like to get rid of it. So in short, no, this collection does not contribute to my collection goals. It contributes to my having more money goals. I believe I can make more money off these coins than I purchased so I bought them. It just so happens that I'm considering keeping one of them, but that is a side issue. I believe this was a reasonable purchase and will bring in a bit of cash, if only a few dollars. I do appreciate your input, even if I don't exactly agree. You asked important questions and I promise I thought them over before this purchase. This was purely a monetary effort and I believe I will be rewarded. Time will tell. I'll be sure to post here if/when it happens. Thanks again for your thoughts.[/QUOTE]
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