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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 4107113, member: 85693&quot;]I think that lot has some potential - to be sure there are a few of those crusty LRB&#039;s I mention above that will probably not clean up very well. But there is enough other stuff that I think it could be a lot of fun.&nbsp; $28 USD seems like a reasonable deal to me. </p><p><br /></p><p>The over-spending aspect of collecting is indeed a pitfall - I&#039;ve certainly done it too, and it is easy to do at first when you are starting out.&nbsp; Overpaying for a coin ruins it for me - this defies logic in a way, but who said collecting is logical?</p><p><br /></p><p>Some collectors worry more about price than others - I am definitely on the &quot;price sensitive&quot; side.&nbsp; But collecting for quality - spending big to get the really, really nice stuff is certainly a good way to go (and probably, in the end, a better investment).&nbsp; I enjoy the posts on Coin Talk where folks share their latest Big Auction House wins - it is a vicarious enjoyment, but enjoyment nonetheless.&nbsp; But as for my own collection, I have no interest in heading in the high end direction.</p><p><br /></p><p>The important thing is to have fun and collect (and spend) what you are comfortable with.&nbsp; It took me a fairly long time to get to a comfortable place...which is to say, don&#039;t be too hard on yourself! </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s another recent lot - $16.05 (free shipping!).&nbsp; I knew when I bid on it that a couple of the coins were pretty hopeless, even by my standards.&nbsp; But there is a fairly decent Julia Mamaea sestertius (top left) and an interesting if over-cleaned Heraclius follis from Nicomedia (top right).&nbsp; The price was worth those two alone (worth it to me, anyway). </p><p><br /></p><p>Which is to say a certain degree of triage is usually the case with lots - look for the gems, figure what they are worth to you, and put the others in your duplicate box.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1066772[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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