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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4511941, member: 19463&quot;]In truth, the most &#039;bang for the buck&#039; may well be from $10 coins.&nbsp; They often show enough detail to be fully identifiable and convey the history of their period if not the artistic merits of their makers.&nbsp; The problem comes when we fail to separate the interesting and educational coins from just another piece of metal that teaches us nothing and bores us almost as soon as we own it.&nbsp; Coins in this bracket and possibly many several times that have to be thought of as food for our collecting souls much like what we got from yesterday&#039;s lunch.&nbsp; It was good for us but it will not provide return that will feed us tomorrow.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have recently been selling and giving away many coins that helped provide my educational nourishment over the past several decades.&nbsp; The cash return of coins sold has averaged low enough that I felt more enjoyment from the ones given away to people who, I hope, can learn from them as I did.&nbsp; At least most of them say, &quot;Thanks&quot;, rather than, &quot;You were really stupid buying that in 1990.&quot;&nbsp; As you progress in the hobby/study your feelings for what is worthwhile and what you believe will provide the most &#039;bang for the buck&#039; will change.&nbsp; I love coins but I hate boring coins that say nothing to me except, &quot;You can sell me for a profit.&quot;&nbsp; I hope you will join in the discussions on other threads on this site and share that part of you that makes you a history teacher.&nbsp; The idea “buy, buy, buy” is tempting but &quot;buy, learn, share&quot; is more nourishing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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