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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PaddyB, post: 1606469, member: 40017&quot;]What I think you are trying to decide is the balance between &quot;Profit&quot; and &quot;Enjoyment&quot;. If you went for profit only, you would focus on a small number of top quality scarce coins - probably slabbed and kept in a safe or safety deposit box. If you went for enjoyment only you end up with a huge number of coins in albums, flips, boxes whatever, too many for a safe and so filling your spare room/garage/shed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most of us end up somewhere in between, and only you can decide on the balance you strike.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally I have focused on British milled coins from 1656 to date, with the general aim of getting one of every coin and every date possible. This means I have albums full of fairly low value coins, in whatever grade I have been able to find, and a smaller selection of high value coins, either by dint of their condition or their scarcity, which spend most of their time secured. I get as much pleasure from filling a gap with a low grade coin as I do with upgrading to a stunner, and so do not always have to spend a fortune to get my fix!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have tried to keep to my core collection, but inevitably have expanded occasionally. I find Non-British crown size coins beautiful, so have a side bet on those. Also on earlier British Hammered Silver.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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