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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stickamw, post: 196133, member: 7894&quot;]Y&#039;all,</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Hiya! I have always been interested in coin collecting and have recently finally taken the plunge and started really putting money into the hobby...I figure it&#039;s a great way to &quot;put money away&quot; (sorry for the pun...I&#039;m sure I&#039;m not the first to use that one!) while doing something that intrigues me at the same time.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; I have spent a lot of time reading thru the postings here as well as a bunch of the literature on the topic and as I work to narrow down my interests (because, geez...I like em&#039; all!) I find that I have a number of questions.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Since they run the gamut from full-steps vs. non and full-band vs. non to an idea on how the experienced folks on here can help us newbies in learning how to grade to slabbed vs. non-slabbed in regards to investing, would it be better for me to put one question per thread?&nbsp; Am I even in the right place?&nbsp; I&#039;ve checked the FAQ and did some searches in the forum and didn&#039;t really find anything to answer my questions.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; And, I guess I&#039;ll start with one of the big ones that I haven&#039;t been able to find a decent answer for.&nbsp; Is there any conventional wisdom one way or the other on collecting one designation over another? For example...Jeff Nickels....from what I have seen there are two primary circulation types out there...those with full steps and those without (the same thing for Roosies with bands).&nbsp; Is it considered more desirable to have a collection of full-steps vs. a mixed set? I&#039;ve seen the common suggestion that you should get the best you can afford and when trying to apply that logic, I ran into the following kind of scenario: take a 1943-D Jeff 5c.&nbsp; Looking at the Heritage sheets, an MS67 specimen ranges $35-45 while the same coin in MS66-FS ranges $25-35.&nbsp; In this example, which is the better buy?&nbsp; The higher grade but without the full steps or the lower grade with?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;ll start with this one and add the next in a bit....thanks for your patience as I stumble along the path of enlightenment!!</p><p><br /></p><p>- adrian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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