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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;omahaorange, post: 1353559, member: 28199&quot;]The problem with the grammar and punctuation is... If it&#039;s hard to read, most people, including myself, will just stop and move on to the next topic.&nbsp; Also, poor writing skills destroys any credibility to the post, so some on here will simply think &quot;troll&quot; and move on.&nbsp; Your defense of poor writing skills only further erodes your credibity.&nbsp; You came on here to ask for help.&nbsp; Take it as it comes.</p><p><br /></p><p>With that said, let&#039;s get back on topic.&nbsp; I can&#039;t believe you&#039;ve researched this for over a year, and still seem clueless.&nbsp; You have received a lot of good advice here.&nbsp; Let me throw in my two cents.</p><p><br /></p><p>You need to decide if you want to be a collector or an investor.&nbsp; This needs to be the first choice.&nbsp; You mention buying cheap and selling high.&nbsp; To make any money doing this you need to lose the word &quot;cheap&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; Any significant profit will come only after significant time and investment.&nbsp; Profit comes with time.&nbsp; It won&#039;t be instantaneous.&nbsp; Roll hunting is an option, as long as you realize not every roll of dollars will be all Morgans, nor every roll of dimes mostly silver.&nbsp; You could go through hundreds of rolls before scoring any significant silver.&nbsp; The same applies with error coins.&nbsp; I&#039;m not knocking roll hunting.&nbsp; But you should understand the process.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a collector, I am not interested in turning a profit.&nbsp; I collect simply for the enjoyment I get finding the coins I want.&nbsp; I rarely sell anything, and when I do it&#039;s things I don&#039;t want, but accumulated anyway (proof and mint coins from sets I bought and broke apart for the one I wanted is an example) and this money gets turned into the coins I do want.&nbsp; I became a collector when my wife and I inherited several boxes of coins and currency when my mother-in-law passed away.&nbsp; I looked into what we could get selling, but as the research went on, my interest increased.&nbsp; It was the first time I had ever seen a Morgan dollar, and I was in my late 40&#039;s at the time.&nbsp; The money to be made (couple thousand dollars) wasn&#039;t needed at the time, and sent me in pursuit of more interesting coins and currency.</p><p><br /></p><p>I admire you wanting to build something to pass on to your kids, and can relate to your grandmother&#039;s story.&nbsp; I have a four year old granddaughter who loves to sit with papap and look at coins (I have told this story before).&nbsp; I hope she continues the interest, but even if she doesn&#039;t, she gets the collection when I&#039;m gone.&nbsp; Even if she sells it for less than I paid, she makes 100 percent profit simply because she has no money invested in it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Start small.&nbsp; Lincoln cents are a good place to start.&nbsp; Relatively cheap, and you can find many in your pocket change.&nbsp; Jefferson nickels is another choice.&nbsp; Again, cheap and readily available.&nbsp; Build sets, learn the history of the coins.&nbsp; As you complete one set move on to the next.&nbsp; Save your money for the more expensive coins you like.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line is, no one can tell you what to collect or invest in.&nbsp; The advice &quot;buy what pleases <b>you</b>&quot; is the best advice you&#039;ll get.&nbsp; Don&#039;t collect with the aim of getting rich.&nbsp; This will take more than 10 or twenty years, and you&#039;ll risk losing interest and moving on.&nbsp; In that case, it is better to find another hobby (a hobby is, after all, something to do that you derive pleasure from).&nbsp; If you&#039;re looking at an investment, think long term.&nbsp; You won&#039;t become Warren Buffet overnight, and again, losing interest bcause it isn&#039;t moving fast enough is simply wasting money.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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