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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Burgess, post: 7911256, member: 105098&quot;]I started with circulated and uncirculated, and swore off proofs or medals until about 1999 and the state quarters series, then I got into proof coins, however I can take them or leave them, My collection since a child has been coins pulled from circulation and bank rolls and that&#039;s where I&#039;m staying but I do buy proofs from the mint when it catches my eye or I have the extra cash.</p><p><br /></p><p>Still have no interest in medals at all. I guess, in general, for my actual collection, I really don&#039;t buy anything except supplies. I spend some money with the mint each year if I like something.&nbsp; My collection may not be high value, but it&#039;s kept me busy in my free time and I&#039;d say overall it must be worth more than face values. That&#039;s good enough for me.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I don&#039;t like about proof coins, they just look too good. I feel like it&#039;s art at that point and should be handled delicately which honestly goes against the way I happen to collect, on a circulated coin, a finger isn&#039;t going to make a difference on the obverse or reverse, on a proof coin it looks like a disaster hit it. But proof coins are beautiful....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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