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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hus.thaler, post: 2938756, member: 85490&quot;]I will try to give you the sideways answer--</p><p><br /></p><p>1) You say that you are on a limited budget, which could mean many things, but there are basically two ways to buy coins--as an investor or as a collector.&nbsp; If you are primarily buying as an investor then there is no substitute for research.&nbsp; Read the books, check the catalogs, review auction prices, etc.&nbsp; You have to know the market.&nbsp; On the other hand, if you are a collector, then you should still do as much research as possible, but you should really be out there buying what you like, which you will find to be an evolving state.&nbsp; Look at as many coins as you can, ideally before buying any of them, and then ask yourself if you like such-and-such a coin, if it has the eye appeal, etc.&nbsp; Sure, someday your coin collection will be sold (by you or your heirs), but buy coins you value, not just because some price guide says the coin is worth $$$ (unless that is what makes the coin beautiful to you, of course).</p><p><br /></p><p>2) Expect to make mistakes.&nbsp; Expect to spend too much.&nbsp; Expect to buy a coin that you regret buying later.&nbsp; Don&#039;t go out of your way to do any of these things, but realize that you will make these errors.&nbsp; Chalk them up to tuition in a Coin Collector University.</p><p><br /></p><p>3) Buy some cheap coins, where the impact of a mistake won&#039;t be that bad (and I don&#039;t know if &quot;cheap&quot; to you is &quot;5 for $1&quot; in a bin, or silver as-close-as-possible-to-spot, or $100 thalers).&nbsp; You learn a lot about coins when you dig through the cheap stuff, you learn a lot about dealers who are willing to provide friendly service to the cheap-coin-buyer, you learn a lot about what you like, and you will begin to learn about the sort of stuff that does not show up with the cheap stuff and might be a bargain.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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