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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3712158, member: 101855"]When I was in high school, in the 1960s, I got into type coins, but Indian Cents were my first love. I completed that set, but got bored with it in the early 1970s, sold it and lost a lot of money. It was a combination of a falling market and money spent on common dates that now seem to be out of fashion. My gold type set way more than made up for what I lost on the Indian Cent collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree with the others that sets can get boring because it is the same thing over and over. That’s why I became a type collector. Every coin is different. I have collected a few sets, like the Classic Head $2.50 and $5 gold pieces, but those sets are short, 19 coins total, and it’s a time in history that I enjoy.</p><p><br /></p><p>The point is collect what you like. Don’t feel compelled to conform to someone else’s opinions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3712158, member: 101855"]When I was in high school, in the 1960s, I got into type coins, but Indian Cents were my first love. I completed that set, but got bored with it in the early 1970s, sold it and lost a lot of money. It was a combination of a falling market and money spent on common dates that now seem to be out of fashion. My gold type set way more than made up for what I lost on the Indian Cent collection. I agree with the others that sets can get boring because it is the same thing over and over. That’s why I became a type collector. Every coin is different. I have collected a few sets, like the Classic Head $2.50 and $5 gold pieces, but those sets are short, 19 coins total, and it’s a time in history that I enjoy. The point is collect what you like. Don’t feel compelled to conform to someone else’s opinions.[/QUOTE]
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