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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;beef1020, post: 2419872, member: 24544&quot;]It&#039;s great you are being this analytic about collecting, although I assume you really can&#039;t help that!&nbsp; With that analytic approach you will settle into a system that works for you, don&#039;t be afraid to find your own path and try new things.&nbsp; I will suggest one conceptual idea that brings both quality and quantity together, have a clear, and realistic, picture of what you want the final collection to look like.&nbsp; One of the best pieces of advice I received was to sell coins every once in a while.&nbsp; You don&#039;t really know how well you bought the coin until you sell it, and if you never sell coins you never really learn what the market looks like.</p><p><br /></p><p>For me, I have collected a couple different series pretty seriously, and bounced around regarding how I do it.&nbsp; When I collected large cents I scoured ebay looking to cherry pick rare varieties and buying poorly photographed coins looking for quick flips.&nbsp; I did this to finance that collection.&nbsp; I was looking for a late date by variety collection which consisted of around 300 coins.&nbsp; My end goal was to have mint state for all common varieties, but my approach was to purchase at full price from dealers/auction only coins that I would keep forever because the upgrade costs are just too high.&nbsp; Then I would pick up cheaper coins as hole fillers if I could get them at a price that I knew I could resell for a profit.&nbsp; Still focused on quality of coins, just lower grade pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p>For the series I am collecting now, I think there are around 700 coins with that number doubling if I go after more than just the basic coins.&nbsp; For this series my focus is much more on quality surfaces and strike, but grade wise I don&#039;t care if it&#039;s xf or fine as long as the detail needed to identify the coin is present.&nbsp; I have a general idea of the price per coin I need to stay around if I ever want to finish the collection, but I also realize finishing will probably be a 35 year project.&nbsp; With that time frame and a full conceptual picture of the collection, I find that my purchases slow down considerable.&nbsp; When I first started collecting I was addicted to it, looking at coins every day, thinking about coins every day...&nbsp; Not a bad thing, but I find now I look through the upcoming auctions about once a week and go to three shows a year.&nbsp; Probably purchase 10-20 coins a year, considerably less than when i started.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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