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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;omahaorange, post: 1480467, member: 28199&quot;]You can put together &quot;Year Sets&quot; from circulating coins.&nbsp; Many vendors sell holders similar to what the mint uses to put these together.&nbsp; Did the $60 blow your budget (ie- kids still eat, lights still on)?&nbsp; Are you happy with the sets and their condition?&nbsp; &quot;No&quot; + :Yes: = good deal.&nbsp; $6 a set isn&#039;t bad, depending on the years in question.&nbsp; Remember, you&#039;re buying to collect, not invest.&nbsp; There will never be much money to be made in this fashion, especially on a small scale.&nbsp; I often will buy mint sets to remove only the specific coin I need, and either hang onto the rest of the set or trade them off.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure some of those ended up in a similar situation.</p><p><br /></p><p>I find the trick to flea market shopping is to get to know the vendors who have the stuff you&#039;re interested in buying.&nbsp; Don&#039;t spend a ton of money at first.&nbsp; The guy I&#039;ve been dealing with for the past few years actually spent the better part of 30 minutes just chatting with me, asking about my interests, offering the loan of books, and provided me with his phone number.&nbsp; If you&#039;re new to this, take your time and get your feet wet first.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This really isn&#039;t his fault, unless he specifically told you there was silver, or said &quot;No&quot; to a specific question.&nbsp; Again, my caveats when buying at a flea market.&nbsp; They are not the deal providers they were years ago, with the advent of the internet and reality TV shows these people believe they can get top dollar for their merchandise.&nbsp; Deals can be had, but do the research (most of them have) and don&#039;t be afraid to walk away from a potential buy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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