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<p>[QUOTE="Dollar1948, post: 872035, member: 17239"]My opinion? Collect in the manner you want to right now, and don't listen to anybody else. </p><p>I started collecting in exactly the same manner. I had a huge glass jumbo jug that is used for making home made wine, that was 3/4 full of Canadian coinage, and I decided that instead of paying a premium to throw it into a coin star machine, I decided to roll it myself. i couldn't even lift the thing anymore so i had to do something with it.</p><p>While doing so I found out just how many varieties of Canadian coinage was out there, so i decided I'll start collecting.</p><p>Tho I am not a fan of any album that shows me where I am suppose to put my coins, I bought 2x2's and binder pages, and a book and learned how to grade, and ultimatley selected the best coin I found during the sorting phase.</p><p>From that point on, my collecting advanced, which included buying better examples of the ones I originally kept, plus the best examples I could afford of the remainder. Its still an ongoing process for me.</p><p>You or your nephew may very well go through the same phases I am going through, and if it includes upgrading your existing ones, then perhaps the albums you selected may have been the best choice.</p><p>The more educated you get, the cheaper it will be for you to continue to collect as you will recognize a deal when it stares you in the face.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Dollar1948, post: 872035, member: 17239"]My opinion? Collect in the manner you want to right now, and don't listen to anybody else. I started collecting in exactly the same manner. I had a huge glass jumbo jug that is used for making home made wine, that was 3/4 full of Canadian coinage, and I decided that instead of paying a premium to throw it into a coin star machine, I decided to roll it myself. i couldn't even lift the thing anymore so i had to do something with it. While doing so I found out just how many varieties of Canadian coinage was out there, so i decided I'll start collecting. Tho I am not a fan of any album that shows me where I am suppose to put my coins, I bought 2x2's and binder pages, and a book and learned how to grade, and ultimatley selected the best coin I found during the sorting phase. From that point on, my collecting advanced, which included buying better examples of the ones I originally kept, plus the best examples I could afford of the remainder. Its still an ongoing process for me. You or your nephew may very well go through the same phases I am going through, and if it includes upgrading your existing ones, then perhaps the albums you selected may have been the best choice. The more educated you get, the cheaper it will be for you to continue to collect as you will recognize a deal when it stares you in the face.[/QUOTE]
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