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<p>[QUOTE="cremebrule, post: 1559310, member: 35227"]Favorite series: Lincolns (preferably wheat)</p><p><br /></p><p>Why? IMHO, it's the most widely collected (maybe besides Morgan collectors...but what do I know) series, and for good reason. As the only coin not made out of white/grayish metal, brilliant uncirculated lincoln cents (especially the wheaties) have beautiful red-orange luster and often form deep and colorful toning patterns. It's also probably the least expensive and easiest to start collecting, and relatively easier/cheaper to buy earlier pre-1950s lincolns that are in nice condition compared to any other series. The design is spectacular (*note: post 1982 lincolns excluded) with high relief and strong details, especially with the earlier dates (1909-1920's). I also like the varieties that come with the series, such as the matte proof lincolns (arguably the most detailed coin given its size) and the steelies. But most importantly for me, it was the first series that got me hooked on coin collecting (which all started with a trip to the local coin shop with my mom many years ago), which is why they're (still) my favorite series to collect today. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As far as real estate goes, I'm not exactly what you'd call an expert in that field, but common sense tells me (if I were marketing real estate) to go for more unique innovations to boost sales, rather than the cookie-cutter magazine adds, flyers, posters and such. Some ideas that come to mind is creating videos of the entire interior of houses you're trying to sell and posting them on your website (if you have one) to save time on both ends of the deal. Or perhaps inviting potential clients to spend a meal with you at a house that they're interested in in order to get a "feel" for the surroundings. Or maybe having people draw out specifically what kind of real estate they're looking for; which would give you a clearer and more visual idea of what they're interested in. While they may not directly boost sales, they could make the process more efficient and clients' decisions a little easier to make <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> . I think it's more important in the quality of the relationships with clients, rather than the quantity of clients. But again, I'm not an expert, so I may sound like an idiot to all you professionals <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> . These are just ideas off the top of my head. Of course, these ideas are beside all the legal/tax/debt parts you also have to consider, which I'm completely ignorant about.</p><p><br /></p><p>Those are just my two cents.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cremebrule, post: 1559310, member: 35227"]Favorite series: Lincolns (preferably wheat) Why? IMHO, it's the most widely collected (maybe besides Morgan collectors...but what do I know) series, and for good reason. As the only coin not made out of white/grayish metal, brilliant uncirculated lincoln cents (especially the wheaties) have beautiful red-orange luster and often form deep and colorful toning patterns. It's also probably the least expensive and easiest to start collecting, and relatively easier/cheaper to buy earlier pre-1950s lincolns that are in nice condition compared to any other series. The design is spectacular (*note: post 1982 lincolns excluded) with high relief and strong details, especially with the earlier dates (1909-1920's). I also like the varieties that come with the series, such as the matte proof lincolns (arguably the most detailed coin given its size) and the steelies. But most importantly for me, it was the first series that got me hooked on coin collecting (which all started with a trip to the local coin shop with my mom many years ago), which is why they're (still) my favorite series to collect today. :) As far as real estate goes, I'm not exactly what you'd call an expert in that field, but common sense tells me (if I were marketing real estate) to go for more unique innovations to boost sales, rather than the cookie-cutter magazine adds, flyers, posters and such. Some ideas that come to mind is creating videos of the entire interior of houses you're trying to sell and posting them on your website (if you have one) to save time on both ends of the deal. Or perhaps inviting potential clients to spend a meal with you at a house that they're interested in in order to get a "feel" for the surroundings. Or maybe having people draw out specifically what kind of real estate they're looking for; which would give you a clearer and more visual idea of what they're interested in. While they may not directly boost sales, they could make the process more efficient and clients' decisions a little easier to make :) . I think it's more important in the quality of the relationships with clients, rather than the quantity of clients. But again, I'm not an expert, so I may sound like an idiot to all you professionals ;) . These are just ideas off the top of my head. Of course, these ideas are beside all the legal/tax/debt parts you also have to consider, which I'm completely ignorant about. Those are just my two cents.[/QUOTE]
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