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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 690169, member: 2972&quot;]I think there is a great deal of wisdom that may be mistaken for self interest.</p><p><br /></p><p>Had you asked me in my numismatic infancy if I believed it, I would have scoffed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now I (think I <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> ) know better, and find the comments very insightful and correct.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, that&#039;s not to say that a &quot;bargain&quot; shopper cannot get enjoyment from their collection -- because the more common the coin, the more likely one is to find &quot;bargains&quot;, and not all of us can afford to purchase rarer coins where a &quot;bargain&quot; usually means a low-end coin.&nbsp; Said another way, I see nothing at all wrong with a collection of pocket change, and this is truly the best bargain in all numismatics.&nbsp; A second example would be a dedicated cherrypicker -- they make an art of finding bargains.&nbsp; However, very very rarely do you find a &quot;good&quot; collection in the hand of a cherrypicker, just one that was bought at a discount -- but if that&#039;s how that collector defines numismatic happiness, who am I to disagree?</p><p><br /></p><p>But that doesn&#039;t change, IMO, the fundamental rule of numismatics (i.e. you get what you pay for) as described by the OP and Mr. Winters.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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