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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;samclemens3991, post: 26416508, member: 82181&quot;]I have never had the discretionary budget to buy key dates.&nbsp; Also, what I have to say does not apply to key dates; they are a market onto themselves.&nbsp; I will share a simple rule about buying and selling coins I have learned.</p><p>If you are buying a common date coin.&nbsp; (To me, if you can buy 5 of the same date any day any time it is common.)&nbsp; You will be very lucky if you can recoup 85% of your money.&nbsp; 60% will be more likely.</p><p>If you are buying what is considered a &quot;better&quot; date.&nbsp; (To me this is a coin that can be found but may take you a few months to find a nice one.)&nbsp; You are more likely to end up at the break even point.&nbsp; It is just as likely you will make or lose 10%.&nbsp; Just depends on buyers at the time.</p><p>If you arer buying truly rare coins. (To me you will often have to wait years to find even one nice example but often times a piece can be located in about a year of searching.)&nbsp; You may reap 2 to 4 fold what you paid if you are willing to wait for the market to recognize the rarity of the piece.&nbsp; You may also end up owning the coin for a decade and get the same break even result.&nbsp; All depends on demand and again&nbsp; how many buyers are interested at the time. James[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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