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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 26416569, member: 68&quot;]As a rule I would strongly advise against collecting any coin as an investment and that applies here as well.&nbsp; There are pitfalls that are impossible to predict and as I have found even being right can be problematical.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This being said key date US coins are a better &quot;investment&quot; than most other coins; ie-less bad.&nbsp;&nbsp; So long as coins are collected there will be smaller supply, and paradoxically, higher demand for such coins.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>A lot of the people who do well financially n the hobby are collectors first and foremost.&nbsp; They are people like John J Pittman who taught himself how to recognize value and rarity before those around him could see it.&nbsp; They are collectors who know what many coins are worth and will acquire them for trade when they appear too cheap.&nbsp; They are people who study or otherwise assess rarity or simply happen to collect something before everyone else wants to.&nbsp; There are many ways to profit in the hobby beyond the friendships and contacts and most of them usually demand knowledge and experience.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a great hobby in which everyone might profit.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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