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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paddy54, post: 2361061, member: 19250&quot;]Yes you are correct&nbsp; about the in - depth studying&nbsp; of coins as a variety&nbsp; collector. Google The top 25 Capped&nbsp; Bust&nbsp; Half&nbsp; Dimes&nbsp; and check out&nbsp; that Web site, there are references&nbsp; on the Web for just about ever series.&nbsp; I chose the half dime site because&nbsp; I really love these little gems.</p><p>However&nbsp; that&nbsp; said . ....No matter what series, or series you choose collecting&nbsp; vams ,varieties ,&nbsp; or cherry picking, coins is so rewarding. First of all you look at coins differently.</p><p>You learn to memorize&nbsp; certain&nbsp; aspects&nbsp; of different&nbsp; series.</p><p>This may sound crazy, but it keeps your brain alert. As at first you may think how and the heck am I going to remember&nbsp; all of this.....but you do retain enough&nbsp; to be alert to coins when walking a show.&nbsp; With so many&nbsp;&nbsp; references&nbsp; at your finger tips you can really score some nice finds. </p><p>I wouldn&#039;t&nbsp; knock anyone who likes filling&nbsp; holes in an album,but that&#039;s&nbsp; not&nbsp; my bag. </p><p>Yes there are a couple of series&nbsp; I enjoy collecting&nbsp; more than others,however&nbsp; when you walk a show and find a rare variety it&#039;s&nbsp; like finding a treasure .</p><p>No matter if it is the series&nbsp; you do collect&nbsp; or not. </p><p>I&#039;ve&nbsp; done well, so we&#039;ll at times dealers&nbsp; do catch&nbsp; on.....so refrain&nbsp; from doing a happy dance until you&#039;re&nbsp; out of sight.</p><p>As you may ask a dealer to see a coin in their case ,and you may either pay through&nbsp; the nose,or be refused&nbsp; to purchase&nbsp; it. </p><p>Here&#039;s&nbsp; the best part you make finds that #1 you can flip or you make finds that you don&#039;t&nbsp; want to let go.</p><p>That&#039;s&nbsp; the hard part, as once you find something&nbsp; and then realize&nbsp; that OMG it&#039;s&nbsp; an R -5 or 6 very rare you don&#039;t&nbsp; want to part with your find. </p><p>If this sort of collecting&nbsp; excites you go for it .....as&nbsp; to me every show is a new hunt. Every show new finds,and rewards.&nbsp; If buying a new coin excites you just imagine&nbsp; buying one that you scored big on.</p><p>About a week ago a member here e mailed me, he asked a favor .&nbsp; He asked if I would look at a quarter&nbsp; he just won on ebay. I must say I was very pleased&nbsp; that he thought&nbsp; enough&nbsp; of me to ask my opinion . Long story short he scored big!&nbsp; He purchased&nbsp; a coin he liked for about $40. Under book. And then with a little research&nbsp;&nbsp; we discovered his investment&nbsp; was worth about $350. More than he paid. </p><p>Nice score eh?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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