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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 5141156, member: 10461&quot;]Side thought:</p><p><br /></p><p>Hypothetically, let&#039;s suppose I <i>did</i> collect moderns, and felt the need to have complete sets of every year&#039;s US Mint issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think what I would do then is have a self-imposed five-year moratorium.&nbsp; In other words, I&#039;d only buy on the secondary market, a minimum of five years after the issue date of any particular item.</p><p><br /></p><p>By so doing, I&#039;d avoid paying the Mint&#039;s retail markup, after time allowed prices time to stabilize.&nbsp; This would save money on most issues, probably, since most depreciate.</p><p><br /></p><p>On others in high demand, I&#039;d certainly have to pay more on the secondary market than I could have done via the Mint. But I&#039;d avoid having to be part of a clawing, disgruntled mob, and I&#039;d be able to see the actual coin(s) before purchase and thus be able to cherrypick nicer examples.&nbsp; And I think overall, across the spectrum, it would add up to less than if I had bought everything from the Mint to begin with.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not sure if these musings are sound.&nbsp; They&#039;re just that: musings.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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