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Message:: [QUOTE="ambro, post: 317648, member: 11143"]Hopefully that 'buy and die' will be for a protracted period of time :smile I feel the same way. All I know is that I have coins which have been in my possesion for forty, fortyfive years. Ive managed to keep hold of them, enjoy them, and watch them gain in value. Just a glance at my 'kid' Redbook, from 1968, 1909 vdb matte proof, $350....1914D BU, $585. etc etc. (not that I had these goodies back then, but you get the idea) I dont know if I have 40 years left, but I can almost guarantee what I own now will only go up.  My formula for buying....Buy nothing other than PCGS. Buy coins which sell for the most part only through major auctions. Buy top pop coins, concentrating in Keydate and condition rarity (MS68 Morgans, MS67 Saints), cameo proof Buffalos. Buy coins on ebay that attact LOTS of bids, but only if they are Top quality low pop coins, again only PCGS. Buy only "red" lincolns. Enjoy them, look at them with the loupe, and appreciate their perfection. Take frequent looks at CNBC and see how lousy the market is doing, enjoy 'not' being there. Read the yahoo message boards of the stocks I used to own, and relish the feeling of 'not' wanting to jump out the third floor window![/QUOTE]