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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bob Evancho, post: 3140021, member: 84595&quot;]Well said.&nbsp; I bought the book before I bought the coins.&nbsp; Starting at age 6 my first coin purchase from blue berry money was a good 1918/7 Buffalo nickel for $20.&nbsp; I had it encapsulated years ago and is still the pride of my collecting hobby.&nbsp; As I got older, I read and read more specialized books.&nbsp; Over the years I know I have spent over $4,000 on reference books.&nbsp; It is still a learning experience.&nbsp; For many years I couldn&#039;t afford to buy the Best coins but I did become like &quot;Collector Nut&quot;, a Borderline Hoarder.&nbsp; So now sitting in my safe deposit box ( I had to buy it for my small bank, $1,400 and 24 deep by 34 wide by 32 high) are 11 sets of Morgan Dollars minus the 1895, 12 sets of Peace dollars, etc, etc., you get the borderline hoarding idea.&nbsp; I also got a lesson in history, the minting process, and expanded to foreign countries and learned some of their history.&nbsp; When the VAM book came out or the Cherry Pickers Guide, I read and read and started cherry picking coin dealers at small town coin shows.&nbsp; Example: MS 61 1878 VAM 44A for $50, F15 1942/1-D dime $2 and many more cherry picks. All because I read the book, learned die characteristics, learned about counterfeit and altered coins, learned history and I tell young collectors to collect coins as a hobby, for the beauty of the coin, for the History of the country of origin and not to think about profit until they are ready to retire.&nbsp; Read, read, read.&nbsp; Start young, Learn from older collectors, buy the best you can afford, cherry pick even better, and live to retire with a profit.&nbsp; Happy collecting or hoarding of coins but read the book before you buy the coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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