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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SilverSurfer, post: 852679, member: 21603&quot;]I do agree with the other, buying both blue and red book should be part of your purchase.&nbsp; Read them as well, otherwise they are just books that you bought and serve no purpose.&nbsp; I will discuss your coin choices though, as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1983 Libertad you got at $21.38 is a pretty good deal.&nbsp; I&#039;m just wondering about the weird .38 cents tacked on the end.&nbsp; Most dealers are willing to round the numbers out.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 2 merc dimes you did well on.&nbsp; The current melt value is $1.30, so $.20 more for each one isn&#039;t too shabby.&nbsp; My dealer has mercs in a junk bin for $1.75 each....I won&#039;t touch them as they should be priced more along what you paid for yours.</p><p><br /></p><p>The wheat cents I think were a bad buy.&nbsp; You can still find 1940-1959 wheat cents in rolls.&nbsp; You shouldn&#039;t pay $.40 for each.&nbsp; If you are looking to buy wheaties, make sure they are pre-1939.&nbsp; Although you only paid less than a dollar for both, so not too bad.</p><p><br /></p><p>The $28 you paid for the ASE is where you got taken.&nbsp; Most ASE are MS69 or MS68 when you first purchase them.&nbsp; You could of bought an unslabbed MS69 2010 ASE for $20.50 this past weekend.&nbsp; Slabbed ASE&#039;s aren&#039;t such a good buy.</p><p><br /></p><p>My suggestion....buy the red book and find a coin in there that is in your price range that is a rare coin.&nbsp; A coin with a low mintage or one that not many still exist.&nbsp; Even in VF-20 condition, buying a rare coins is a better investment than raw silver.....but you have to know what rare coin to buy, so get the red book as a minimum.&nbsp; I think you should get the blue book as well, as this teaches you what is marked up and what is not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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