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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mark_h, post: 89378, member: 3726&quot;]I try to do some home work - but it is really hard without coins in hand to practice grading.&nbsp; And I never expect the coins I get at the local shop to be worth more than what I pay.&nbsp; I actually think the one I bought is only worth about 40 bucks(no matter what they go on ebay for, even in the variety I have). There is a couple of people down at the local shop that took time to go over a comparisons of two coins and why they have the price they do.&nbsp; Very helpful. </p><p><br /></p><p>One of the reason I did not come back sooner to this post was because I have spent hours looking at coins on ebay(and many other sites) to compare prices and grades of the shield nickels(with what I bought).&nbsp; I have been tracking some on ebay just to see what they sell at. I have come to the conclusion that decent finds in the shield nickels(and flying eagles) are rare. I have also been searching for some of the key dates - they are tough to find.&nbsp;&nbsp; I now understand why some people stay away from ebay - it gets really tough grading the coins from the scans and most of the prices are ridiculous.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I also need to add that once I buy them they do not go anywhere but into the old safe.&nbsp; Of all my coins I have only parted with one - a 1990 1/2 oz gold eagle which did not fit into my collection.&nbsp; I just completed getting all the ms/pr69 silver eagles (with the exception of 1997 and 1995w) and I am still wondering what my next project will be - I know I am going to look for a few other varieties on the shield nickels, but I doubt my project will be a shield nickel set.&nbsp;&nbsp; The only thing I know is I do not want anything modern.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do appreciate all the advice and info.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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