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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2669903, member: 10461&quot;]As [USER=81896]@Deacon Ray[/USER] indicated, keeping a smaller collection of fixed size can help.&nbsp; I have a &quot;core&quot; collection of just twenty pieces, so when I want to add something new to it, I can get part of the way there by selling one already in the box.&nbsp; Each coin sold helps pay for its replacement.&nbsp; It&#039;s more like &quot;upgrading&quot; something in an existing &quot;set&quot; than having to start saving from scratch.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, this collecting style does have its challenges.&nbsp; Sometimes it&#039;s hard keeping the collection small.&nbsp; Sometimes it&#039;s hard to part with a coin, even when you&#039;ll be using the proceeds from its sale to buy something even &quot;nicer&quot;. </p><p><br /></p><p>One thing I often do is build up small, casual &quot;sub-collections&quot; for a fun way of &quot;saving up&quot;.&nbsp; Take, for example, the time I worked on an accumulation of circulated Walking Liberty half dollars in an album.&nbsp; They were not terribly expensive coins and I bought the more common pieces pretty close to melt, but tried to get as nice a set as I could, cheaply.&nbsp; Worked on that for several months, then sold the album. </p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Then</i>, with those proceeds, I had a bigger lump sum to put towards a single nice piece in my primary collection.&nbsp; Building casual &quot;sub-collections&quot; and flipping them later is more fun than having to wait around empty-handed while you save up for a big purchase.&nbsp; It gives you something to do.&nbsp; Of course it has to be done carefully, or you&#039;ll lose money.</p><p><br /></p><p>Saving up is great for those who have the discipline, but I can certainly empathize with those who have a tough time doing it.&nbsp; It&#039;s never been my strong suit, either.</p><p><br /></p><p>Despite some risks, doing a little &quot;flipping&quot; or cherrypicking on the side to fund your primary collection is fun. </p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/gds/Cherrypicking-coins-Two-1877-Indian-cents-for-8-00-/10000000001425218/g.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/gds/Cherrypicking-coins-Two-1877-Indian-cents-for-8-00-/10000000001425218/g.html" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/gds/Cherrypicking-coins-Two-1877-Indian-cents-for-8-00-/10000000001425218/g.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/gds/Cherrypicking-coins-Two-1877-Indian-cents-for-8-00-/10000000001425218/g.html" rel="nofollow">Here&#039;s an old story I wrote about one particular series of &quot;flips&quot; I did.</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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