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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cloudsweeper99, post: 318321, member: 3011&quot;]Forgive me in advance from offering my honest opinion...</p><p><br /></p><p>Your moving too fast and potentially throwing your money away without really knowing what you want.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I realize it&#039;s very exciting when you begin, and who really wants to read or study anything when there are coins for sale practically everywhere.&nbsp; But a year from now you may feel differently than you do now about the specific coins you have purchased, and it would be sad to see you give up the hobby as a result.&nbsp; Pretty soon you&#039;ll be down a couple of hundred dollars without really thinking about what you want to accomplish.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are very inexpensive ways to collect until you gain a little experience.&nbsp; Roll searching is one of them.&nbsp; You can search to put a set together or to collect silver.&nbsp; Many people here search rolls of half dollars to do both at the same time.&nbsp; You can collect modern dollar coins simply by asking cashiers for them.&nbsp; They dislike the coins and will be happy to give you all the dollar coins they have for one paper dollar each.&nbsp; You can put a 20th century type set together from a combination of pocket change and a few inexpensive coins from a local dealer.&nbsp; You might discover you have a particular interest in one particular series.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Think a little bit harder before you spend your next $100 on coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>When you say you paid &quot;$29 for both&quot; did you mean you got them for $14.50 each or $29 each?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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