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<p>[QUOTE="Eduard, post: 752204, member: 8959"]<b>I am Glad I Listened to Dave Bowers Advice in 1986....</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Besides Proof Gold, another area which Doug's graphs show as having done well over this long time span is Early and Key Dates. This is precisely what Dave Bowers was advocating in the mid 80's: Focus on the keys, and scarce/rare coins. I therefore set out to chase 1790's Large Cents, Dollars, half dollars, quarters, etc.</p><p> </p><p>Granted, early type and key/rare dates were NOT cheap back then, but as the graph and my own experience shows the investment was worth it. Even accounting for auction/purchasing fees and inflation, there is still a net gain to be shown, besides the enjoyment I had in owning historically significant coins. This, BTW, was the key driver for me behind my coin purchases, not a desire to make money fast.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Eduard, post: 752204, member: 8959"][b]I am Glad I Listened to Dave Bowers Advice in 1986....[/b] Besides Proof Gold, another area which Doug's graphs show as having done well over this long time span is Early and Key Dates. This is precisely what Dave Bowers was advocating in the mid 80's: Focus on the keys, and scarce/rare coins. I therefore set out to chase 1790's Large Cents, Dollars, half dollars, quarters, etc. Granted, early type and key/rare dates were NOT cheap back then, but as the graph and my own experience shows the investment was worth it. Even accounting for auction/purchasing fees and inflation, there is still a net gain to be shown, besides the enjoyment I had in owning historically significant coins. This, BTW, was the key driver for me behind my coin purchases, not a desire to make money fast.[/QUOTE]
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