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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Breakdown, post: 702741, member: 19532&quot;]All right.&nbsp; I will give it a shot.</p><p><br /></p><p>1.&nbsp; Have fun.&nbsp; It is a hobby.&nbsp; I don&#039;t want to lose money hand over fist, but I am in this as a collector first and foremost.</p><p><br /></p><p>2.&nbsp; Knowledge requires reading.&nbsp; Read everything available on the series you collect (for instance, I have three books on Buffalo nickels and re-read them periodically).</p><p><br /></p><p>3.&nbsp; Focus on one or two series and do not be tempted to buy pretty baubles in other series you know little or nothing about.</p><p><br /></p><p>4.&nbsp; If there is something about a coin that bothers you (an abrasion in a certain spot, toning you don&#039;t care for on the reverse, a weak strike in a single location, for example), no matter how much you like the coin otherwise, do not pass go and buy it.&nbsp; That something will be there every time you look at the coin.&nbsp; There will always be other coins to buy.</p><p><br /></p><p>5.&nbsp; Accept that there are others in this field who will always know more than you do.&nbsp; Find people in this category that you can trust and take advantage of the opportunity to learn from them (and yes, this may include buying coins from dealers you trust).&nbsp; By the way, there are such people on this and other forums.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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