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Rest in Peace
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just carl has a good point. On a limited budget, you might consider doing a type set of as nice of examples as you can afford, going back as early as you can afford (since chain and wreath cents are pricey). I have been updating my 7070 with high grade large cent and Half Cents, and it is quite enjoyable, but that set only goes back to the draped bust series. |
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trying to get a complete set of those for himself for over 30 years now. If you look up all the varieties people claim there is, you could end up spending the rest of your life looking for them all. Precisely why I collect them..... |
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I'm a relatively new early copper collector, and have immersed myself into the EAC pool deep, I hardly have any coins yet, but did join the EAC and bought every book I could find on them, (see my posts on EAC books, in the books and supplies forum). I find them fascinating - more so than almost any other coin series encompassing United States Issues. (a few of my posts on them below); https://goccf.com/t/166811https://goccf.com/t/157434https://goccf.com/t/159115https://goccf.com/t/115285One of my favorite stories from a guy that began to collect early coppers: http://www.largecents.net/articles/...cle-jp1.htmlHe tells the story well, and really seems to be like my foray into EAC collecting also, though I'm only a neophyte at this point. One thing I've found is that EACers will help you out if they know you are serious, there is so much to learn, I'm really hoping to attend the EAC convention in Colorado Springs this spring. Even though I've found I can't afford a lot of the coins - I get just as much pleasure studying them in books and auction catalogs, never had that interest in other series of coins. I do come from a error and variety collecting background, so the Sheldon and Cohen sets are right up my alley! I'm having a blast and trying to absorb as much knowledge of our 1st coins as I possibly can. The books, (there are so many good ones) can be as expensive as your monthly budget or 3 months worth in some cases, I've tried like heck to acquire as many as I can. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Collect coins you like. I've never liked anything other than the early Liberty Caps, which limits me to 1793-1796, but there's a lifetime's project
Buy the single most expensive coin you can afford. Don't buy any more unless you like that one. I returned a VF 1795 because ANACS slabbed it as details because of graffiti. That put me off my large cent appetite for a while. Same thing goes for dings, retooling, pitting, polishing, etc etc.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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People say buy the book first before the coin and I disagree. It is better to have some large cents in your hand to better understand what the book is trying to teach you.
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People say buy the book first before the coin ... Bluegrassriver - IMHO, this advise wasn't intended to be taken literally. It's aimed at those who buy coins without doing any study, those who make impulsive, uninformed purchases. While serious collectors certainly see coins as being more than simple commodities, coins are commodities, nonetheless. Whether buying a car, a microwave or a coin, it certainly pays in the long run for consumers to do some homework; this, by buying/borrowing a book or two. Of course, when an uninformed collector later bemoans making a poor purchase, he/she can always rationalize and blame the seller. That's one "upside" if you will that I can see after making an uninformed purchase. Another "upside" is that later realizing an ill-informed purchase may lead to the purchase of a coin book! Sadly, I've witnessed too many would-be coin collectors who were easily discouraged by making uninformed purchases; only to afterwards drift away from this great hobby. P.S. - Please, don't take my use of the word "upside" literally. I wrote that tongue-in-cheek!  Edited by ExoGuy
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