Have Your Tastes In Coins Changed?

Everyone here should know by now the several things I wish I had been taught when I was young. Unfortunately I only learned these things through experience and trial and error. These three quotes of mine are all very important and will take any collector a lot farther than most if applied when building a collection.

1. BUY THE BEST YOU CAN AFFORD.
2. BUY QUALITY, NOT QUANTITY.
3. COMMON STUFF WILL ALWAYS BE COMMON AND RARE WILL ONLY GET RARER!

Sincerely, John Leckrone

Nice tips but basically for only a few. In the USA alone there is over 300,000,000 people. Possibly 10% or a lot more collect coins. If true this means 30,000,000 people collect coins. Of course many are just kids, amateurs, one time attempts to become a coin collector, etc. However, this still means that many coins with mintages of less than 30,000,000 will be difficult to acquire for many, many of those individuals.
To me this mean that:
1. With coins, collect what you want.
2. Collect as many of whatever you want.
3. This is really a hobby so enjoy what you collect.
4. Ignor people that attempt to tell you what to do, but do listen to suggestions. Then still do what you want.
As to me changing my ideas of collecting. Never happened yet. I just collect and always have collected what is available at the time.
Also, one thing that has inspired me to collect something specific is if someone gives me a free Album to put coins in. Regardless of what type of Album as long as it' free.

I used to be a modern type of person, collecting the State Quarters and other modern series when I started. I now have the 7070, and a Dansco for Mercury dimes and SLQ's.