What lesson do wish you learned 10 years ago?

lkeigwin

...Personally, I was slow to sort out the TPGs. Later I learned to pay more attention to the coin, not the grade or TPG. I still make a lot of mistakes but I think I am a little bit wiser. Yet after 45 years collecting I still feel like a neophyte sometimes. This board is priceless, and good for humility.

AUandAG

Wow, oh can I relate!

bob

PrivateCoinCollector

Buy only PCGS Slabbed coins.

fcloud

I don't think you ever stop learning. I did get my lesson in about 1980, and I am glad I did!

Bochiman

10 years ago? I got married just a couple weeks past 9 years ago....I better not comment

NHSBaseball

That the lower my expectations of others- the happier I tend to be.




Oh, you mean coins?
I wish I had taken the time to recognize obviously cleaned/dipped/repaired coins for what they really were.

nicetoning42107

Not to buy valuable, single, raw coins on eBay. Even if the seller has a return policy; it's such a hassle to return it. The whole thing's a crapshoot.

lordmarcovan

Buy low and sell high?

thisnamztaken

That naturally toned Classic Commems are beautiful to own and look at, but almost impossible to recoup your money on when it's time to sell them.

Broadstruck

Less = More!

lasvegasteddy

matty's-matty's-matty's

as many pcgs as i could and wow would current prices make me smile

speety

Ummm 10 years ago, well if i had known long division by that point i would have been wayyyy ahead of everyone else in my class. (and won our math worm contest! )

lasvegasteddy

<<<Ummm 10 years ago, well if i had known long division by that point i would have been wayyyy ahead of everyone else in my class>>>
lol...youngsters

class was all about tradin twinkies for panty's if ya was learning something

ziggy29

Don't blindly rely on a slab to tell you whether a coin is good or bad.

MFH

Ten years ago I was offered a 1904-S Half in AU 55 for $1400 - and passed
on it because I was just starting the quarter collection and wasn't sure if I'd
even start a Half set...

FatMan

Quality...not quantity. And patience is the key to a great collection. It took until about 8 years ago to learn this.

ambro51

Enjoy the time you spend with your Mom and Dad....

Because all too soon, those days will be gone forever.

ElKevvo

From a coin collecting standpoint, 'Buys the keys'

From a life standpoint 'Enjoy the time you spend with your Mom and Dad.... Because all too soon, those days will be gone forever.'

K

edited for clarity...

BECOKA

Should have stuck to PCGS on the old gold and should have bought as much new gold as I possibly could.

Casman

That nobody ever learned anything by talking, and that there is a difference between being long winded and being right. Also, that when something big happens, back the truck, sell the farm, go all in....I guess that would be 3...

57loaded

i wasn't really back into numismatics 10 years ago

i do have some other lessons i wish i had learned though

DNADave

BUY GOLD AT $240

sorry if this just too OT for the hard core ones here.

TwoSides2aCoin

That copper weenies are actually BRILLIANT.

rhedden

1) Don't buy raw (uncertified) DMPL Morgans at a show. They're not slabbed for a reason.

2) It's OK to pay over greysheet for the really rare type material, because it won't matter in 10 years.

AU58WALKERS

maybe not 10 years ago, perhaps 40 years ago.
BUY THE FRICKEN KEYS FIRST, if you plan to do the whole series.