Collecting coins toward a goal always means that in the end, you have to join a club, go to a swap meet, check out eBay and other online coin auction houses, meet people and talk to them about coins, all in order to find that Ultimate Coin you’re hunting everywhere for. Of course, you can buy it instantly at a high, perhaps ridiculous and out-of-reach price, or you can find it yourself. One way to find a great coin is to build toward it. To build, you must have a blueprint, an overall plan, within which are smaller sub-sets, called “Strategies” — designed with your goal and purpose in mind. Here’s a quick rundown of Basic Coinology Collecting & Trading Strategy:
1. GEM BU — Totally out-of-the-mint-box, unscratched, undented, unspotted, unclouded.
2. GEM RED — Same as above, but with a reddish tone. No disturbance of the surface.
3. BU — Clearly has no environmental impact, but isn’t as brilliant as the GEM.
4. FULL RED — Nice clear coin, no problems; totally red, no brown anywhere.
5. RB — About half-and-half RED and BROWN, or mostly BROWN with a bit of RED.
6. BN — BROWN, no doubt about it, but still has a good deal of GRADE, MS66 or better.
All of these non-grade indicators can be freely added onto the flip without grade or ANAC committment — just don’t use ANAC numbers to describe the coin!
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