It is about what you have not what you need when money is tight!

Focus on what you have not what you need. Look through your collection for coins that should be sent in to be graded and find coins you think can earn an upgrade.

The mint has a lot of great series that are circulating right now. Begin a MS set of presidential dollars or finish up your MS set of state quarters. These coins may not yield the largest financial returns but they will give you a cheap coin fix.

Spend time working on organizing your collection and sell the coins you really could live without. With these excess funds buy coins you need for sets you are working on.

Eliminate the junk. There is no need to hang on to all of those pre-1964 dimes you pulled out of circulation or the other silver coins that have no value to your collection. Save your best of each date and mintmark and sell the excess. Trimming the fat can be a profitable way of clearing some space in you collection.

Write an article for RCI news (my newsletter). It is free to do and very enjoyable.

Check out garage sales and flea markets for diamonds in the rough.

Good luck!

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