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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JPeace$, post: 3030948, member: 42727&quot;]I fell in love with the hobby partly because of the coins and partly because of the history.&nbsp; I&#039;ve bought many books and am constantly improving my grading skills.&nbsp; I think I have a pretty good eye and I know what appeals to my eye.&nbsp; I don&#039;t really pay attention to FBL, FH or FS, primarily because I don&#039;t collect those series.&nbsp; Even when I have added coins from the series, I&#039;m not really paying attention to those attributes.&nbsp; I&#039;m looking at field condition, strike, luster and any distracting contact marks.</p><p><br /></p><p>That being said, I am not ashamed that I predominantly buy my coins already graded.&nbsp; I&#039;d be suspicious of a raw coin in grades I&#039;m looking to buy.&nbsp; I do take the time to judge the coin in the holder and not buy blindly.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve just recently started buying raw coins for my Dansco.&nbsp; I only buy raw when I can judge it in-hand.&nbsp; I bought 14 raw coins at the last coin show I attended.&nbsp; For example, one was an 1894 S Barber Half.&nbsp; Condition is F-12.&nbsp; The patina accents the features/devices well.&nbsp; I paid about $40 for it.&nbsp; It has some very faint hairlines when viewed under a loupe.&nbsp; It&#039;s going in the Dansco.&nbsp; I also bought a 1877 Seated Dime in the same condition for around $20.&nbsp; But when I&#039;m buying them for my other type set, I&#039;m spending a lot more and those coins generally reside in TPG holders.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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