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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;treehugger, post: 1340149, member: 28451&quot;]Ah, I remember a time when a coin was appreciated for its beauty, its design or its historical signficance.&nbsp;&nbsp; We then witnessed the emergence of coin grading.&nbsp;&nbsp; Of course, grading does have merit in some situations, but it has been overdone to the point it has served to trivialize coins and the hobby both.&nbsp; &nbsp; We have early release, first strike, gold label, blue label, brown label, black label, flag label, roosevelt label, label ad nauseam.&nbsp;&nbsp; Have we lost our ability to use our own minds to appreciate coins to the point we have to rely on a number assigned to it by someone who looks at it for 20 seconds?&nbsp;&nbsp; I prefer to look at mine for hours. </p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry for the trip down memory lane; we had better get back to discussing the mercenary aspects of the 25th anniversary set, as the topic of the thread is price watch.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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