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Message:: [QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 2656096, member: 27832"]Provident is a "reputable dealer" in the sense that you will receive a genuine gold half-eagle. But there's no guarantee on eye appeal, and I have to assume that many coins people sell to Provident are the ones unlikely to get any premium elsewhere. In other words, you may be likely to get an uglier XF there than you would elsewhere. If you just want to tick off "bought a circulated half eagle" from the list, yeah, this will fit the bill. If I were doing the shopping, though, I'd more likely snipe something on eBay -- individual sellers aren't necessarily "reputable dealers", but Buyer Protection is serious business. On the other hand, if time is a factor -- if having the coin is the point, and the process of shopping isn't rewarding for you -- there's no point in spending hours on eBay. (Except that some large "reputable dealers" actually sell common gold for less on eBay than on their websites, especially during promotions.)[/QUOTE]