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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Troodon, post: 1901286, member: 4626&quot;]The main reason I ever get my coins graded has much more to do with ease of storage and preservation than caring about their investment potential, as I do not in any meaningful way consider my collection an investment (on the rare occasion I sell any of my coins, it&#039;s usually for the sake of buying other coins).&nbsp; But I like comparing them to see if I can see why the graded what they did, and not only do I find it almost impossible to tell a 69 from a 70, I can barely tell the difference between a 68 and a 69 sometimes.&nbsp; I&#039;ve always believed that if you can&#039;t tell the difference between a 69 and a 70, you shouldn&#039;t pay for it either lol... and 70&#039;s just seem like a sucker&#039;s bet of an investment for modern coins when the majority (of proofs/commems) grade 69 anyway and 70&#039;s aren&#039;t even especially rare.&nbsp; One can make money in the short term separating fools from their money but in the long term modern 70&#039;s don&#039;t seem to be any better investment than beanie babies; the fad has to die some time.&nbsp; Maybe I&#039;m just being cynical but nobody&#039;s ever gone broke by being too cautious.&nbsp; I&#039;ve always hated when perception can somehow trump reality (why I don&#039;t like investing in a lot of stocks lol...) but in the long run reality tends to win out.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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