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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4619022, member: 19463"]Look at the photos and look at the grades. This was before grades were inflated and dealers actually were willing to admit that some coins were not EF. However some of the illustrations strike me as too conservative even for back then making me wonder if the coins being offered were not the ones shown in the photo. Yes, you could get a 'F' Shekel of Tyre for $30 but the one in the image was to illustrate the type and was not the only one they had.</p><p><br /></p><p>I first (and last!) visited Gimbels coin department in NYC in 1968. I recall thinking that they were asking too much for what they had. I bought nothing there but there were better stores downtown. The coins I bought there were sold in 1974 and I don't recall details. I went to NYC several times while stationed at Ft. Monmouth NJ. The bus was $6 round trip and I ate at places recommended in a book which is still available:</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/New-York-5-10-day/dp/B0007DZKX2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.amazon.com/New-York-5-10-day/dp/B0007DZKX2" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/New-York-5-10-day/dp/B0007DZKX2</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4619022, member: 19463"]Look at the photos and look at the grades. This was before grades were inflated and dealers actually were willing to admit that some coins were not EF. However some of the illustrations strike me as too conservative even for back then making me wonder if the coins being offered were not the ones shown in the photo. Yes, you could get a 'F' Shekel of Tyre for $30 but the one in the image was to illustrate the type and was not the only one they had. I first (and last!) visited Gimbels coin department in NYC in 1968. I recall thinking that they were asking too much for what they had. I bought nothing there but there were better stores downtown. The coins I bought there were sold in 1974 and I don't recall details. I went to NYC several times while stationed at Ft. Monmouth NJ. The bus was $6 round trip and I ate at places recommended in a book which is still available: [URL]https://www.amazon.com/New-York-5-10-day/dp/B0007DZKX2[/URL][/QUOTE]
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