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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;srkjkd, post: 313264, member: 7248&quot;]Happy new year to all. You were very smart in seeking advice and pricing first. welcome to the hobby and i hope you stay for many years. it can bring you much entertainment, knowledge , and friendship. my personal opinion is that once someone enters the hobby, buys at a high price, or buy damaged coins advertised as being &quot;special&quot; {ie; gold plated or colored w/&nbsp; enamel}. before anyone ever buys a coin, they should first seek knowledge, advice, and , if possible, mentors. when a new person to the hobby gets burned, many never return. there would be so many more people (my own opinion) involved in our hobby, if they just didn&#039;t get ripped off. recently, i have written the ana regarding developing a consumer awarenesss class for numismatics. there are only around 32,000 ana members, but there are many more collectors than that. thank God for forums such as this one. you may have saved people thousands of dollars. since the mint is promoting numismatics, we need to find a way to help new collectors enter the marketplace. if they don&#039;t get burned, then maybe more will stay. it is better for all of us in the long run, as well as being the right thing to do. once again, welcome to the hobby and i hope it provides you much fulfillment. it is a wonderful hobby when pursued with honest individuals..&nbsp;&nbsp; steve[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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