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<p>[QUOTE="orifdoc, post: 2896677, member: 82261"]To the OP, if that’s the sort of coin that you find interesting, you’re already well on your way to owning great coins. At every grade there are coins I’d pay well above book price to acquire and coins I wouldn’t care to own at any price.</p><p><br /></p><p>The trick is to know the difference. It’s much harder without seeing them in person. When you know it’s “the one” don’t be afraid to stretch a bit.</p><p><br /></p><p>My lesson.....</p><p><br /></p><p>Saw a gorgeous 1927-S Peace dollar in a dealer’s case in a PCGS MS65 holder. Was maybe $9k at the time, way above “book” for the time. Loved it, and had the $ to buy at the time but didn’t. The dealer later got a CAC sticker on it. The price then went to $10.5k. Not able to stop thinking about it, I bought it, even though it took a few months to pay for. A few years later when I sold the set, it upgraded to PCGS MS65+ CAC, making it something like a $18k pop 5 coin. The numbers might not be exact, but they’re close. The whole experience made me TRVST my eyes a little bit more.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="orifdoc, post: 2896677, member: 82261"]To the OP, if that’s the sort of coin that you find interesting, you’re already well on your way to owning great coins. At every grade there are coins I’d pay well above book price to acquire and coins I wouldn’t care to own at any price. The trick is to know the difference. It’s much harder without seeing them in person. When you know it’s “the one” don’t be afraid to stretch a bit. My lesson..... Saw a gorgeous 1927-S Peace dollar in a dealer’s case in a PCGS MS65 holder. Was maybe $9k at the time, way above “book” for the time. Loved it, and had the $ to buy at the time but didn’t. The dealer later got a CAC sticker on it. The price then went to $10.5k. Not able to stop thinking about it, I bought it, even though it took a few months to pay for. A few years later when I sold the set, it upgraded to PCGS MS65+ CAC, making it something like a $18k pop 5 coin. The numbers might not be exact, but they’re close. The whole experience made me TRVST my eyes a little bit more.[/QUOTE]
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