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Message:: [QUOTE="kanga, post: 540510, member: 9270"]Three quick stories. 1. I wanted a $1 gold Indian Princess Head, Large Head (1856-1889) for my type set.For an 1862 at a local show (30-50 dealers) already slabbed NGC AU-58, perfect for what I needed.Bought it for greysheet bid (must have been something the dealer was having a hard time selling).Got it home and someone told me to check it out in Breen's Encyclopedia.Turned out to be a DDO.Worth about 50% more based on the only auction record I could find.This was NOT a cherrypick since I didn't know what I was getting.Just pure luck. 2. MFD was sitting next to a dealer (same show; different time) who bought a partial set of Mercs from a customer who didn't know what he had.Turns out the 1942 was a 1942/1.The dealer didn't tell the customer.THAT'S a cherrypick.And IMO that dealer should have every penalty appropriate piled on him. 3. I went to a B&M dealer who showed me a nice silver 3-cent.I don't know why because at that time I wasn't interested in coins like that.He had it labeled as an 1851.I flipped it over and there's a nice "O" at 3 o'clock.I told him about it (I still wasn't interested in the coin).I passed on a cherrypick worth about 50-100% more than one without a mintmark.Would I have cherrypicked it if I had been interested?Probably.[/QUOTE]