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<p>[QUOTE="CircCam, post: 3581823, member: 85675"]Glad to hear it, Randy!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Lovely coins, and agreed...sure I wish all my coins were preserved the way the quarter and your 1797 are, but it’s not realistic for someone who enjoys picking up new coins as much as I do.</p><p><br /></p><p>That’s partly why I posted this- I’m absolutely a work in progress at being disciplined in my purchases. The CircCam look in classic US type stuff or pretty colors on an MS Indian Cent get me going on a coin sometimes and I get tunnel vision and pull the trigger without taking a second to cool my heels and consider all aspects.</p><p><br /></p><p>These are fantastic and exactly the choice type coins I’m talking about. Very nice!</p><p><br /></p><p>I just learned recently in my quest for a quality but affordable Draped Bust quarter that there are tons out there in low grades (AG, G) that have big price tags (for a journeyman like me anyway) due to the rarity and retail value ($300-500) but the coins just sit there on the shelf because most at that grade level have issues and/or lack eye appeal. When I find one with eye appeal and choice surfaces down there, I’ll be all over it. Still looking.</p><p><br /></p><p>I’m glad some of you found the information helpful- the other side of the coin in my experience is to be careful to still judge coins holistically... micro-grading can take the fun out of things really fast, so if a coin has an issue or two and you still love it, that’s all that matters.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CircCam, post: 3581823, member: 85675"]Glad to hear it, Randy! Lovely coins, and agreed...sure I wish all my coins were preserved the way the quarter and your 1797 are, but it’s not realistic for someone who enjoys picking up new coins as much as I do. That’s partly why I posted this- I’m absolutely a work in progress at being disciplined in my purchases. The CircCam look in classic US type stuff or pretty colors on an MS Indian Cent get me going on a coin sometimes and I get tunnel vision and pull the trigger without taking a second to cool my heels and consider all aspects. These are fantastic and exactly the choice type coins I’m talking about. Very nice! I just learned recently in my quest for a quality but affordable Draped Bust quarter that there are tons out there in low grades (AG, G) that have big price tags (for a journeyman like me anyway) due to the rarity and retail value ($300-500) but the coins just sit there on the shelf because most at that grade level have issues and/or lack eye appeal. When I find one with eye appeal and choice surfaces down there, I’ll be all over it. Still looking. I’m glad some of you found the information helpful- the other side of the coin in my experience is to be careful to still judge coins holistically... micro-grading can take the fun out of things really fast, so if a coin has an issue or two and you still love it, that’s all that matters.[/QUOTE]
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