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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;silvereagle82, post: 806851, member: 1700&quot;]About Good,</p><p><br /></p><p>I know where your coming from ... I&#039;ve only been to one coin show in my short collecting time, that being the Houston Money Show about 4 years ago. At the time I was clueless about the hobby and overwhelmed by the large number of dealers, coins, etc. ... Needless to say I wasn&#039;t prepared and in hindsight overpaid for the two NewOrleans mint silver dollars I bought that day.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since then I have focused my collection primarily on world gold. Obviously most coin shows do not have a large world gold selection, if any, of the type and quality of coins I&#039;m interested in. With that said, I have strictly been a internet buyer.&nbsp; I&#039;ve bought from Ebay, Auctions (US and Europe), internet dealers, forum members, and referral individual sellers. I have found great deals and not so great deals in all these networks. </p><p><br /></p><p>When buying through these channels vs. coin shows, you do lose the ability to see the coin in hand which is so important, although high quality digital photography has certainly helped level the playing field in this regard. So you have to always consider the reputation of the sellers through this networks.</p><p><br /></p><p>But in the end as several people have stated ... he who has done the most homework (re. current pricing, availabilty, or whatever your looking for special in a coin) is the guy with the upper hand ..... with <b>greater knowledge, patience and buying discipline</b> than the average collector and/or dealer you will find those good/great deals !!</p><p><br /></p><p>Also remember that not always will you be able to buy a great coin for a great deal ... sometimes great coins of the type/grade your looking for seldom come to market and the price will not be what you consider a good/great deal at the time; but may be in the future. That is when collecting decisions get tough <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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