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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Owle, post: 1417085, member: 22004&quot;]I went to one of my first and favorite coin shows today that has been in operation since 1960.&nbsp; Plenty of good dealers and coins on the bourse floor. But also a number of numismatic traps.&nbsp; You walk the floor of a coin show and there are inevitably coins that upon first inspection look fine, like you would do well buying the coin, getting it certified and then selling at a tidy profit.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some examples today:&nbsp; a great looking proof Barber dime that is otherwise PR63/64 but on closer inspection turns out to have a slight hairline scratch. Dealer says it is probably in the die, but when shown to a former NGC and PCGS grader, who says they might grade it PR61 on a really good day because it is a staple scratch, the dealer admits his mistake.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>A $10 Liberty in an MS63 ANACS holder that looks mark free and a lock MS64 plus. Upon presentation for the former grader for inspection, he is quite clear something has been done to alter the surfaces, not dipped per se, but altered.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There are many uncertified coin traps out there that are in dealers cases waiting for the unsuspecting.&nbsp; Will they grade?&nbsp; That is the big question.&nbsp; As has been said numerous times before, there is no free lunch in this hobby.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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