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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jhinton, post: 1417370, member: 24410&quot;]Is your entire collection based upon what can get &quot; a grade&quot;? No doubt that if you are trying to put together a nice set then you want nice coins for said set, however it is up to you the buying to research and study to pick out those coins. That said, if a dealer obviously lies to you about something which would be hard to prove in most cases, then simply do not do business with that dealer again. &quot;Coin collecting&quot; is a hobby and should be treated as such, i.e. you collect what you like for your collection. I have more than a few coins in my collection that would never grade but I did not pay a lot for them and they are special, i.e. I like them! If I wanted to put together a set of higher end coins, then I would not bother cherry picking dealers stock until I was confident and knowledgeable enough to do so.</p><p>If you fall into one of these traps I think it would be due to your own ignorance. Most collectors I know have fallen into one of those &quot;traps&quot; at one point (myself included), but almost every time it was due to ignorance or arrogance. Until you reach a point where you can tell the difference I would invest some time studying, reading and buying already graded coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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