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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stewart, post: 854547, member: 19834&quot;]I agree totally:thumb:</p><p><br /></p><p>I have been collecting since the mid 70&#039;s And from my experiences coin collecting has not changed all that much except for the third party graders.</p><p>The scams and fakes were there then. Just not as many people knew that much about them with the limited amount of information available to collectors. Our only sources of information was our yearly purchase of the RedBook, Coin shop owners where you bought coins, coin clubs if you lucky enough to have one in your area. And the very few coin magazines that existed at the time. I remember reading every single page of any coin magazine back then. </p><p>Then along comes the internet and the power of the information shifted from the dealers to the collectors. We are constantly updating each other as to scams,fakes and the vast number of error coins in the blink of an eye. I have witnessed many new varieties being reported the day they are found on coin forums. </p><p>where as back in the 70&#039;s information about a new error variety would take months if not years to make it into any book for the information to get to collectors. If at all depending on the editors of any given book if they thought it was worth page space to mention.</p><p>Now I am like a kid in a candy store, Just like when I was a kid collecting.</p><p>I can find something I think is cool on a coin, or just a excellent&nbsp; specimen</p><p>and can share it with people that enjoy the same hobby. We all have friends and family and have found a really cool coin and very excitedly show it to them and get that look from them like we have lost a few marbles:goofer:</p><p>Just my 2 cent piece</p><p><br /></p><p>Stewart[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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