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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kanga, post: 13386278, member: 9270&quot;]My intent is to go ONLY after slabbed coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m finding that 10-20% over Greysheet is NOT sufficient to win most bids.</p><p>So I&#039;ll have to rethink that range.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I do have target grades in mind. Cost is the driving force.</p><p>-- XF/AU for most R-1 through R-3 coins. Maybe an occasional MS.</p><p>-- For R-4 coins probably just XF.</p><p>-- Above that, VF if the coin is straight graded. Higher for Details coins BUT I really prefer to avoid them.</p><p>-- Nothing less than VF unless it&#039;s nice-looking for the grade and/or a rarer item.</p><p><br /></p><p>--</p><p><br /></p><p>A while back I did the same sort of thing with Capped Bust Quarters/Reduced Diameter (1831-1838).</p><p>I went after a compete Browning number set.</p><p>I have three Guides for them.</p><p>I fell short of complete by two coins, the rarest two.</p><p>An R-5+ and an R-8.</p><p>Only one is in a Details slab (the third rarest, an R-5) and I cherrypicked it raw off eBay.</p><p><br /></p><p>Experience indicates that price isn&#039;t my prime restricting factor.</p><p>Finding the rarer varieties is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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