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<p>[QUOTE="Bazz, post: 694807, member: 17274"]I wouldn't worry about it JDS. Like you I'm just getting back into the swing of things. I still have some of the coins that I collected as a kid and am building on it. For me the one place for guys like us to stay away from is Ebay. If there is something obvious up for bid (like a modern ASE) and the price is right I'll go for it. Yet from what I have seen and heard in this forum and gotten caught with myself that place is pretty bad. </p><p> </p><p>You are most defintely right about the cleaning of older coins. I bought a 1928 peace dollar from ebay that looked like it was uncriculated except that the feathers on the eagle were worn right off. There's no way a coin gets that worn without getting dirty.</p><p> </p><p>By the way how is the Kennedy half dollar collecting going? I went to that site APMEX and saw some very nice proof half dollars there. I thing that I'm going to pick a few up. Thanks for the tip.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bazz, post: 694807, member: 17274"]I wouldn't worry about it JDS. Like you I'm just getting back into the swing of things. I still have some of the coins that I collected as a kid and am building on it. For me the one place for guys like us to stay away from is Ebay. If there is something obvious up for bid (like a modern ASE) and the price is right I'll go for it. Yet from what I have seen and heard in this forum and gotten caught with myself that place is pretty bad. You are most defintely right about the cleaning of older coins. I bought a 1928 peace dollar from ebay that looked like it was uncriculated except that the feathers on the eagle were worn right off. There's no way a coin gets that worn without getting dirty. By the way how is the Kennedy half dollar collecting going? I went to that site APMEX and saw some very nice proof half dollars there. I thing that I'm going to pick a few up. Thanks for the tip.[/QUOTE]
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