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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;samclemens3991, post: 8285239, member: 82181&quot;]I would really like to hear from anyone who makes coins that have been slabbed &quot;Details&quot; a part of your collection.&nbsp;&nbsp; Are you happy with your coins?&nbsp; Is it just a price thing?&nbsp; Do you have any buyer&#039;s remorse when a straight graded coin of the same date and grade becomes available?</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; I ask this because A few months back I thought it would be nice to add a few mint-marked coins to my Liberty Seated Quarter collection.</p><p>I soon discovered that all most all San Fran quarters are in Details holders.&nbsp; This got me looking at Details coins in general.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; A little background.&nbsp; I have been a coin snob for most of my life.</p><p>I do not mean I buy coins worth thousands of dollars.&nbsp; I just mean anytime I found a coin with a problem I turned it down.&nbsp; Here is an example.&nbsp; About 40 years ago when buying coins sight unseen through the mail was a thing, I bought an 1872 Seated Half dollar.&nbsp; It was a beauty.&nbsp; AU-58 with full strike, light golden tone.&nbsp; However, it also had 16 tiny pinpricks that were arranged into 4 identical rectangles, located on both Obverse and Reverse at 6;oclock and 12 o&#039;clock.&nbsp; I was crushed.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; I spent a day or two convincing myself they were unimportant.</p><p>In the end I returned the coin.&nbsp; The dealer, who was a pretty big dealer at the time (His adds in Coin World were full page anyway)</p><p>Called me up and demanded to know why I returned the coin.&nbsp; I told him about the pinpricks and he threw a tantrum.&nbsp; He spent about 10 minutes telling me I was an idiot and didn&#039;t know the first thing about coins.&nbsp; He finally demanded I take the coin back or he would never deal with me again.&nbsp; I never bought from him again.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Looking back today I should have kept that coin.&nbsp; Just try and find one like it today.&nbsp; Also, today&#039;s market for Details coins seems to be very strong.&nbsp; I have always scrolled past any coin in an auction that had Details in the listing, but lately I notice many of those coins have great eye appeal.&nbsp; So I am rethinking my approach to collecting.&nbsp; I just wonder what others think.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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