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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1430149, member: 26302&quot;]I always thought, if the Red Book truly was going to be the bible of US numismatics, and the one book everyone tells a new collector to buy, they should have a special section in the front of the book for new collectors. This section would cover what types of cleaning and damage a coin can have, how and why it affects values, and go over the importance of correct grade without any defects for pricing. </p><p><br /></p><p>I know you can not protect someone from themself, but I think an explanation that a cleaned XF coin may only be worth half a real XF and a primer on how to tell could be very valuable for beginners.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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