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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2128570, member: 19463&quot;]We all try to avoid fakes as best we can.&nbsp; We all prefer not to pay a dealer twice as much as we feel a coin is worth.&nbsp; Where we each draw the line between these two is a matter of preference.&nbsp; When you are buying from a trustworthy dealer, part of the price you pay compensates them for their service and expertise.&nbsp; They spent much time and effort getting to the point that they make fewer mistakes than we would.&nbsp; What upsets me is when a seller sets himself up as an expert with inflated prices and boastful attitude when they know less about the subject that several of us who post here.&nbsp; I do suggest that new collectors stay with trusted dealers when buying coins they can not afford to throw away.&nbsp; I have a few thousand genuine coins (and a few dozen fakes) I bought over the years that each contributed to my education of what an ancient coin should be.&nbsp; Many are no longer the sort of thing I would buy today.&nbsp; Education is not cheap whether you rent it (from a dealer) or learn as you go shopping on eBay.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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