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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;purple88, post: 1838013, member: 56032&quot;]Is it really worth paying the premium to buy the key dates or the not so common Morgans?&nbsp; Is it a better value for my money?&nbsp; Should I stick with slabbed coins?&nbsp; Granted I&#039;m a novice at this and just learning and following a lot of eBay auctions.</p><p><br /></p><p>I start getting confused because it invariably begins to seem like all Morgans are being marketed as must haves, key dates, low population, proof-like, monster toning, et al and/or special in some way.</p><p><br /></p><p>I want to make some additional (modest) purchases and have been doing a lot of looking.&nbsp; I use the PCGS Price Guide, well, as a guide.&nbsp; I&#039;ve stopped being optimistic about grading the coins I see.&nbsp; I take my opinion of the estimated grade and automatically knock it down a grade or two.&nbsp; Still optimistic about my own coins though!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I believe this price guide is for retail pricing.&nbsp; So when I&#039;m trying to determine the price for a coin I see at auction I use the price guide and any grading knowledge I&#039;ve acquired through osmosis on CoinTalk to determine a fair value to pay.</p><p><br /></p><p>I need to buy some books.&nbsp; They&#039;ve been recommended to me before now I should just read (for about 3-5 years it seems).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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