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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Morgandude11, post: 2480920, member: 37839&quot;]This deserves repetition.&nbsp; I still cannot understand why people want to even consider key or semi-key dates of any series that are raw.&nbsp; The possibilities for fraud, misrepresentation, and outright counterfeiting are so large that it makes no sense.&nbsp; Any possible perception of savings is way overshadowed by the risk.&nbsp; I agree that if one is buying a key date, do it, IN PERSON from a reliable dealer who will back the coin with a guarantee.&nbsp; Make sure it is ONLY in a PCGS or NGC holder, and don&#039;t take chances.&nbsp; I don&#039;t care how good you think you are in spotting a spurious coin--experienced collectors have been fooled.&nbsp; It isn&#039;t a matter of testing your grading skills online--it is a matter of throwing away hard-earned money on a likely fraud, and that isn&#039;t cherry picking--it is stupidity.&nbsp; Strong language, but we get these threads endlessly about buying valuable coins raw.&nbsp; That simply isn&#039;t smart, and is counterintuitive to the normal practices of the hobby.&nbsp; This cannot be stressed strongly enough to get through to some folks who think that they&#039;re going to beat &quot;the system.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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