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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 1002445, member: 57463&quot;]F. Michael “Skip” Fazzari, former chief authenticator for ANACS, expert numismatist for Independent Coin Grading (ICG) is an instructor at the ANA Summer Seminar.</p><p><br /></p><p>The article is <a href="http://www.numismaticnews.net/article/Forget_what_you_know_with_MS61/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.numismaticnews.net/article/Forget_what_you_know_with_MS61/" rel="nofollow">now online here</a> at the Numismatic News site.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And just an aside as one&#039;s man&#039;s treasure is another man&#039;s trash -- You get this silly stuff with US numismatics because America does not have a long or deep history, so we protect the plastic holders that contain the artifacts and we put 14-power and 250-power opticals on them to find mistakes and we have no idea or interest who was Director of the Mint or Secretary of the Treasury when the coin was struck (much less Secretary of State).&nbsp;&nbsp; Yet, I can hand my 2500-year old Athenian &quot;Owl&quot; to another collector to hold, touch and appreciate while we discuss Themistocles and Pericles.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>American numismatics has a lot to study and enjoy: colonials... Hard Times ... Myself, I think that stock certificates are quintessentially American.&nbsp; And yes, we do have Perfect Coins and I even own one, a Proof-70 Roosevelt Dime in an ICG holder.&nbsp; One. That&#039;s all you need.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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