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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2390502, member: 24314&quot;]Note: This is not a condemnation of any post above or any member...just a stepping stone to take it further from a partial quote below.&nbsp; Wish I didn&#039;t need to say this <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> before adding this:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>You don&#039;t need much expertise to do/say anything in numismatics anymore in this day of &quot;slabs&quot; and &quot;chats.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>One museum numismatic collection curator and one wealthy dealer mentor started me on that Type Set I referred to.&nbsp; To paraphrase each...</p><p><br /></p><p>Curator: &quot;So you have a complete collection of Morgan dollars. Very nice.&nbsp; Very hard to complete.&nbsp; Nice potential (back in the early 70&#039;s)?&nbsp; Show them to a group of non-numismatists: <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />ZZZZzzzzZZZZZzzzzZZZZ.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie23" alt=":bigtears:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie23" alt=":bigtears:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie23" alt=":bigtears:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie23" alt=":bigtears:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; The type set:&nbsp; I wish I had gone this route while actively collecting.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Dealer:&nbsp; &quot;Eggs in different baskets.&nbsp; Interesting.&nbsp; Discover if there is a particular coin series you want to specialize in.&nbsp; Keys go up faster and are more in demand than their common counterparts.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>IMO, now with slabs taking out much of the danger of overpricing, grade, and counterfeits... I&#039;ll stick to my opinion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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