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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 2026647, member: 26302&quot;]By the same way you know who to believe on the internet or not I suppose. Yes, there is a tremendous loss of quality among local dealers nowadays. Maybe I am getting old, but most I would rate as having less knowledge than I on many numismatic subjects. Going to a regular coin store or show you will have to gauge each dealer and find out which ones are worth listening to, true numismatists, and which ones are simply salesmen who happen to be selling coins at the moment. On CoinTalk, there are tons of fine people here. However, some I will trust their advice implicitly, others I would take with a grain of salt. Paul, if you tell me a 39s in 63 and up is a great sleeper, I would believe you since I trust you know that series much better than most people. If Morgandude talks to me about the toning on a specific Morgan and its market desirability, I will listen. There might even be a topic or two people might want to listen to me about. So no, just being a dealer does not give anyone any weight in my mind, only by demonstrable knowledge do I give anyone&#039;s opinion weight. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, on the flip side, at a show I have had the ability to talk to all of the greats in this hobby, to hear talks from them. How do you put a price on being hear from David Bowers, Harlan Berk, etc ad nauseum. If I didn&#039;t go to shows I would have never met nor learned from these greatest numismatists of all. Major coin shows do have a valuable place, and are valuable if you attend.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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