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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 3217174, member: 112"]I would add one last thing to this. My comments in this thread have not been to express a preference for buying raw coins over slabbed coins. It's not been about that at all. My comments have been to point out that it is a very, very, good idea to only deal with trusted and respected dealers - as opposed to dealing with people you don't know at all, or know anything about. </p><p><br /></p><p>The ideal situation is for a collector to establish relationships, preferably long term relationships, with trusted and respected dealers. And that way you can buy raw or slabbed coins from them and have at least some sense of peace of mind and security.</p><p><br /></p><p>With buying from people you don't know or don't know anything about - that all goes away ! Buy coins from complete strangers is like buying a gold watch from the guy selling them out of the trunk of his car in the grocery store parking lot ! </p><p><br /></p><p>Buying from trusted and respected dealers is like buying a gold watch from your local jewelry store that you have dealt with for years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 3217174, member: 112"]I would add one last thing to this. My comments in this thread have not been to express a preference for buying raw coins over slabbed coins. It's not been about that at all. My comments have been to point out that it is a very, very, good idea to only deal with trusted and respected dealers - as opposed to dealing with people you don't know at all, or know anything about. The ideal situation is for a collector to establish relationships, preferably long term relationships, with trusted and respected dealers. And that way you can buy raw or slabbed coins from them and have at least some sense of peace of mind and security. With buying from people you don't know or don't know anything about - that all goes away ! Buy coins from complete strangers is like buying a gold watch from the guy selling them out of the trunk of his car in the grocery store parking lot ! Buying from trusted and respected dealers is like buying a gold watch from your local jewelry store that you have dealt with for years.[/QUOTE]
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