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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4243672, member: 19463&quot;]Group lots like this raise a similar question for new collectors.&nbsp; Would you be interested in sending an amount of money to a trusted dealer and allow that person to select coins for you based on parameters you would set (like your preferences for acceptable faults and things you hate)?&nbsp; I would have trouble doing this because I would be likely to get duplicates of coins I have but those who do not know what exists might be quite happy with the coins that are available at a fair price whatever they were.&nbsp; I suppose it would be better to ask for a group snapshot of the bunch and a dealer would more likely be able to do this sort of thing for $200 than $20.&nbsp; The late Don Zauche always had at his show table a box marked &#039;half price&#039;.&nbsp; I usually found a few things there that struck me as something I wanted for $100 that had no appeal at $200 even though I did not go to the show with that coin in mind.&nbsp; What a coin had to do to get moved to the half price box I do not know but I assume failing to sell for a few shows would make a dealer more interested in turning over stock.&nbsp; Do beginners see any interest in this sort of thing or do you prefer the type of shopping that fills specific holes in a want list?&nbsp; Certainly there is a lot of trust involved here and being new might make that a problem.&nbsp; I know who I would trust and who might know what I need to see.&nbsp; Some dealers will say, &quot;I thought of you when I got this one.&quot;&nbsp; One I knew like this has retired and Don passed away.&nbsp; My hobby has changed.&nbsp; I have no answers; just questions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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