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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;thunderproof, post: 2162312, member: 74694&quot;]Hey Stephan,</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for the comment! It is a little suspicious to me that a lot of these coins aren&#039;t slabbed. I guess I have a desire to find &quot;gems&quot; that, for whatever reason, failed to get slabbed. I&#039;m not looking for a steal as much as I&#039;m looking for genuine, natural, and gradable coins worth the patience and effort to acquire. As you suggest, these coins are probably few and far between and take a level of expertise (that I currently don&#039;t posses) to identify. I, like you, enjoy &quot;the hunt&quot; and that&#039;s really what has drawn me to the hobby but I think I&#039;m up for the challenge. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I didn&#039;t really consider proofs when I started looking at building an IHC set but after looking at some of the different coins available I&#039;m beginning to consider going the route you described. I think the proofs are gorgeous and frankly not too expensive (generally...). They also seem to often have nice toning that the circulation strikes do not. I still haven&#039;t completely made up my mind though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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