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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TaterTot, post: 2160617, member: 74622&quot;]Hi,</p><p><br /></p><p>Is this a bad time for newly interested folks to get into coin collecting?</p><p><br /></p><p>In perusing the forums for the past couple weeks, I&#039;ve noticed a lot of themes.&nbsp; These are almost direct quotes based on lots of topics across the board:</p><p>&nbsp;- The way such-and-such is handled today is awful.</p><p>&nbsp;- What the big dealers are doing now stinks.&nbsp; No one good is left in the business.</p><p>&nbsp;- Back in the day, this used to be a lot better/easier/cheaper.</p><p>&nbsp;- It&#039;s too hard to find or obtain such-and-such now.</p><p>&nbsp;- The mint is just producing one mess after another.&nbsp; They aren&#039;t doing anything right.</p><p><br /></p><p>As an outsider coming in, it seems like there&#039;s a lot of negative connotation floating around in these forum topics.&nbsp; Has everything become a mess?&nbsp; Is the hobby cost-prohibitive or broken now?&nbsp; What do you think?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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