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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4549798, member: 101855"]Another thing to consider is that everything was raw then. There were no certified coins. You had to know how to grade coins, and you had to be able to spot counterfeits or work with a dealer who was honest and knew what they were doing. Sometimes you had to pay more than the <u>Red Book</u> prices to get the right coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I learned those things via "the school of hard knocks." That's why some people think I am such a difficult fellow when it comes to criticizing coins from problems.</p><p><br /></p><p>A few dealers point out problems before you buy something, but not many. When you are trying to sell them something, they will knit pick you to death for problems, real and imaged, to drive down the buying prices.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4549798, member: 101855"]Another thing to consider is that everything was raw then. There were no certified coins. You had to know how to grade coins, and you had to be able to spot counterfeits or work with a dealer who was honest and knew what they were doing. Sometimes you had to pay more than the [U]Red Book[/U] prices to get the right coin. I learned those things via "the school of hard knocks." That's why some people think I am such a difficult fellow when it comes to criticizing coins from problems. A few dealers point out problems before you buy something, but not many. When you are trying to sell them something, they will knit pick you to death for problems, real and imaged, to drive down the buying prices.[/QUOTE]
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