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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FlintHills, post: 834115, member: 24007&quot;]Long time reader, first time poster.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I was at a midsized coin show last weekend and was looking for some modern proof coins to evaluate. I was not interesting in buying any because I am currently putting together a type set (Dansco 7070). However, I wanted to see if I could tell the difference between a PR69 and PR70 coin. There were very few modern proofs available. No dealer specialized in them and I didn’t find any dealer that the same coin in both grades. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I thought that was somewhat odd because ebay has thousands of modern proofs available at all times. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I spent some time researching the modern coin market today on the web and came up empty handed again. All I found was a few articles telling coin collectors to avoid them because they are just another bubble waiting to burst. From the information I did find, it appears that there are many dealers selling these coins but very few dealers will buy from the public at any price level. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Maybe a dealer can chime in and confirm that coin dealers are willing to buy these coins at some wholesale level.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Like I said, I’m building a type set now, but I’m thinking about putting together a modern commemorative set next. I like the coins and their mintages are relatively small.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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