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<p>[QUOTE="cladking, post: 3988973, member: 68"]Believe it or not the best place is the corner coin shop. These sets tend to be pristine and not picked over too much. Take a look before buying since there are bad ones. eBay is a good place as well. Prices are lower and so is average quality but you can still find nice sets. </p><p><br /></p><p>Wholesalers can sell you large numbers cheap but most wholesalers cherry pick them and sometimes very deeply. </p><p><br /></p><p>I don't believe it's a good idea to buy them retail but this is where you'll find the highest average quality. A lot of these sets sell very cheap. if you're paying face or close to it you can buy quantities and cherry pick them yourself. Again though the best source will usually be the corner shop that buys them from heirs of the original purchaser in many cases. </p><p><br /></p><p>A lot of these sets are tarnished now days but the tarnish is often removable if caught early enough.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cladking, post: 3988973, member: 68"]Believe it or not the best place is the corner coin shop. These sets tend to be pristine and not picked over too much. Take a look before buying since there are bad ones. eBay is a good place as well. Prices are lower and so is average quality but you can still find nice sets. Wholesalers can sell you large numbers cheap but most wholesalers cherry pick them and sometimes very deeply. I don't believe it's a good idea to buy them retail but this is where you'll find the highest average quality. A lot of these sets sell very cheap. if you're paying face or close to it you can buy quantities and cherry pick them yourself. Again though the best source will usually be the corner shop that buys them from heirs of the original purchaser in many cases. A lot of these sets are tarnished now days but the tarnish is often removable if caught early enough.[/QUOTE]
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