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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Coxe, post: 2719893, member: 82219&quot;](1) Look at a lot of grade MS65 dollars, of the same date and mint mark.&nbsp; Pick a common one if you just want it as a type coin.&nbsp; (1881-S is an example.)&nbsp; Never buy before knowing how to grade the coin.&nbsp; Never rely of the holder&#039;s tag.</p><p><br /></p><p>(2) Never buy a coin that you personally do not like.&nbsp; You should appreciate the aesthetic according to your own personal tastes and sensibilities.</p><p><br /></p><p>(3) Expect to pay up a little for premiums coins.&nbsp; Except for wild toners or rare die varieties, paying more than the next grade though is out of line.</p><p><br /></p><p>A word of warning is to not buy into the PCGS rattler and OGH hype.&nbsp; Most of the all-that examples are already in more modern higher graded holders.&nbsp; With exceptions, many of the remaining ones are in tombstones, and might not even warrant the assign grades on their tags if sent in today.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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