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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpb614, post: 1829435, member: 39086&quot;]I have been slowly learning this hobby at my leisure. I inherited my fathers collection, and had not a clue what it was all about. I couldn&#039;t even have told you what the half dollar from 1960 was called.&nbsp; It has been 2 years and I have cataloged, sold some of the silver, and proof sets, and some other misc coins I had no interest in. I have learned this hobby, and spent countless hours on this site, reading, reading books on grading, and value. </p><p><br /></p><p>On my journey I have visited a few LCS&#039;s&nbsp; and met quite a few people at a few places I have stopped. One person stands out. He is a 70 year old man who owns a LCS. He has been collecting for 50 years. He has given me boatloads of advice, and helped me whenever&nbsp; I stopped in there. He told me,&nbsp; IF I EVER GET INTO COLLECTING, OTHER THAN THE COLLECTION THAT I HAVE, TAKE CAUTION, THERE ARE MORE FAKES, ALTERED COINS, DAMAGED COINS THEN THE REAL THING ON THE MARKET. He said there have been more fakes that came in his store than the real thing in the past 10 years. </p><p><br /></p><p>I do not have any plans to start collection myself as of yet, but that was a great piece of advice I got from a good person.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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