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<p>[QUOTE="Maxfli, post: 3826464, member: 69089"]As others have suggested, you do need to invest some time in the learning process. However, here's a simple tip that can spare you from much of that bidder's anxiety:</p><p><br /></p><p>When you're shopping for common modern coins — and a 64 Kennedy proof certainly falls into that category — simply limit your options to NGC or PCGS certified coins. I just did a quick check of sold listings on Ebay and many slabbed 64 Kennedy proofs have been selling for under $15. You'll pay close to that for raw. Why invite all that anxiety (Is it fake? Has it been harshly cleaned? Am I getting scammed?) when there's very little monetary benefit in doing so?</p><p><br /></p><p>As for where to shop — as much as Ebay gets criticized on this forum for its shortcomings (mostly deserved) it's still a far better place to buy coins than the sketchier venues out there. Good rule of thumb: any place that invokes "police" is probably a place to avoid.</p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome to CoinTalk![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Maxfli, post: 3826464, member: 69089"]As others have suggested, you do need to invest some time in the learning process. However, here's a simple tip that can spare you from much of that bidder's anxiety: When you're shopping for common modern coins — and a 64 Kennedy proof certainly falls into that category — simply limit your options to NGC or PCGS certified coins. I just did a quick check of sold listings on Ebay and many slabbed 64 Kennedy proofs have been selling for under $15. You'll pay close to that for raw. Why invite all that anxiety (Is it fake? Has it been harshly cleaned? Am I getting scammed?) when there's very little monetary benefit in doing so? As for where to shop — as much as Ebay gets criticized on this forum for its shortcomings (mostly deserved) it's still a far better place to buy coins than the sketchier venues out there. Good rule of thumb: any place that invokes "police" is probably a place to avoid. Welcome to CoinTalk![/QUOTE]
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