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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1827835, member: 15309&quot;]You can&#039;t always trust the labels either, even from the TPG&#039;s.&nbsp; If you want a good anecdotal example, this is a good read:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/threads/mechanical-errors-another-risk-of-buying-sight-unseen.206752/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/threads/mechanical-errors-another-risk-of-buying-sight-unseen.206752/">Mechanical Errors--Another Risk of Buying Sight Unseen</a></p><p><br /></p><p>That said, $13 does not constitute numismatic tuition.&nbsp; Maybe an application fee, but if you continue with the hobby, you are going to purchase much more expensive coins and make much bigger mistakes.&nbsp; The easiest way to prevent these mistakes is to spend your money in the beginning on books instead of coins and hang out around forums like this one a lot.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t beat yourself up too much over this, just have a few beers and let it fade away.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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