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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2110759, member: 71723&quot;]Vic,</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not surprised you disagree. I would have guessed so from our prior conversations. Let us first agree that our experiences are vastly different for a variety of reasons - including but not limited to geography. In my home of Central Pennsylvania, most collectors seem to HATE slabs, even PCGS or NGC slabs. Coin collectors vary considerably by local collecting culture. While I love doing business over the Internet as you have, most collectors here would rather kill their own dog than even HAVE an Internet account at all. There also are not a whole bunch of brick and mortar dealers. All that makes the following true: the overwhelming way MOST serious collectors acquire new material in Central PA is by buying raw coins at farmers markets, flea markets, and especially local coin auctions. Does that sound like southern Nevada&#039;s coin culture?</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve travelled enough for ANA shows to have learned that collector cultures and collector expectations are HIGHLY influenced by localized norms. I&#039;d no sooner sit at a bourse dealer&#039;s table and haggle over a coin than I would shoot MY dog, but many people enjoy that. Diff&#039;rent strokes. I travel to EVERY ANA show and only rarely buy (or sell) ANY coins there. I go to serve the hobby and learn stuff by attending talks mostly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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