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<p>[QUOTE="bhp3rd, post: 546196, member: 16510"]<b>Never, never buy this costly a coin without,</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Never, never buy this costly a coin without seeing it in person and after having built up trust in the dealer who owns it, plus perfecting your own skills in grading.</p><p>Never ever worry about "this one slipped away" either. There is virtually no coin that cannot be found at a later date and often for less $$$.</p><p>Rare coin such as Morgans are really not rare at all and all can be had at anytime sooner or later. For instance the holy grail of Lincoln's Cents the 09-S VDB is not rare at all. Go to any show anywhere and there will be a dozen or more available in mint state and 2 dozen in circ. grades. Then try and find a 1926-S even in MS-64 Red and see what you come up with? Then look at the price guilds for one in MS-65 Red and you will then know what a rare coin really is.</p><p>These, and at least one million more fine points are the foundations of our hobby or in more scientific jargon - "it may be complex but ain't it fun"![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bhp3rd, post: 546196, member: 16510"][b]Never, never buy this costly a coin without,[/b] Never, never buy this costly a coin without seeing it in person and after having built up trust in the dealer who owns it, plus perfecting your own skills in grading. Never ever worry about "this one slipped away" either. There is virtually no coin that cannot be found at a later date and often for less $$$. Rare coin such as Morgans are really not rare at all and all can be had at anytime sooner or later. For instance the holy grail of Lincoln's Cents the 09-S VDB is not rare at all. Go to any show anywhere and there will be a dozen or more available in mint state and 2 dozen in circ. grades. Then try and find a 1926-S even in MS-64 Red and see what you come up with? Then look at the price guilds for one in MS-65 Red and you will then know what a rare coin really is. These, and at least one million more fine points are the foundations of our hobby or in more scientific jargon - "it may be complex but ain't it fun"![/QUOTE]
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