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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;petro89, post: 1503983, member: 17048&quot;]I would pay $5 for a common Jefferson proof if it was nice or had nice toning or eye appeal without thinking twice...sometimes I get them at shows for a buck and sometimes I shell out more than $5 as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, the picture is horrible...small and bad lighting so you can&#039;t see the details or coloring well.&nbsp; It appears to be a proof though.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do more research and only spend what you are absolutely comfortable spending for a while until you learn more about what is out there.&nbsp; I don&#039;t mean this to come out the wrong way, but if you are worried about having spent too much on a coin that books for $5.00 you have not done enough research yet.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, do not spend ANYTHING on coins without a decent quality picture...because even though we&#039;re not talking about a large sum of money here, it will irritate you if you get the coin and its not what the description said...and it won&#039;t be worth the time and money to return it.&nbsp; SO you&#039;ll be outta the $5 that you could have put towards a coin with a better picture that you&#039;d be more sure and comfortable about.&nbsp; Remember this...a picture is worth a thousand words...</p><p><br /></p><p>Collect what you like, and don&#039;t do it because you want it to be an investment.&nbsp; There will be some coins that appreciate in value, yes.&nbsp; But you will find over time that you will probably lose money by paying too much for a coin...but gladly, because it is a coin you like and want to admire in your collection, not because it is an &quot;investment&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck and don&#039;t hesitate to ask questions on this forum.&nbsp; There are great people here, and some awesome Jefferson and toned coin&nbsp; experts like Lehigh, Gbroke, Morgandude, and others.&nbsp; Good luck![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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