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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tony67, post: 1092289, member: 29024&quot;]<img src="http://www.cointalk.com/browse" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[ATTACH]109010.vB[/ATTACH]Hello..I believe any coin I buy from a collector is searched. I buy most of them under the very true premise that I miss things. I guess they do the same. </p><p>I have bought several rolls uncirculated. When I got them..two of them were &#039;colored&#039; or lightly toned. The quality of the coins were still MS.</p><p>My &#039;rule of thumb&#039;, which is not unbreakable, is..buy OBW..(original bank wrapper)..with a money back guarantee. Without the money back it really is &#039;your baby&#039;. </p><p>I rarely buy from anything but large dealers. My reason for this is, human nature being what it is..it is safer. They have pounds..in some cases tons of pennies..silver..even gold. Many of them go for &#039;best known&#039; spending anything to get it. My point is..save the now and again fouled employee..you usually get what you pay for.</p><p>I am awaiting a 1994 Matte Nickel I got for an amazing 39.95. I intend to have it slabbed by PCGS. This coin will do nothing but go up in value and is beautiful. I got it from &#039;Dave&#039;s Coins&#039;. It was the least expensive..credible nickel in that year and proof I found. I am going for a &#039;97 next.</p><p>The scans here..though not of top quality..(still have to try photobucket)..are slabbed and that slab is verified by me. </p><p>The first is a PF69 &#039;Silver&#039; 1996 &#039;S&#039;. A modern coin with a mintage of less than a million.&nbsp; A tip on this coin..if the last number on the PCGS slab is a two..is is a non silver DCAM. The silver has a 3.</p><p>The second is a hot item..though not silver it was only made one year..a 1996 &#039;W&#039; dime with a mintage of less than two million. I have this NGC in MS66 and am awaiting an ICG MS67 which I got a good deal on in auction.</p><p>I use several resources to learn.&nbsp; For mintages and quick referance..<a href="http://www.coincommunity.com/us_coin_facts/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coincommunity.com/us_coin_facts/" rel="nofollow">http://www.coincommunity.com/us_coin_facts/</a>.</p><p>When I buy something that is not slabbed, with a number I can see, I know it is chancy.</p><p>If I really want something..I post a minimal bid..then post a bid that I am willing to pay. This technique has saved me a lot of money. E-Bay only keeps you in a winning position..until your high bid is reached. Then they notify you. </p><p>I will have to post the scans in a minute..I have not put them into my cyberfiles yet..Tony67[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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