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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;princeofwaldo, post: 2368483, member: 24091&quot;]Some of the best sources for new collectors are large group lots sold off by the auction houses (Heritage, Stack&#039;s, etc.) that contain coins too cheap to warrant grading, but are never the less inspected by very knowledgeable folks at the auctions houses prior to inclusion in one of their sales.&nbsp; Generally, the lots have anywhere from a few dozen to 75 coins, and are typically in 2x2 cardboard holders with pre-sale estimates of several thousand dollars for the entire lot, but with a very low opening bid.&nbsp; On the better graded Russian material, I can&#039;t think of a better time to buy than right now.&nbsp; Most of the softness in the market can be attributed to the drastic drop in the Rouble exchange rate, but that is something that happens almost predictably every 5 or 6 years.&nbsp; Only reason not to buy would be if you think oil prices will stay at $27 a barrel forever, which frankly, is not very likely.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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