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<p>[QUOTE="Atarian, post: 1705590, member: 34285"]I have no local coin shop - where local = within 50 miles. Sometimes at various 'trade events' (read: gun shows) that I attend there are also coin dealers. The selection is limited at best. I mean, who goes to a gun show to buy coins (except me). I therefore have to buy almost all of my coins via the web. It's best for me when the coins are slabbed and there are pictures. Next best is slabbed, then just a description. I once bought a bust half with a description similar to '[date], fine condition, initials.' I thought that 'initials' was some variation, or perhaps the designer's initials. In fact - no - someone had carved 'JVM' across the obverse. Yes, I still remember that from 20+ years ago. So if I can't see it in-hand, I'll go with slabbed. Not because my grading skills suck, which I admit that they do, but because with NGC or PCGS I am guaranteed that at least the coin is genuine and the grade is more accurate that what I would have assigned it. Probably.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Atarian, post: 1705590, member: 34285"]I have no local coin shop - where local = within 50 miles. Sometimes at various 'trade events' (read: gun shows) that I attend there are also coin dealers. The selection is limited at best. I mean, who goes to a gun show to buy coins (except me). I therefore have to buy almost all of my coins via the web. It's best for me when the coins are slabbed and there are pictures. Next best is slabbed, then just a description. I once bought a bust half with a description similar to '[date], fine condition, initials.' I thought that 'initials' was some variation, or perhaps the designer's initials. In fact - no - someone had carved 'JVM' across the obverse. Yes, I still remember that from 20+ years ago. So if I can't see it in-hand, I'll go with slabbed. Not because my grading skills suck, which I admit that they do, but because with NGC or PCGS I am guaranteed that at least the coin is genuine and the grade is more accurate that what I would have assigned it. Probably.[/QUOTE]
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