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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tmoneyeagles, post: 4446031, member: 17557&quot;]Thank you for sharing your story. I’ve always loved the look of 18th and 19th century GB copper. </p><p><br /></p><p>While I agree with the <i>measure twice cut once my my my I’m once bitten twice shy babe </i>mentality, $150 for a numismatic book is going to be a hard pass from me and most collectors, especially when we are talking about coins that retail for around a grand. I get peeved enough if I have to buy more slab boxes, flips, or airtites as it is.</p><p><br /></p><p>And once we start talking about coins that are more valuable, I wouldn’t advise anyone to buy them raw in the first place. If one’s personality is impulsive, and all purchases are knee-jerk, then numismatics is simply not for them. Especially for expensive items that are raw.</p><p><br /></p><p>I take a great degree of care when making my purchases and rarely buy outside of my area of expertise. If I have questions, I ask someone that may know. There’s a great wealth of knowledge on these forums (and others) and that is what I use, and it doesn’t cost me anything. </p><p><br /></p><p>It all boils down to opportunity cost, and how much one values oddly specific knowledge—I could know everything I’ve ever wanted to know and more about counterstamped Stone Mountain commemoratives for $175, or I could stay married.</p><p><br /></p><p>Buying slabbed items from trusted sources in the Western World eliminates the majority of the risk of counterfeits; I’ve still yet to add a counterfeit to my collection and have never even seriously entertained the notion that I may be buying one.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Wait, you mean not everyone has two horned dudes?! Oh no.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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