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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 689981, member: 112&quot;]And do you know why that is ? Because no small number of them will take advantage of you if they get the chance. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have said for as long as I can remember that there are two primary criteria for coin collecting - </p><p>1 - know your coins. Now this means that you have to know how to grade accurately, be able to identify fake coins, be able to identify altered coins, be able to identify harshly cleaned coins, be able to identify any other form of problem coin. And it means that you have to be able identify a buy when you see one.</p><p><br /></p><p>2 - know your dealer. This means that you have to have 100% trust and confidence in your dealer. It also means that your dealer will take returns, limited by a time frame that you both agree on, with no questions asked. And it means that your dealer will accept returns on fake or altered coins forever - no time limit.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now it is possible to safely collect if you have #2. But it is only sometimes possible to safely collect if you only have #1. Having #1 and #2 is the preferred method.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you don&#039;t have either, you shouldn&#039;t even try.</p><p><br /></p><p>And Charmy, I agree 100%. Bargain shopping gets you plain vanilla ice cream. Shopping with eye for quality gets you a banana split <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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