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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JPeace$, post: 1990227, member: 42727&quot;]Age is relative.&nbsp; I&#039;m 50, recently started seriously building a collection and use all the tools you reference when buying coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not sure &quot;envy&quot; is the right word for your example.&nbsp; I&#039;m not sure what the right word is, maybe it&#039;s jealousy that it&#039;s much easier today.</p><p><br /></p><p>Becoming a seasoned collector today is a lot easier than just 20 years ago.&nbsp; Being in the information age, the learning curve to become a discerning buyer is much shorter and different from the past.&nbsp; I for one am glad of it.&nbsp; Yes, I do have books on the series that I&#039;m interested in and have read them, I do use the many sources available via electronic media to get instant answers to my questions, but there is also value in learning the nuances of a series from the long time collectors/dealers.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have purchased the large majority of my coins via electronic means rather than at the local B&amp;M and/or coin show.&nbsp; I&#039;m going to a local show this weekend and will likely experience many of the same things that everyone has posted in the various threads, both good and bad.&nbsp; I hope to find a coin that speaks to me and am able to get it for the right price, but even if that doesn&#039;t happen, I&#039;m looking forward to browsing the many tables looking at coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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