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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2365441, member: 112"]Suggestions really won't matter much as options are going to be limited to whatever is available at the show. Yes, Saints are fairly common coins in that you can always find them at shows. But, the vast majority at any given show are going to be the common dates in low to mid MS grades, say 62-64 with a few 65's thrown in. And choices are going to be further limited by the budget of $3-4k. I guess what I'm trying to say is that when he arrives at the show he is going to be faced with a small handful of coins to choose from.</p><p><br /></p><p>So what to do ? Spend as much time as possible researching recent sales on Heritage so he can become as familiar as possible with the Saint market in the small amount of time he has left. And make some notes !</p><p><br /></p><p>You see that's the thing, before you go shopping for a coin you have to know your market. Otherwise you end up being forced to make uninformed decisions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2365441, member: 112"]Suggestions really won't matter much as options are going to be limited to whatever is available at the show. Yes, Saints are fairly common coins in that you can always find them at shows. But, the vast majority at any given show are going to be the common dates in low to mid MS grades, say 62-64 with a few 65's thrown in. And choices are going to be further limited by the budget of $3-4k. I guess what I'm trying to say is that when he arrives at the show he is going to be faced with a small handful of coins to choose from. So what to do ? Spend as much time as possible researching recent sales on Heritage so he can become as familiar as possible with the Saint market in the small amount of time he has left. And make some notes ! You see that's the thing, before you go shopping for a coin you have to know your market. Otherwise you end up being forced to make uninformed decisions.[/QUOTE]
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