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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paul M., post: 2106254, member: 73165&quot;]Along with &quot;buy from a reputable dealer,&quot; I would add &quot;go to coin shows.&quot;&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; You&#039;re likely to find a lot of reputable dealers there.&nbsp; A lot of dealers specialize in particular niches, and they will gladly tell you what those niches are.&nbsp; Use this information; buying from a specialist is a good way to acquire quality coins and to develop an eye for quality coins. Avoid the tables that have as many watches and jewelry as coins.&nbsp; By and large, I&#039;ve found the quality of coins at tables like that tends to be lower than tables that only have coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The flip side of certain series being heavily counterfeited is that certain series are rarely counterfeited.&nbsp; These are good ones to buy raw.&nbsp; Memorial cents, Jefferson nickels, Roosevelt dimes, Franklin and Kennedy Halves, and most commems don&#039;t seem to be counterfeited very often at all.&nbsp; Other series, like Mercury dimes, have a lot of common coins you can acquire in nice grades that are also rarely counterfeited (i.e. pretty much anything after 1934).</p><p><br /></p><p>As [USER=37839]@Morgandude11[/USER] says, definitely don&#039;t impulse buy.&nbsp; Work to develop a discriminating eye, so you know when you&#039;re looking at something special.&nbsp;&nbsp; At any dealer, show, or auction site, there are probably 100 fairly common coins for every 1 special piece.&nbsp; Learn to spot the special ones.&nbsp; They&#039;re not always expensive, either.</p><p><br /></p><p>Avoid buying key dates raw until you can not only grade them, but authenticate them as well.&nbsp; And buy them from a dealer with a return privilege.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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