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<p>[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 65917, member: 57463"]<b>Impossible Coins of the World, Volume 3</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Rick, Cloudsweeper's #4 ties Rule 3 to Rules 1 and 2. You can read... you can buy the coin and not the holder... but at some level, you have to trust the expert. I always ask. </p><p><br /></p><p>If I see a Colonial Roman seated Indian groschen with a fleur de cactus mintmark from Simpletown, Norsex, I always ask, "Say, isn't this a Colonial Roman seated Indian groschen with a fleur de cactus mintmark from Simpletown, Norsex?" The dealer might say, "No, no! See the cactus has 13 spikes. This is a Quesadilla imitation struck under Louis the Madman." Or he might say, "Well! You know your coins! Let me show this..." and offer me something else interesting. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you just pick the coin out the tray and pay for it, you miss a lot of opportunities.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 65917, member: 57463"][b]Impossible Coins of the World, Volume 3[/b] Rick, Cloudsweeper's #4 ties Rule 3 to Rules 1 and 2. You can read... you can buy the coin and not the holder... but at some level, you have to trust the expert. I always ask. If I see a Colonial Roman seated Indian groschen with a fleur de cactus mintmark from Simpletown, Norsex, I always ask, "Say, isn't this a Colonial Roman seated Indian groschen with a fleur de cactus mintmark from Simpletown, Norsex?" The dealer might say, "No, no! See the cactus has 13 spikes. This is a Quesadilla imitation struck under Louis the Madman." Or he might say, "Well! You know your coins! Let me show this..." and offer me something else interesting. If you just pick the coin out the tray and pay for it, you miss a lot of opportunities.[/QUOTE]
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