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<p>[QUOTE="tommybee, post: 1009273, member: 24999"]<b><i>"Apologizing in advance for my bluntness.... If you think thumb strike is the biggest difference between 64s and 65s, you need a bit more experience before buying anything."</i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p><b><i>"I would look at another 100 to 1000 coins and discuss them with someone who really knows how to grade the series well and who is trustworthy. Then buy high-end or otherwise nice 64s (as Illini suggests above), once your eye is trained. Or at least that's what I would do."</i></b></p><p><b><i></i></b> </p><p><br /></p><p>Really? I work full time and I have two young children. Do you think I have time to look at a thousand coins? Do you think I really need to do that before I start putting together a slabbed short set of common date Walkers that cost about $50 a piece?</p><p><br /></p><p>As for being blunt, how about this..... Next time you're thinking about sending out an arrogant, condescending, anonymous post on a website that should be a fun resource for people who love coins, do us all a favor and don't.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks again to all those who gave me helpful/well intentioned responses. There really are a lot of neat people on here. Now on to collecting!!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="tommybee, post: 1009273, member: 24999"][B][I]"Apologizing in advance for my bluntness.... If you think thumb strike is the biggest difference between 64s and 65s, you need a bit more experience before buying anything." [/I] [I]"I would look at another 100 to 1000 coins and discuss them with someone who really knows how to grade the series well and who is trustworthy. Then buy high-end or otherwise nice 64s (as Illini suggests above), once your eye is trained. Or at least that's what I would do." [/I][/B] Really? I work full time and I have two young children. Do you think I have time to look at a thousand coins? Do you think I really need to do that before I start putting together a slabbed short set of common date Walkers that cost about $50 a piece? As for being blunt, how about this..... Next time you're thinking about sending out an arrogant, condescending, anonymous post on a website that should be a fun resource for people who love coins, do us all a favor and don't. Thanks again to all those who gave me helpful/well intentioned responses. There really are a lot of neat people on here. Now on to collecting!!![/QUOTE]
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