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<p>[QUOTE="Gregg, post: 3130056, member: 90419"]After being away from the hobby for a long time <i>- and having never really read up on any part of it -</i> I can tell you that I've learned some really good things on this site so far.</p><p><br /></p><p>#1: I appreciate the general consensus here about pricing. While there is a very relaxed attitudes (nobody really cares what you choose to pay for a coin) there are some very strong opinions about what a person should pay for a coin. Learning that auction results/history/and comparing conditions of coins sold at auction is invaluable. (1)</p><p><br /></p><p>#2: I'm shocked at the level of expertise one can accumulate in this hobby. I didn't think there was that much knowledge even available on a given coin minted on a given year. (let alone identifying dies, crazy) There is collecting coins and then there is <i>knowing</i> a series - wow, what wildly different things. </p><p><br /></p><p>#3: I was disheartened about fakes and I began to look into this problem. I found this article: <a href="https://coinweek.com/counterfeits/counterfeit-coin-detection-the-1928-peace-dollar/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coinweek.com/counterfeits/counterfeit-coin-detection-the-1928-peace-dollar/" rel="nofollow">https://coinweek.com/counterfeits/counterfeit-coin-detection-the-1928-peace-dollar/</a> that gives me a little bit of hope. Again, I'm blown away that some people are so familiar with the surface of a coin that they know these things. You can bet I'll not buy a 1928 until I can effortlessly identify some of the tells of a fake.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyways, I'm amazed at how in depth a person can go with even the simplest of series.</p><p>Thanks for the help.</p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>NOTES</p><p>-----------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>1. This simple practice is already saving me money. It removes the 'hype' from a sale by grounding me in what others are actually willing to pay for a coin. As simple as this is there is no better way to gauge the value of a coin.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gregg, post: 3130056, member: 90419"]After being away from the hobby for a long time [I]- and having never really read up on any part of it -[/I] I can tell you that I've learned some really good things on this site so far. #1: I appreciate the general consensus here about pricing. While there is a very relaxed attitudes (nobody really cares what you choose to pay for a coin) there are some very strong opinions about what a person should pay for a coin. Learning that auction results/history/and comparing conditions of coins sold at auction is invaluable. (1) [I][/I] #2: I'm shocked at the level of expertise one can accumulate in this hobby. I didn't think there was that much knowledge even available on a given coin minted on a given year. (let alone identifying dies, crazy) There is collecting coins and then there is [I]knowing[/I] a series - wow, what wildly different things. #3: I was disheartened about fakes and I began to look into this problem. I found this article: [url]https://coinweek.com/counterfeits/counterfeit-coin-detection-the-1928-peace-dollar/[/url] that gives me a little bit of hope. Again, I'm blown away that some people are so familiar with the surface of a coin that they know these things. You can bet I'll not buy a 1928 until I can effortlessly identify some of the tells of a fake. Anyways, I'm amazed at how in depth a person can go with even the simplest of series. Thanks for the help. [I] [/I] NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. This simple practice is already saving me money. It removes the 'hype' from a sale by grounding me in what others are actually willing to pay for a coin. As simple as this is there is no better way to gauge the value of a coin. [I][/I][/QUOTE]
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