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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 8273955, member: 27832"]I <i>like</i> dealing with detail coins. I get the same "holding history" kick from them that I get from unimpaired coins -- more, in fact, because (a) they show more <i>signs</i> of their history, and (b) I can <i>actually hold them</i> without worrying about "hurting their value".</p><p><br /></p><p>I didn't state an amount for this one because I couldn't be a serious contender for it, and because I haven't put in the work to confidently authenticate it myself. If I <i>knew</i> it was authentic, and I had the opportunity to grab it for $200 or less, I probably would -- I'd be confident that I could flip it at a profit, and I might keep it to fill an album spot of my own. But as the thread has shown, I'd be outbid by others with more knowledge and/or more confidence.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 8273955, member: 27832"]I [I]like[/I] dealing with detail coins. I get the same "holding history" kick from them that I get from unimpaired coins -- more, in fact, because (a) they show more [I]signs[/I] of their history, and (b) I can [I]actually hold them[/I] without worrying about "hurting their value". I didn't state an amount for this one because I couldn't be a serious contender for it, and because I haven't put in the work to confidently authenticate it myself. If I [I]knew[/I] it was authentic, and I had the opportunity to grab it for $200 or less, I probably would -- I'd be confident that I could flip it at a profit, and I might keep it to fill an album spot of my own. But as the thread has shown, I'd be outbid by others with more knowledge and/or more confidence.[/QUOTE]
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