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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kidkayt, post: 734820, member: 7275&quot;]I&#039;ve done best with the US Mint.&nbsp; I&#039;m strictly into collecting and the US Mint is a wonderful source.&nbsp; For example I bought one of the 20th Anniversary AGE sets in 2006. I really don&#039;t care for TPGs but on close examination the coins looked to be excellent, so I sent them in recently on a whim and all three came back at the 70 grade. I have retained the original packaging and COA, so I feel honest about it.&nbsp; I&#039;m also thinking now, for example, that the 2009 Proof set is such an excellent deal.&nbsp; All those coins and you can purchase&nbsp; three sets for under $100.&nbsp; Now look closely at each of the coins, and there are bound to be nice gems which will only enhance the value of the sets.&nbsp; As far as older coins I have to agree with a previous post by clembo that they are very likely best purchased from a known dealer.&nbsp; Personally I would like to pick them out at my leisure, and I really don&#039;t know how many dealers would let you do that with the proliferation of TPG coins.&nbsp; I want to purchase coins which surprise me, and which I can admire each time I look at them.&nbsp; I&#039;ve posted before that I&#039;ve seen too many overgraded coins to buy them blind just on the basis of the tag on a slab.&nbsp; This is my problem with auctions - it&#039;s someone else&#039;s judgment which they want you to trust, and I&#039;m not blind to hype.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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