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<p>[QUOTE="V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2742599, member: 71723"]Every dealer on the local show circuit near me. There are STARTING to be more guys who deal in slabbed coins, but they're still the minority. The 2x2 is still king here, even with 5-figure coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I honestly think their coins, TO THE EXTENT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MATCH THEM UP (small sample), better match the coin in hand than any other online dealer with whom I have ever dealt. (again, this is a small sample) Less than 5 dealers, about 10-15ish GSC coins purchased over the years.</p><p><br /></p><p>By far most of my coin purchases are made at back-country live auctions where I don't even GET, and don't NEED photos, because I get to examine the coin first. FWIW, that's ALSO how I buy from S/B also. I ALWAYS examine in hand before bidding.</p><p><br /></p><p>What DOES disturb me about GSC coin listings is their photos are the only ones not getting technically better over time. It's normal to expect progress. I just checked, I can see far more on my stupid phone than I can on the full website. Now THAT'S odd.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2742599, member: 71723"]Every dealer on the local show circuit near me. There are STARTING to be more guys who deal in slabbed coins, but they're still the minority. The 2x2 is still king here, even with 5-figure coins. I honestly think their coins, TO THE EXTENT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MATCH THEM UP (small sample), better match the coin in hand than any other online dealer with whom I have ever dealt. (again, this is a small sample) Less than 5 dealers, about 10-15ish GSC coins purchased over the years. By far most of my coin purchases are made at back-country live auctions where I don't even GET, and don't NEED photos, because I get to examine the coin first. FWIW, that's ALSO how I buy from S/B also. I ALWAYS examine in hand before bidding. What DOES disturb me about GSC coin listings is their photos are the only ones not getting technically better over time. It's normal to expect progress. I just checked, I can see far more on my stupid phone than I can on the full website. Now THAT'S odd.[/QUOTE]
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