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I was given my FILs coins instead of furniture, etc. as they moved to an assisted living complex. Mostly circulation coins from the 30s to the 50s, but a wide assortment. Mostly G-VG coins, a few nice ones. But I went to my LCS to see what they were worth, left with the coins and a Dansco 7070 album and hopes of completing it. Enjoying finding out about Two Cent Pieces, half-dimes, never even knew they existed. Found the forum on the Internet, lots of good information. But all the items on counterfeit coins is scary as heck! So I think no ebay for me. Looking at starting (ok, already bought some)a kind of type collection for military related commemoratives as lots of veterans in the family (US Army 71-74). |
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Pillar of the Community
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Rest in Peace
United States
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 To CCF , Yes counterfeit coins are a little scary, but stay with us and you'll learn what to look for in fakes and scams. Good luck with your type set.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I understand your concern about counterfeit coins. I do understand your concern about ebay but I buy plenty of coins there (90%) but I buy slabbed and graded coins so I feel relatively safe in doing so. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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to CCF And a shout out to the LCS that - instead of a low ball offer - created a new collector! -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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New Member
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Type set - A ways to go!  |
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Valued Member
United States
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to the forums and to a great hobby! |
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Valued Member
United States
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Welcome to the forum. Good luck on building your Type set. Its tough but worth it in the long run.
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Rest in Peace
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We look forward to hearing about your 7070 adventure. As for fakes, they are out there but the vast majority of them are easy to spot with some experience. Ask here for good opinions. |
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to the Community! |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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to the CCF! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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to CCF! I love your 1925 Stone Mountain commemorative, it's one of my favorite commemoratives! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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To CCF And congrats on starting a 7070. The very curious part is ... you walked into a coin shop and walked out with a 7070 album WOW .... they are hard to find ... I hope you post some pictures of your progress as you fill it. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Welcome aboard. Type set collecting is great way to start out for a beginner. You get to see all the variety and determine what you are interested in. Don't worry too much about fakes on ebay. This place and the hive mind will help you spot them out before purchasing them. Just post the pics here and you will get all the help you need. |
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New Member
United States
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The 7070 album wasn't new - it had coins already in it! Mostly modern, but a few others. So a great deal for me. Dale at Antioch Coins in California has been really great at providing an education on the coins.
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