In general for long time experienced coin collectors is it better to buy and sell on Ebay coin shows or through dealers?

You should be able to get a better price selling on eBay, but I am still very conservative about buying there. While most merchants are honest, I've still seen too many scam artists as well as utter fools trying to sell junk at inflated prices The latest I found was a "unique" cent stamped with JFK's picture, posted for an opening bid of $14.95. As I assume you know, these novelty giveaways are created by the zillions.

They're usually accompanied by a listing of "incredible coincidences" between the 2 presidents. Any decent history book will usually debunk at least half of them.

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