Probably the cheapest coin in Pogue's collection is worth more than my entire collection ever will be. But those gold PCGS labels look pretty awesome I have to admit.
It was an investment collection. Unfortunately for us common folks, only the really high end seems to work for this kind of turnover.
Guessing it wasn't cheap to grade them all but I think the fraction of a sale of one of them will cover it. Who knows, PCGS mightve gave him a deal just to get them in their slabs for the advertising.
It is likely that the cheapest coin is more than the last auto I bought. And many of them are probably more expensive than my house.
I believe the family was selling them. The younger Pogue said it was time for other collectors to have a shot at owning the coins.