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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gregg, post: 3200102, member: 90419&quot;]Kurt Vonnegut once hypothesized that modern art was a conspiracy between artists and rich people to make common people feel stupid.&nbsp; That is, the ridiculous money offered for splashes of paint on a canvas was a joke and the wonderment of the common folks was the punchline.</p><p><br /></p><p>When it comes to the valuation on artwork there is a point where show and ego take something well past the real value of the item.&nbsp; Go ahead and crack that coin out of the case, take it to numerous local dealers and get your best offer.&nbsp;&nbsp; Would you even break $1,000.00?&nbsp; That is the actual value of the coin right there <i>- the pomp and circumstance that surrounds millionaires and questionably graded coins in slabs is all well and good but has no connection to the actual value of a coin.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>The auction was 110K realized for ego and appearances.</p><p>It had little to do with the actual coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Am I new to the hobby and speaking out of turn?</p><p>Perhaps, but I find that scams are pretty common across the board.</p><p>This was likely nonsense to raise the standing of PCGS during a time of crisis.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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