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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gregg, post: 3200154, member: 90419&quot;]I don&#039;t care what millionaires do with their money; however, <i>basing &#039;value&#039; on how they handle their money isn&#039;t a terribly reliable way for common people to gauge our expectations and it is a silly way to establish the value of a coin.</i> (1)</p><p><br /></p><p>To get 110K for a stepped on Fake Peace Dollar all you have to do is get two people with way too much money to start a fight over it.&nbsp; Toss in some ego, and little glitter, and BOOM.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do you remember this guy?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]828028[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>That is Any Warhol and he was an absolute master of making stupid stuff like this appear valuable:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]828029[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Idiotic pictures in grotesque colors aren&#039;t really worth millions of dollars - because if you think they are worth that I can show you entire warehouses of this garbage that are for sale for pennies - literally pennies.&nbsp; The Andy Warhol crap goes for the big bucks because it isn&#039;t just the picture but the mystic/marketing/hype that adds value (for people who value that).&nbsp; With a Warhol painting you&#039;re getting a $5 painting with millions of marketing BS and a dealer who will affirm your purchase is a good idea.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you really think that Half is worth 110K then if you owned it would you break it out of it&#039;s capsule and offer it to dealers at a show?&nbsp; How much would you expect to get?&nbsp; The figure that just appeared in your mind is closer to the truth than this 110K nonsense.&nbsp; Again, if people want to spend 110K on hype that is their business and not mine.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hype is fine, mind you, I just don&#039;t have the cash to pay for it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m guessing there and not making an accusation.</p><p>My guesses are based on the behavior I&#039;ve seen from other hype machines.</p><p>It is good business, if you&#039;re into that sort of thing.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>NOTES</p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>1: Again, I&#039;d like to make clear that how people choose to spend their money is their business.&nbsp; I&#039;m not even critical of the person who bought this coin - hey, at least they aren&#039;t hurting anyone with the funds.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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