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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 1959294, member: 15929&quot;]As with anything, when dealing with modern mint products, there is a certain risk involved.</p><p><br /></p><p>Will you get your product in time to optimize your grading expenditures?</p><p>Once you receive grades, will they be high enough to cover your costs?</p><p>Will you be able to get your coins to market before the other guy?</p><p><br /></p><p>All these factor into your potential profit which, in some cases, can be HUGE and in other cases, not so much.</p><p><br /></p><p>I once discovered the DDR for the 2009-S Lincon Formative Years proof coin and while my coin was out making the snail mail rounds between attributers for their records, another fellow came along and sold his for $2,500!</p><p>My attempts at selling did not fare nearly as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was all about getting to Market 1st.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, nowadays folks are pushing the envelope even further by &quot;pre-selling&quot; MS68 and MS69 First Strike or ANA Coins in the hopes that they score these grades.</p><p><br /></p><p>Getting to Market 1st can mean profits or losses. The shear volume of coins acquired and submitted can sometimes alleviate the losses or bolster the profits.</p><p><br /></p><p>As the last straw, losses can be deductible.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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