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<p>[QUOTE="Jwt708, post: 2234269, member: 32619"]Alright...I'll bite...</p><p><br /></p><p>I would love to see them! Challenge coins are almost priceless. Usually there's a memory strongly associated with the coin that creates a sentimental attachment. How much can sentiment get in the aftermarket? I would answer this with - it depends. Maybe a seller finds the right buyer who will usually be someone else who had one that doesn't for some reason; maybe there's a buyer out there who just thinks it's cool. Lots of maybes. I was actually just trying to photograph my challenge coins and was not happy at all with the results. I need to tweak the lighting but there are complications with that tonight so I gave up. Tried imaging my tokens but had problems with color so after a couple hours I gave up. Yep...quit day I guess. Hopefully I at least learned something. I will try again tomorrow I've got some 200+ tokens that need respectable images.</p><p><br /></p><p>Time to make this post honest...</p><p><br /></p><p>I usually avoid posting coins I haven't received yet but I'm pretty excited to be adding this to my collection:</p><p><br /></p><p>I submit B.S.: B is for Bee and S is for Stag</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/ionia-ephesos-bee.3593/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jwt708, post: 2234269, member: 32619"]Alright...I'll bite... I would love to see them! Challenge coins are almost priceless. Usually there's a memory strongly associated with the coin that creates a sentimental attachment. How much can sentiment get in the aftermarket? I would answer this with - it depends. Maybe a seller finds the right buyer who will usually be someone else who had one that doesn't for some reason; maybe there's a buyer out there who just thinks it's cool. Lots of maybes. I was actually just trying to photograph my challenge coins and was not happy at all with the results. I need to tweak the lighting but there are complications with that tonight so I gave up. Tried imaging my tokens but had problems with color so after a couple hours I gave up. Yep...quit day I guess. Hopefully I at least learned something. I will try again tomorrow I've got some 200+ tokens that need respectable images. Time to make this post honest... I usually avoid posting coins I haven't received yet but I'm pretty excited to be adding this to my collection: I submit B.S.: B is for Bee and S is for Stag [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/media/ionia-ephesos-bee.3593/full[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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