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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1816421, member: 19463&quot;]Exactly, but sometimes it might be nice to have an excuse to hide behind.&nbsp; In addition to wanting to dispose of lower value coins I have a feeling that I&#039;d rather give coins to a kid than sell them to a dealer who will triple the price and convince even more people that all ancients are rare museum candidates.&nbsp; That is why it hurts to see some postings here showing very ordinary coins that someone is proud to have paid so much for.&nbsp; The greatest change I have seen in the hobby in recent years is the effort put into selling poor coins by a new breed of dealers who were made possible by the Internet.&nbsp; In 1990, a new dealer might have to spend good money having a list printed and mailing it to a few hundred prospective customers.&nbsp; Now anyone with rudimentary computer skills can set up as a dealer and show off absolute junk in the hope that one of the million people who sees it actually will buy it.&nbsp; The cost is mimimal.&nbsp; A dealer friend told me of a man who bought his entire $2 junk box and was offering the coins for $20 (his choice) through his online venue.&nbsp; Will he sell one in ten?&nbsp; Certainly.&nbsp; Do most of us have far better coins that we would sell for $10?&nbsp; Also highly likely.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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