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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 2486038, member: 78244&quot;]This is what infuriates me about the US coins market. The prices are skyrocketing because of the investment mentality, while us collectors are behind in the dust, picking up what leftover scraps we can, which are quickly rising in price too. (Notice I did not use &quot;value.&quot; That would imply that these coins are actually worth what they are selling for). I can attribute this mentality to one thing: the TPGs. They have allowed non-numismatists who don&#039;t care and know nothing about coins to enter the market with complete confidence. And then, of course, the mentality of fighting for the best-of-the-best drives prices up, and causes more publicity, and then more money-eyed investors. And the cycle continues...</p><p><br /></p><p>A US type set is darn-near impossible to complete with decent examples of the pre-1900 types and without having some culls to fill in the rarer holes. And that is the only thing I&#039;m interested in as far as US is concerned, and it is beginning to look more like a futile effort.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is why I have migrated over here. Things make more sense. The better stuff is usually cheaper. And the TPGs are reviled.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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