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<p>[QUOTE="Ken Dorney, post: 3661283, member: 76086"]Certainly not. While the coin is question isn't worth the asking price it also is not worth as little as $65. Even my estimate was a bit on the low side. A very quick look around at fixed prices shows me that the cheapest of these start around $125 and quickly get more expensive. Now, I understand, one can easily find plenty of auction results of very low prices, but there are always exceptions in the market. In my 30 years of being a dealer I have seen where a lot of people have unrealistic expectations of value, both high and low. My responses are usually the same, if you can find them that cheap let me know and I will buy all that I can. </p><p><br /></p><p>As to the current hoard. Prices have already come down. Dealer prices for those were initially just under $1,000, less if you bought 10. I have seen plenty nice examples hammer in the $600-700 range (add $100 or so for the commissions). But then again, I have never quite understood the series of coins. I have seen examples with near full crests, well centered, EF, no problems, sell for under $1,000 and in the same sale one I felt was not as good selling for double. Its a weird series of coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ken Dorney, post: 3661283, member: 76086"]Certainly not. While the coin is question isn't worth the asking price it also is not worth as little as $65. Even my estimate was a bit on the low side. A very quick look around at fixed prices shows me that the cheapest of these start around $125 and quickly get more expensive. Now, I understand, one can easily find plenty of auction results of very low prices, but there are always exceptions in the market. In my 30 years of being a dealer I have seen where a lot of people have unrealistic expectations of value, both high and low. My responses are usually the same, if you can find them that cheap let me know and I will buy all that I can. As to the current hoard. Prices have already come down. Dealer prices for those were initially just under $1,000, less if you bought 10. I have seen plenty nice examples hammer in the $600-700 range (add $100 or so for the commissions). But then again, I have never quite understood the series of coins. I have seen examples with near full crests, well centered, EF, no problems, sell for under $1,000 and in the same sale one I felt was not as good selling for double. Its a weird series of coins.[/QUOTE]
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