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<p>[QUOTE="coinhead63, post: 1342971, member: 28001"]Sending anything to auction can be risky. Have the coins that ran across his auction block been close to or exceeded market value at the time? Many variables determine what you will expect to get from your auction. Here's a few: Are there many collectors attending his auctions? Are many of your coins common dates or lower grades? Have you won most auctions of coins that were well below market value? Does his auction pack the house? How well versed is he about coins?</p><p> These are some of the points to consider when taking coins to auction. You said you are sick to the stomach when thinking about selling your collection. If it is not necessesary to turn your collection into cash, I would pay attention to your gut (no pun intended) feeling. On the flip side, precious metals are expected to climb this year after taking quite a hit in the last few months of last year. Experts say that the peak may be sometime this summer. We'll see.</p><p> I wish you the best in whatever decision you make.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="coinhead63, post: 1342971, member: 28001"]Sending anything to auction can be risky. Have the coins that ran across his auction block been close to or exceeded market value at the time? Many variables determine what you will expect to get from your auction. Here's a few: Are there many collectors attending his auctions? Are many of your coins common dates or lower grades? Have you won most auctions of coins that were well below market value? Does his auction pack the house? How well versed is he about coins? These are some of the points to consider when taking coins to auction. You said you are sick to the stomach when thinking about selling your collection. If it is not necessesary to turn your collection into cash, I would pay attention to your gut (no pun intended) feeling. On the flip side, precious metals are expected to climb this year after taking quite a hit in the last few months of last year. Experts say that the peak may be sometime this summer. We'll see. I wish you the best in whatever decision you make.[/QUOTE]
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