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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2116613, member: 19463&quot;]Steve&#039;s photo made me realize what a jerk in a feeding frenzy I become at a show.&nbsp; I guess social skills are trumped by the belief that the next envelop you open will conceal the coin of a lifetime.&nbsp; On the bus returning I talked to a US collector who enjoyed the show and bought absolutely nothing because all the coins he saw had too many bag marks.&nbsp; He was only interested in getting one specific Morgan dollar and was not willing to admit to his collection any of the trash he saw.&nbsp;&nbsp; I visited with the coin I still want that a dealer has had for five shows now but we are still a couple hundred apart.&nbsp; That coin is not willing to admit cheap old me to its list of caretakers.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I bought two coins I already had knowing I had them.&nbsp; One was an upgrade of a favorite but the new one is not a &#039;but&#039; coin.&nbsp; The other was too cheap that I would not leave it so I got it to add to my stock to give to kids.&nbsp; I see eBay and other sellers obviously of the opinion that any ancient in corroded condition is worth $5-50.&nbsp; I&#039;m wondering just what I believe is the minimum price for nice commons.&nbsp; It sometimes hurts me to see presentable coins no one wants but I just can&#039;t save them all. </p><p><a href="http://www.esc16.net/users/0020/FACES/Starfish%20Story.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.esc16.net/users/0020/FACES/Starfish%20Story.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.esc16.net/users/0020/FACES/Starfish Story.pdf</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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