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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1130601, member: 19463"]<p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">I suspect you got a really good deal. ...and I am a cheapskate. There are some coins that would be hard to replace at any price. You can't just call CNG and say, "Got another?" When that coin is of fine style and well preserved it will sell easily but only for what <u>two</u> bidders are willing to pay. My explanation for the price going down is that the first sale was made in the presence of a second bidder who wanted it while the later sale found no one present that was interested. Whether that means you got it for a great price or that the earlier buyer seriously overpaid, I do not know. Another possibility is that someone bought it from CNG and later sold it to a lesser dealer (perhaps his estate sold everything as a lot). That lesser dealer would not have the customer base to match CNG (they know who the rich guys are) so it became just another coin. I suggest you not sell it but keep an eye open for others. That will tell you whether you got the deal or the other guy got gypped. My opinion: I'd buy it for at least $84. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: left">I have never seen anything written about the components that make up the mountain design.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1130601, member: 19463"][LEFT][COLOR=#000000]I suspect you got a really good deal. ...and I am a cheapskate. There are some coins that would be hard to replace at any price. You can't just call CNG and say, "Got another?" When that coin is of fine style and well preserved it will sell easily but only for what [U]two[/U] bidders are willing to pay. My explanation for the price going down is that the first sale was made in the presence of a second bidder who wanted it while the later sale found no one present that was interested. Whether that means you got it for a great price or that the earlier buyer seriously overpaid, I do not know. Another possibility is that someone bought it from CNG and later sold it to a lesser dealer (perhaps his estate sold everything as a lot). That lesser dealer would not have the customer base to match CNG (they know who the rich guys are) so it became just another coin. I suggest you not sell it but keep an eye open for others. That will tell you whether you got the deal or the other guy got gypped. My opinion: I'd buy it for at least $84. :)[/COLOR][/LEFT] [LEFT]I have never seen anything written about the components that make up the mountain design.[/LEFT][/QUOTE]
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