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<p>[QUOTE="DiomedesofArgos, post: 5454464, member: 115035"]Unless you have unlimited funds, there will always be times you have to settle for lesser quality unless you have an insanely narrow focus. Of course, what counts as lesser, but acceptable quality for someone making 7 figures a year looks a lot different than what someone making 5 figures a year would consider acceptable. As others have mentioned, I think most collectors have an area they want as best as they can afford and other areas that lower quality is more acceptable. Maybe one emperor you just have to have the best you can afford and other emperors, you just want an example that is identifiable. </p><p><br /></p><p>And if your tastes change and later you sell some lower quality coins for a loss? I don't think that's a big deal. Most any product you buy depreciates, rather than appreciates in value. Of course, we would all love for every coin we buy to appreciate, but if they don't, have we necessarily lost? Did we not enjoy owning these coins for a time, researching them, learning new things, and showing them off? If you pay $20 for a coin and only clear $15 or even $10 when you sell, is it really that big a deal if you enjoyed them for a time? To me, it's not much different than if you paid $10 to watch a movie. You'll never get that $10 back (or even a fraction), but for a time you got to have something that gave you entertainment, gave you something to discuss with others, and maybe you learned or thought about something new.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DiomedesofArgos, post: 5454464, member: 115035"]Unless you have unlimited funds, there will always be times you have to settle for lesser quality unless you have an insanely narrow focus. Of course, what counts as lesser, but acceptable quality for someone making 7 figures a year looks a lot different than what someone making 5 figures a year would consider acceptable. As others have mentioned, I think most collectors have an area they want as best as they can afford and other areas that lower quality is more acceptable. Maybe one emperor you just have to have the best you can afford and other emperors, you just want an example that is identifiable. And if your tastes change and later you sell some lower quality coins for a loss? I don't think that's a big deal. Most any product you buy depreciates, rather than appreciates in value. Of course, we would all love for every coin we buy to appreciate, but if they don't, have we necessarily lost? Did we not enjoy owning these coins for a time, researching them, learning new things, and showing them off? If you pay $20 for a coin and only clear $15 or even $10 when you sell, is it really that big a deal if you enjoyed them for a time? To me, it's not much different than if you paid $10 to watch a movie. You'll never get that $10 back (or even a fraction), but for a time you got to have something that gave you entertainment, gave you something to discuss with others, and maybe you learned or thought about something new.[/QUOTE]
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