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<p>[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 3601680, member: 82549"]One point in favor of grades for ancients - they are very helpful when buying bulk lots from respected auction houses, especially if is a large lot and not every obverse and reverse is shown in the photo.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Have you considered eBay, that is, without sneering? You can auction a coin with an opening bid of, say, $.99 and let the market decide what it is worth. You won't get dealer prices, but with eBay charging a 10% commission (and PayPal another ~5%), you'll end up getting more for your coin than you would selling to most dealers.</p><p><br /></p><p>It takes a bit of work getting everything set up initially, but if you have dozens or hundreds of coins to sell, it might be worth the time investment. Another big bonus is that you get to correspond with other collectors whom you would never have known about otherwise because they don't belong to any ancient coin discussion groups.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 3601680, member: 82549"]One point in favor of grades for ancients - they are very helpful when buying bulk lots from respected auction houses, especially if is a large lot and not every obverse and reverse is shown in the photo. Have you considered eBay, that is, without sneering? You can auction a coin with an opening bid of, say, $.99 and let the market decide what it is worth. You won't get dealer prices, but with eBay charging a 10% commission (and PayPal another ~5%), you'll end up getting more for your coin than you would selling to most dealers. It takes a bit of work getting everything set up initially, but if you have dozens or hundreds of coins to sell, it might be worth the time investment. Another big bonus is that you get to correspond with other collectors whom you would never have known about otherwise because they don't belong to any ancient coin discussion groups.[/QUOTE]
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