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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cloudsweeper99, post: 1223363, member: 3011&quot;]Selling AGEs to a refiner is a little like using a valuable oil painting as a drop cloth.&nbsp; It can be done and will work, but it really isn&#039;t the highest and best use for the material in its current form.&nbsp; What a refiner will pay for broken jewelry or left over plumbing scrap should be irrelevant to an AGE collector.&nbsp; The funny part is that it is not, and this attitude is an expensive mistake on the part of collectors [in my opinion].&nbsp; And I believe durability is a quality that imparts at least a tiny bit of value to a coin.&nbsp; It certainly should not be a negative factor in value.&nbsp; Think of it the other way around.&nbsp; It cost money for a refner to turn scrap .999 gold into a .917 one ounce coin.&nbsp; This makes the coin a bit more valuable than the metal in scrap form.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know my views are not standard, and people will continue to be conned out of their AGEs for scrap value.&nbsp; I just want to put out the idea that folks should be a little more thoughtful about the value they are willing to accept in return for selling bullion coins.&nbsp; If enough people realized it, it might make a difference.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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