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<p>[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 2767108, member: 78244"]You are making a lot of assumptions with your statement. The amount of money I have is completely irrelevant. I once spoke to a multimillionaire who has more money than I will probably ever have. He bought many of these "Top Pop" coins, and he strongly recommends <i>AGAINST</i> buying them. He regretted spending so much on them, and considered them bad investments as the value always went down when more were certified.</p><p><br /></p><p>I cannot say if my opinions would change if I suddenly got a billion dollars or if I had been raised in a billionaire family, but I doubt my oppinion of value would change if the former magically becomes true. Once frugal, always frugal. So many more much-more-interesting coins can be bought for $4000 instead of a coin graded a single point higher. I used the example of a car to show that there are better ways to spend that kind of money, whether it be practical things for the financially-restricted, or more-interesting coins for those in the top 1%.</p><p><br /></p><p>In addition, your comment completely ignores the fact that many high-grade early US pieces are overgraded or have problems that are given a pass (cleaning, scratches, etc.). The amount of money I have is irrelevant in this case as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 2767108, member: 78244"]You are making a lot of assumptions with your statement. The amount of money I have is completely irrelevant. I once spoke to a multimillionaire who has more money than I will probably ever have. He bought many of these "Top Pop" coins, and he strongly recommends [I]AGAINST[/I] buying them. He regretted spending so much on them, and considered them bad investments as the value always went down when more were certified. I cannot say if my opinions would change if I suddenly got a billion dollars or if I had been raised in a billionaire family, but I doubt my oppinion of value would change if the former magically becomes true. Once frugal, always frugal. So many more much-more-interesting coins can be bought for $4000 instead of a coin graded a single point higher. I used the example of a car to show that there are better ways to spend that kind of money, whether it be practical things for the financially-restricted, or more-interesting coins for those in the top 1%. In addition, your comment completely ignores the fact that many high-grade early US pieces are overgraded or have problems that are given a pass (cleaning, scratches, etc.). The amount of money I have is irrelevant in this case as well.[/QUOTE]
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