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<p>[QUOTE="JCro57, post: 8184919, member: 92083"]Assessing value is very difficult for errors great and small. Markets change. People's desires change. The more people find more of these, the values change. Also, especially for new collectors, they automatically think "error" equals huge money.</p><p>In addition, I never, ever care what someone is asking for a coin (even if it's an expert). What matters is what someone is willing to buy it for, and unfortunately many inexperienced collectors overpay because they have no idea how to even start go about assessing current values of similar errors. Sometimes even before they figure it out, the market has changed.</p><p><br /></p><p>For many the realization and learning experience only comes when they decide to sell it and get only a fraction of what they paid. It is that sobering experience with which they will finally - maybe - begin to learn the tricky, unpredictable, and unforgiving nature of buying/selling Mint errors.</p><p><br /></p><p>~Joe Cronin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JCro57, post: 8184919, member: 92083"]Assessing value is very difficult for errors great and small. Markets change. People's desires change. The more people find more of these, the values change. Also, especially for new collectors, they automatically think "error" equals huge money. In addition, I never, ever care what someone is asking for a coin (even if it's an expert). What matters is what someone is willing to buy it for, and unfortunately many inexperienced collectors overpay because they have no idea how to even start go about assessing current values of similar errors. Sometimes even before they figure it out, the market has changed. For many the realization and learning experience only comes when they decide to sell it and get only a fraction of what they paid. It is that sobering experience with which they will finally - maybe - begin to learn the tricky, unpredictable, and unforgiving nature of buying/selling Mint errors. ~Joe Cronin[/QUOTE]
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