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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Fugio1, post: 7315593, member: 89970&quot;]I haven&#039;t sold many coins at auction for years, but about 10 years ago, I sold most of my collection of middle and high grade Roman Imperial coins thru CNG.&nbsp; At that time, there was a $50 minimum consignment fee per lot plus a percentage of the hammer price.&nbsp;&nbsp; This meant that anything valued under about $200 was significantly eaten up with the commission.&nbsp; Nevertheless, I knew as I do today that CNG would bring substantially higher hammer prices than all but a handful of other European and American auctioneers.</p><p><br /></p><p>This has influenced my buying patterns as well.&nbsp; Although consignment to auction is not the only way to sell coins, it can bring the highest return even with high consignment commissions, especially for high quality/rare items.&nbsp;&nbsp; For this reason, lately I tend to target coins with values &gt; $500, knowing that they will ultimately be sought after for consignment by prospective auction houses, and my share (or my heirs share) of the hammer will be optimized.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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