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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;fiddlehead, post: 3197039, member: 31286&quot;]Here&#039;s an example - an MS62 coin I&#039;ve recently purchased but haven&#039;t had in hand yet.&nbsp; I was willing to pay a premium over the auction and price guide listings for several reasons.&nbsp; The most important is the eye appeal, strike quality, lack of distracting marks, nice toning, etc.&nbsp; If it looks as good in hand I will be happy with it and the price I paid for it.&nbsp; Although another interesting twist regarding pricing is that NCG has it at $625 and PCGS at $550 - 14% difference - and both have the next grade level at way above that (I suspect that if it CAC&#039;s it might sell for close to or at the next grade level price someday).&nbsp; Another factor I used to rationalize my purchase is the relative lack of coins that look anywhere near as good in MS62 or MS63, and it doesn&#039;t come up all the often in any case.&nbsp; So - question is: I know from what people post here that there are many folks who only seem to collect coins that are exceptionally pretty.&nbsp; So, in general, how much does much better than average eye appeal and all that is implied by that influence the price you are willing to pay for something you collect?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]826594[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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