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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3233285, member: 19463&quot;]The easiest way to dispose of &#039;a few hundred dollars&#039; worth of &#039;modest&#039; coins would be to give them without restrictions to a teacher of history or Latin, a parent/child team or a church leader according to the type of coins in question.&nbsp; We have each of the three categories I mentioned among regular posters right here on Coin Talk.&nbsp; I wish I had a way of finding other potential recipients that the few I have used here which means separating those who would like the coins from those that heard the word FREE and signed up for a give-away.&nbsp; There is also the problem of gathering addresses of such worthy recipients since some of them are minors or live in countries where I do not know the laws regarding private ownership of old things.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Many museums would give your collection a home IF you would cover all their expenses and trouble.&nbsp; Rather than requiring them to provide a trusted employee, you need to fund two new staff positions (one to watch the other) on a continuing basis.&nbsp; You need to fund construction of a proper exhibit (remodeled room, new wing???) and fund maintenance of that facility.&nbsp; This might make sense for a collection worth several million dollars but the first year costs would exceed the value of a modest group like most of us have.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Opinion question:&nbsp; If the gift shop of a museum that has an exhibit on the ancient world were to offer your coins at 10-25% &#039;retail&#039; individually, how long would it take them to sell them?&nbsp; Would the space it would take cover the loss they would suffer from losing that retail space previously used for plastic swords and postcards?&nbsp; Most museums would probably refuse the coins even on that condition.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>We have dealers here who would probably take your coins on consignment but might not be interested in a cash up front purchase.&nbsp; I know a couple dealers who pay cash without question but the percentage of what you paid at CNG auctions will not be pleasing.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll go Valentinian one better on this one.&nbsp; I majored in Greek and Latin in college.&nbsp; I have collected ancient coins for more than 50 years.&nbsp; When I go to a museum that has coins, I spend at most a few seconds on them unless they have something that I have not seen before, something in my specialty interests or something that is really exceptional in some way.&nbsp; The local museum here as a Syracuse dekadrachm (I have seen hundreds) and a dozen coins that I would love to have if they were giving them away but, as it is, I prefer to look at the mosaics or archaic pots.&nbsp;&nbsp; When I go to the coi shows that have a display area, I only look at the exhibits if I have seen all the dealers present and have time to kill before my ride leaves.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&#039;Leading to possession&#039; makes all the difference.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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