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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3790965, member: 19463"]$20k Canadian won't buy all that many coins in the big-dog coin market which I assume will appeal most to people with multi-million dollar houses and who do grocery runs in their town-Tesla. The smartest purchase the dentist makes might just be p-man. Several people on this list probably spent $20k on coins last year and I know a collector with more $20k coins than I have $200 ones. There was a time a few centuries ago when gentlemen of substance had full time curators of their collections. Today, most high end collectors have relationships with dealer/agents who represent a number of collectors. The problem I see here is finding the appropriate advisor to fit our individual circumstance. Many of us now buy a share of the NCG staff one opinion at a time. Others enjoy doing it ourselves. I enjoy the process too much to send my 2020 coin budget to a pro and tell him to make me happy. </p><p><br /></p><p>That is the great part of the hobby, IMHO. There are coins that are suitable for teens who cut their neighbors' lawn and others for dentists who pay p-man in gold. I wish I had the sense not even to look at high dollar coins or to admit defeat and send my $45 questionables to an expert who would charge $50 to tell me I was a fool. I hope we get to see what the dentist buys.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3790965, member: 19463"]$20k Canadian won't buy all that many coins in the big-dog coin market which I assume will appeal most to people with multi-million dollar houses and who do grocery runs in their town-Tesla. The smartest purchase the dentist makes might just be p-man. Several people on this list probably spent $20k on coins last year and I know a collector with more $20k coins than I have $200 ones. There was a time a few centuries ago when gentlemen of substance had full time curators of their collections. Today, most high end collectors have relationships with dealer/agents who represent a number of collectors. The problem I see here is finding the appropriate advisor to fit our individual circumstance. Many of us now buy a share of the NCG staff one opinion at a time. Others enjoy doing it ourselves. I enjoy the process too much to send my 2020 coin budget to a pro and tell him to make me happy. That is the great part of the hobby, IMHO. There are coins that are suitable for teens who cut their neighbors' lawn and others for dentists who pay p-man in gold. I wish I had the sense not even to look at high dollar coins or to admit defeat and send my $45 questionables to an expert who would charge $50 to tell me I was a fool. I hope we get to see what the dentist buys.[/QUOTE]
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