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<p>[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 4139917, member: 78244"]For me, it was the entire culture surrounding US coins that made me sell out.</p><p><br /></p><p>“Want me to take your coin seriously? Then it must be slabbed.”</p><p><br /></p><p>“Greysheet says it is worth XXX, and there is no way you can convince me otherwise.”</p><p><br /></p><p>“If it won’t grade problem-free, it is junk, and I will judge you as a collector for choosing such a coin.”</p><p><br /></p><p>“It is so rare because it is a key date.” (Overhyped)</p><p><br /></p><p>And generally everything is way overpriced for what it is. I can get rarer, more-beautiful, higher-grade, and more-historically-interesting contemporary coins for a fraction of what US ones cost. I see many coins that are expensive just to be expensive, with literally nothing else that makes them more interesting. You are paying for decades of hype that will lead to the downfall of the US coin market as fewer and fewer people can afford them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 4139917, member: 78244"]For me, it was the entire culture surrounding US coins that made me sell out. “Want me to take your coin seriously? Then it must be slabbed.” “Greysheet says it is worth XXX, and there is no way you can convince me otherwise.” “If it won’t grade problem-free, it is junk, and I will judge you as a collector for choosing such a coin.” “It is so rare because it is a key date.” (Overhyped) And generally everything is way overpriced for what it is. I can get rarer, more-beautiful, higher-grade, and more-historically-interesting contemporary coins for a fraction of what US ones cost. I see many coins that are expensive just to be expensive, with literally nothing else that makes them more interesting. You are paying for decades of hype that will lead to the downfall of the US coin market as fewer and fewer people can afford them.[/QUOTE]
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