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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 832990, member: 19463&quot;]Unfortunately, there is a downside to collecting something no one else wants.&nbsp; Dealers won&#039;t buy it so you have no where to go to find it.&nbsp; Years ago I started collecting Eastern mint denarii of Septimius Severus and, with the aid of half a dozen friends, ruined that hobby by educating too many people that they exist.&nbsp;&nbsp; Now I have moved into a few new fields and people laugh at why anyone would want that - of course they don&#039;t have any.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>What drives up prices is not the number of interested collectors but the number of people who think they can make a fast buck on the coins.&nbsp;&nbsp; The hot stuff of today will crash and burn someday when another fad (stocks?, real estate?) takes over.&nbsp; I just hope I don&#039;t run out of new things to collect before the crash comes and collectors can start over.&nbsp; Offer dealer &#039;B&#039; the coin you just bought from dealer &#039;A&#039; and let me know how long it will take for &#039;Buy retail; sell wholesale&#039; to be profitable.&nbsp; If you enjoy the coins while you have them, all is good.&nbsp; If you don&#039;t, you lose.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Encourage young collectors.&nbsp; They will be the ones to buy your collection from your grandkids.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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