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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 681773, member: 19463"]Eddiespin and others interested:</p><p> </p><p>Did you know that there are people out there who collect catalogs like the Gemini sales even more than they collect the coins? Did you know that the Gemini sales are wonderful but still not the absolute finest coins out there? (You would not believe what has survived both in quqlity and quantity.) Did you know that there are hard bound sale catalogs, catalogs of coins belonging to famous people (President John Quincy Adams collection comes to mind - it was sold because the Historical society that owned it preferred the cash it would bring) and thousands of lesser quality printed lists dating to the period before the Internet ended much of the print media in favor of softcopy formats? Admittedly, today, it is getting harder to find lower end coins in printed lists. </p><p> </p><p>Finally, did you notice that even Gemini V shown above had coins estimated at $50. Certainly the bulk of the attention went to the $10,000+ stuff but it is all out there and you are most welcome to jump into either end of the ancient pond. Either way, buy from a reputable dealer (including the ones that sell on eBay).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 681773, member: 19463"]Eddiespin and others interested: Did you know that there are people out there who collect catalogs like the Gemini sales even more than they collect the coins? Did you know that the Gemini sales are wonderful but still not the absolute finest coins out there? (You would not believe what has survived both in quqlity and quantity.) Did you know that there are hard bound sale catalogs, catalogs of coins belonging to famous people (President John Quincy Adams collection comes to mind - it was sold because the Historical society that owned it preferred the cash it would bring) and thousands of lesser quality printed lists dating to the period before the Internet ended much of the print media in favor of softcopy formats? Admittedly, today, it is getting harder to find lower end coins in printed lists. Finally, did you notice that even Gemini V shown above had coins estimated at $50. Certainly the bulk of the attention went to the $10,000+ stuff but it is all out there and you are most welcome to jump into either end of the ancient pond. Either way, buy from a reputable dealer (including the ones that sell on eBay).[/QUOTE]
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