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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wcg, post: 2939779, member: 77169&quot;]Doppeltaler - I think we have eyes on the same prize.&nbsp; I have been buying/selling a few pieces a year for a little over 10 years now and I will agree that the prices seem to have inched up.&nbsp; However, I would suggest that it is a more steady year after year uptick than a recent spike.&nbsp;&nbsp; eBay might skew this perception because a few sellers heavy on the EF/AU/low MS talers have aggressive pricing.&nbsp; I thought the opposite that the more common EF/AU talers seem to be fairly soft at Heritage, Stacks, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp; I don&#039;t care for the competition, but perhaps more interest in this small niche in the overall coin market is healthy.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you take piastras specifically, there are no more than 300-350 total certified papal state piastras / scudos in NGC/PCGS holders (pre-1799).&nbsp;&nbsp; Is it possible that this is a tiny market which could be easily influenced by a few eager bidders?&nbsp;&nbsp; If that is your passion, I would love to see examples.&nbsp;&nbsp; I think 1600-1700s piastras are the peak of numismatic design for that time period.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I think the trend will be more stratification of the market to reflect grade and scarcity.&nbsp; The upper end is running away but I do not think the middle market talers/crowns is on the same trajectory.&nbsp;&nbsp; At least I hope not as a collector.&nbsp;&nbsp; Perhaps unrelated to talers specifically, but it will be interesting to see what happens to the overall numismatic markets when the equities market cools in the next 12-24 months.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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