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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus, post: 2547355, member: 81887&quot;]Well, I finally did it.&nbsp; I&#039;ve been feeling like my Parthian collection is at an impasse- almost every coin that I don&#039;t have is rare, and correspondingly expensive when it does show up in the market.&nbsp; Adding new coins is starting to feel more like a chore than a joy.&nbsp; That, combined with some upcoming financial imperatives, led me to make a decision a few weeks ago to consign my Parthians to auction.&nbsp; The vast majority (97%) of my Parthian collection is now in the custody of a well-known ancient coin firm in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.&nbsp; I kept just a few pieces that are duplicates or have sentimental value; everything else (including all but one of the Parthian coins whose photos I&#039;ve shared here) is heading back out into the market.</p><p><br /></p><p>And I... feel pretty okay with that, honestly.&nbsp; I was expecting to be feeling a lot more &quot;seller&#039;s remorse&quot; at this point, but if anything I feel kind of relieved to be selling the collection.&nbsp; I had a lot of fun assembling it over the last 20 years, but now it&#039;s time to let others enjoy my coins.&nbsp; Selling it by auction consignment may mean settling for less total money for me, after seller&#039;s fees, but the exposure of a major auction house may compensate for that, plus it means there will be a public record of several coins in my collection that are unpublished varieties (notably several later tetradrachms with unpublished year/ month combinations).</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not planning on giving up ancient coins, or coin collecting in general.&nbsp; I&#039;m not even committed to giving up Parthian coins, though I will definitely be reducing my intake rate.&nbsp; Any further Parthian coins I buy will be nice examples of specific types that appeal to me, not an attempt to collect every possible variety as in my previous collection.&nbsp; (I had 50 different drachms of Orodes II.&nbsp; Nobody really needs 50 different drachms of Orodes II.)&nbsp; The Baltimore coin show is in two weeks, and I may pick up a couple of Sasanians, or Romans, or even a nice Parthian if a truly appealing coin speaks to me, but I won&#039;t be trying to &quot;fill in the hole&quot;. </p><p><br /></p><p>Have any of the experienced collectors here done something similar (i.e. sell off the bulk of a collection without abandoning the hobby)?&nbsp; Any advice, suggestions, etc. is appreciated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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