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<p>[QUOTE="RabidRick, post: 1988542, member: 37868"]You can usually tell what they paid for the coin if it was at auction. Otherwise there are online mobile dealer/collector price guides that are frequently updated ;3</p><p><br /></p><p>Ancients are more dificult but if you've been collecting them long enough you have a good idea uness it's a weird / rare variety. There are also the pieces like the trites from Lydia that are very common, just so collectable they often go for 2x or 3x the estimate. I'm just glad CNG finally took this into account. Personally, I'd want the more obscure stuff and THEN go for a nice common. Trites will always be around.</p><p><br /></p><p>BUT = asking a grand for a 330 dollar coin (I can't tell if it just went up or if I was looking at the wrong one, but they are close) ... That's a rip-off.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sentiment like that will turn people off to the hobby. Not everyone is educated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RabidRick, post: 1988542, member: 37868"]You can usually tell what they paid for the coin if it was at auction. Otherwise there are online mobile dealer/collector price guides that are frequently updated ;3 Ancients are more dificult but if you've been collecting them long enough you have a good idea uness it's a weird / rare variety. There are also the pieces like the trites from Lydia that are very common, just so collectable they often go for 2x or 3x the estimate. I'm just glad CNG finally took this into account. Personally, I'd want the more obscure stuff and THEN go for a nice common. Trites will always be around. BUT = asking a grand for a 330 dollar coin (I can't tell if it just went up or if I was looking at the wrong one, but they are close) ... That's a rip-off. Sentiment like that will turn people off to the hobby. Not everyone is educated.[/QUOTE]
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