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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 508026, member: 112"]Wesley, I meant no disrespect. I worded it that way - tourist - because tourist are the only people who will pay the prices they ask for those coins. I was being quite literal when I said that they charge up to 10 times what the coins are really worth.</p><p><br /></p><p>I used to live in the Florida Keys, used to know Mel Fisher, and I am quite well acquainted with the prices they sold, and still sell, that stuff for in their shops. I also used to collect these kind of coins, so I know what their value is. And, I myself was the original discoverer of one of the other Spanish wrecks found in the Keys.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you wish to get a real market value for the coins post some good closeup pics of just the coins and I will try to give you an estimate. Or, you can contact Dan Sedwick, probably the worlds leading authority on these coins and he will tell you what they are worth.</p><p><br /></p><p>But if you wish to realize the same kind of price that they sell these for in Fisher's shops and the other tourist shops in the Keys, then your only choice is to sell them on ebay because no coin collector will give you anywhere close to that for them. All I am trying to do is be honest and help you here.</p><p><br /></p><p>Try selling them back to one of Fisher's stores and see what they offer you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 508026, member: 112"]Wesley, I meant no disrespect. I worded it that way - tourist - because tourist are the only people who will pay the prices they ask for those coins. I was being quite literal when I said that they charge up to 10 times what the coins are really worth. I used to live in the Florida Keys, used to know Mel Fisher, and I am quite well acquainted with the prices they sold, and still sell, that stuff for in their shops. I also used to collect these kind of coins, so I know what their value is. And, I myself was the original discoverer of one of the other Spanish wrecks found in the Keys. If you wish to get a real market value for the coins post some good closeup pics of just the coins and I will try to give you an estimate. Or, you can contact Dan Sedwick, probably the worlds leading authority on these coins and he will tell you what they are worth. But if you wish to realize the same kind of price that they sell these for in Fisher's shops and the other tourist shops in the Keys, then your only choice is to sell them on ebay because no coin collector will give you anywhere close to that for them. All I am trying to do is be honest and help you here. Try selling them back to one of Fisher's stores and see what they offer you.[/QUOTE]
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