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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 24616465, member: 101855"]I might break even on my collection if I sold it now, according to the Grey Sheet. I would have been way ahead if I had not bought anything in the last 15 years. There was a big drop in the market between the time I bought some things and now. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have bought some blue chip coins, like an 1848 CAL. $2.50 and the Pan-Pac $50 gold pieces. You don't find those "in the parking lot." </p><p><br /></p><p>I can grade better than most people, and made a living as a dealer, but I would not want to have my investment portfolio in coins only. Selling coins to dealers is hard, especially if you are member of "John Q. Public." I've learned that since I retired. At the shows with a table I could sell most anything to dealers at a profit. It's not so easy when you taking coins to sell at the shows.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 24616465, member: 101855"]I might break even on my collection if I sold it now, according to the Grey Sheet. I would have been way ahead if I had not bought anything in the last 15 years. There was a big drop in the market between the time I bought some things and now. I have bought some blue chip coins, like an 1848 CAL. $2.50 and the Pan-Pac $50 gold pieces. You don't find those "in the parking lot." I can grade better than most people, and made a living as a dealer, but I would not want to have my investment portfolio in coins only. Selling coins to dealers is hard, especially if you are member of "John Q. Public." I've learned that since I retired. At the shows with a table I could sell most anything to dealers at a profit. It's not so easy when you taking coins to sell at the shows.[/QUOTE]
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