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<p>[QUOTE="oval_man, post: 1515759, member: 22602"]If I'm reading you correctly, I have to say I don't understand why you've concluded that the consignor (if that's what you mean) of this coin doesn't have any idea about collector reality or what the market will bear. The original asking price was $2,500 and it sold for $2,000+. If the consignor in this case didn't get what he was hoping for, he certainly got close. And I'm sure he started high—maybe doing a bit of fishing—and expected lower.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a link to a stunning toner on Heritage, a $350 coin that sold for $3740:</p><p><a href="http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1154&lotNo=5710&lotIdNo=262004" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1154&lotNo=5710&lotIdNo=262004" rel="nofollow">http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1154&lotNo=5710&lotIdNo=262004</a></p><p><a href="http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1154&lotNo=5710&lotIdNo=262004" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1154&lotNo=5710&lotIdNo=262004" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p><p>You might know that Heritage's archives contain quite a few of these over-the-top toners. You're right, collecting them is not "practical for most collectors," but there's unquestionably a market for them. Seems to me (based on the numbers in this thread and not knowing any other circumstances of this sale) the consignor of your OP coin positioned it pretty well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="oval_man, post: 1515759, member: 22602"]If I'm reading you correctly, I have to say I don't understand why you've concluded that the consignor (if that's what you mean) of this coin doesn't have any idea about collector reality or what the market will bear. The original asking price was $2,500 and it sold for $2,000+. If the consignor in this case didn't get what he was hoping for, he certainly got close. And I'm sure he started high—maybe doing a bit of fishing—and expected lower. Here is a link to a stunning toner on Heritage, a $350 coin that sold for $3740: [URL="http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1154&lotNo=5710&lotIdNo=262004"]http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1154&lotNo=5710&lotIdNo=262004 [/URL] You might know that Heritage's archives contain quite a few of these over-the-top toners. You're right, collecting them is not "practical for most collectors," but there's unquestionably a market for them. Seems to me (based on the numbers in this thread and not knowing any other circumstances of this sale) the consignor of your OP coin positioned it pretty well.[/QUOTE]
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