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<p>[QUOTE="rlm's cents, post: 1036961, member: 7957"]Let me twist it a bit back at you. </p><p><br /></p><p>First, how much is a 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood that has been in a wreck worth? $10,000? I am sure that you have seen "Antiques Roadshow". Sometimes pricing is not determined by just one group. Now if I tell you that Cadillac it is pink and Elvis owned it, you might just raise you price a bit. Point being that not all car prices are driven by car collectors. Not all "coin" (using the term very loosely) prices are driven by collectors. In fact, in your gold plated example, I would dare say no collector is buying them, but they are worth what they are selling for.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second, how much are the 1896-O, 1900-O, and 1902-O micro "O" Morgans worth (were worth, if it makes you happier)? Were they not counterfeits and were not the collectors paying good money for them? Just how many more such instances do you think exist? The question here is not how much it is worth, but how good the counterfeiting really is. i.e. - counterfeits should not be considered here.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rlm's cents, post: 1036961, member: 7957"]Let me twist it a bit back at you. First, how much is a 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood that has been in a wreck worth? $10,000? I am sure that you have seen "Antiques Roadshow". Sometimes pricing is not determined by just one group. Now if I tell you that Cadillac it is pink and Elvis owned it, you might just raise you price a bit. Point being that not all car prices are driven by car collectors. Not all "coin" (using the term very loosely) prices are driven by collectors. In fact, in your gold plated example, I would dare say no collector is buying them, but they are worth what they are selling for. Second, how much are the 1896-O, 1900-O, and 1902-O micro "O" Morgans worth (were worth, if it makes you happier)? Were they not counterfeits and were not the collectors paying good money for them? Just how many more such instances do you think exist? The question here is not how much it is worth, but how good the counterfeiting really is. i.e. - counterfeits should not be considered here.[/QUOTE]
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