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<p>[QUOTE="Rhino89, post: 1052050, member: 21773"]<b>My 2 Cents</b></p><p><br /></p><p>First, I don't collect US coins at all but I have been following this thread since page 1, I found it absolutely fascinating (and the coins are gorgeous, everyone). Some of you guys may disagree with my opinion of what should be taken away from this thread, but this is what I'm taking away from this all (and it's a universal theme, not just US coins):</p><p> </p><p>At a certain point, coins cross over from the super-quantitative realm of Krauses's prices and grading scale points to the realm of artwork. And that's when most efforts to figure out a way to predict prices fails. I don't see anything wrong with people spending $10 on a toner and people spending $5000 on a toner, it's personal preference. There's people who are bidding millions on Picasso and Rembrandt because it's a unique piece of art to them (even though I wouldn't), and I think toner collectors have pieces that are absolutely unique. What I'm learning from this thread is that coins can cross over to art sometimes, and there's no way to quantify most of them. Which isn't a bad thing :smile Looking forward to seeing more coins!!!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Rhino89, post: 1052050, member: 21773"][b]My 2 Cents[/b] First, I don't collect US coins at all but I have been following this thread since page 1, I found it absolutely fascinating (and the coins are gorgeous, everyone). Some of you guys may disagree with my opinion of what should be taken away from this thread, but this is what I'm taking away from this all (and it's a universal theme, not just US coins): At a certain point, coins cross over from the super-quantitative realm of Krauses's prices and grading scale points to the realm of artwork. And that's when most efforts to figure out a way to predict prices fails. I don't see anything wrong with people spending $10 on a toner and people spending $5000 on a toner, it's personal preference. There's people who are bidding millions on Picasso and Rembrandt because it's a unique piece of art to them (even though I wouldn't), and I think toner collectors have pieces that are absolutely unique. What I'm learning from this thread is that coins can cross over to art sometimes, and there's no way to quantify most of them. Which isn't a bad thing :smile Looking forward to seeing more coins!!!![/QUOTE]
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