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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AncientJoe, post: 3964161, member: 44357&quot;]It is <i>not </i>Clio&#039;s collection although he has called Clio a &quot;nemesis&quot; before. It is indeed probably the most valuable privately held coin collection, in particular because of his non-ancient holdings (although his ancients are great but admittedly with some noticeable absences).</p><p><br /></p><p>The displays at the Long Beach show are well worth seeing; some of the nicest presentation I&#039;ve ever seen for coins (he had the booth and cases custom-made).</p><p><br /></p><p>He has a few experts who have helped him with his collection so far and is actively acquiring pieces, building it quietly for the last ~20 years. I definitely don&#039;t see him ever selling, which is annoying because he&#039;s outbid me on a few coins I&#039;ve wanted (although he&#039;s also bought some coins from me that were no longer essential for my collection so I suppose it all works out in the end).</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve outbid him a few times on coins I badly wanted - he has vastly deeper pockets than me but because he&#039;s focused very broadly, he will tend to not overpay and does judiciously research prices. He is also a &quot;true collector&quot; in that he&#039;s not just buying absurdly expensive pieces: you&#039;ll see $500K coins right next to $100 ones.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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