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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;LA_Geezer, post: 3191808, member: 89393&quot;]Let me add, though, that some of us who enjoy collecting choose to place limits on the prices we are willing to pay. I&#039;m not quite sure what the most is that I have paid for any one coin, but I suppose that I&#039;ve stretched the price I am willing to pay to around $200 in some instances. Yes, I suppose I could afford to pay thousands for a coin, and I have enjoyed looking at the photos of some of those beautiful IHCs I see here and there.</p><p><br /></p><p>Generally, coins are not overpriced, although there are dealers who may overprice some of their listings. Realistically, these items usually go unsold while others priced more beneficially to buyers&#039; ideals will sell like hotcakes. Robert&#039;s claim, I believe, is possibly due to the fact that English may not be his native language.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I was a teenager, my father was assigned to the US Embassy in Paris. I often went to the coin and stamp shows that were held outdoors on Sundays. The Hitchcock movie, <i>Charade</i>, had a scene shot at that stamp/coin market. I was mainly a stamp collector at the time, but as I had access to US money for use in the military Post Exchanges in the area, I often had things like Walking Liberty Halves that got me great trades with some of the dealers. I remember trading two Washington Quarters for a complete set of the Monaco commemoratives of the Grace Kelly - Prince Rainier wedding in 1956, perfect, mint. Such a deal! That set wouldn&#039;t have been overpriced even if the dealer wanted my all of my Halves and Quarters.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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