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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 718688, member: 15309&quot;]Mike,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I don&#039;t think you are nitpicking at all. The prices that Anaconda charged were ridiculously high and they had no problem at all fleecing the toned coin collectors. However, I think you are really underestimating the quality of the material they sold. You know as well as I do that monster color can make flaws that exist on untoned coins seem unimportant. With regards to selection of toned coins, Anaconda was far and away the best. Add to that they had the best website, the best marketing, and the best photography and you are left with the king. I should have stated that this applies only to internet coin shops. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Would I buy a CBH or an early copper from them, absolutely not. But for rainbow toned Morgans and toned early Commem&#039;s there was nobody better. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I know you appreciate toned coins Mike, but you have a very meticulous nature in your collecting style. You will not sacrifice the other elements of a coins grade simply because the coin has monster toning. You are very much like TomB in that respect. I admire your patience and discriminating taste, but you must recognize that very few collectors ever reach your level. The rest of us are simply struck by a beautiful toned coin and decide we want it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>To condemn Anaconda for an ethics problem of over pricing is IMO, unfair. In my experience, all of the other players in the toned coin arena have very similar prices, including Island, Defalco, and all of the E-bay players. The most important aspect of selling toned coins is to have a high quality photograph that is very close to the appearance of the coin in hand. I have purchased coins from every one of these sellers and will state without a doubt that Brandon&#039;s photos were the best in that regard. Mark Goodman&#039;s are just as good, but then again, CRO doesn&#039;t specialize in toned coins. They specialize in the type of coins you would buy.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It was not my intention to promote these dealers per say, I just wanted to provide BNB with a list of dealers that specialize in rainbow toned coins. I also recognize that my choice of words was not the greatest. Perhaps instead of the word &quot;best&quot; we should substitute the word &quot;successful.&quot; Some would argue they are the same thing though.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>FWIW, 90% of my purchases come from Heritage in an auction venue.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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