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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2667893, member: 56859&quot;]Wow, Sallent.&nbsp; Why such negativity about this Gemini auction?</p><p><br /></p><p>Like CNG and other auction houses do with their print auctions, HJB has stacked higher-end coins in this auction.&nbsp; That&#039;s what print auctions (or flagship auctions) are for-- showcasing a company&#039;s better consignments.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the coins themselves, they appear to be amassed from a wide variety of sources including private collections and museum deaccessioning.&nbsp; There are even some consignments from at least one CoinTalker.&nbsp; Acquiring coins for a print auction takes place over a long period of time.&nbsp; From what I&#039;m told, sometimes coins are committed to a future print auction a year or more ahead of time.</p><p><br /></p><p>I took a quick look at the offerings and found many relatively inexpensive and desirable coins I will be shooting for, including some of the small group lots.&nbsp; Many of the estimates are clearly too low, but I prefer that to overly optimistic estimates <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; There are of course also a great number of coins I&#039;ll have to just admire in pictures <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>For those having trouble viewing the catalog from the link posted in the OP, here is an alternative link:&nbsp; <a href="https://issuu.com/hjb-ancientcoins/docs/gemini_xiii" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://issuu.com/hjb-ancientcoins/docs/gemini_xiii" rel="nofollow">https://issuu.com/hjb-ancientcoins/docs/gemini_xiii</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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