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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2264693, member: 19463&quot;]This is good advice but only for some.&nbsp; Collectors like me need to be realistic as to which dealers might handle their collections.&nbsp; I have purchased 100+ coins from CNG (or Victor England when he worked under his own name) but they should have no interest in my entire collection.&nbsp; They might be expected to list 10-20% of my coins as individual lots but that would leave thousands to be lumped into group lots to be ignored by their high end customers (TIF and higher).&nbsp; I need to find dealers who specialize in coins in the $100 bracket rather than in the $1000 (or more) region.&nbsp; My problem is too many of these dealers are older than I am and may not be in the business when they are needed.&nbsp; If I died today, the names on my current list might help but I really need to develop a rapport with some 40 something sellers who will be alive if I need them in a future years.&nbsp; The younger ones I know specialize in $1000 coins.&nbsp; I know the $50 coins will be unwanted by most but it is hard to realize the minimum value level is rising a lot faster than the demand and no one wants huge numbers of coins that will sell for $100.&nbsp; When writing out instructions for the family, specify which ones go to the auctions and which to the dealers who do local shows.&nbsp; A better answer might be to have a friend in the hobby willing to be disbursor of your collection.&nbsp; We all wish we had an interested grandchild to make all this easy.&nbsp; It rarely works that way.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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