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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dfraser, post: 671824, member: 18501&quot;]Great thread, i just finished a three month study of this subject, posted the short form presentation this weekend on slideshare.</p><p>I investigated five aspects that contribute to a coins market value.&nbsp; The concept of market value is also very interesting and a current in development project.</p><p>Five areas investigated:</p><p>Historical Significance</p><p>Content</p><p>Rarity</p><p>Preservation</p><p>Demand</p><p><br /></p><p>Each area can influence price, and there are some examples where each influence point is dominant, but overall only demand really drives the price.&nbsp; In this discussion thread there was commentary about the current fascination with minute flaws, magnification and light angle needed to see the detail, currently toned coins demand premiums, where as just a few years ago, neither of these made for premium prices, in fact at one time both were detractors!</p><p><br /></p><p>There are many case studies I found, and over the next few months, I will be putting them in an article.</p><p><br /></p><p>But the short answer; demand</p><p>The long answer;what generates the demand?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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