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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;goldmark, post: 1746826, member: 38168&quot;]Really, I mean.... I find it highly astonishing!? I&#039;m a collector of world coins too and besides the known problems with the accuracy of reported prices by established catalogs I find they&#039;re still a good indicator for price ranges. Series or coin types of little recognition and interest, with reported prices in the sub 100 US$ region can be particularly difficult to get even if they&#039;re not to be considered rare in high grades. Contrary to that those met with high interest are available in all grades plentifully. In German magazines there are frequently surveys in which the readers are asked for their preferred collecting themes/habits, and among the highest ranking foreign coins are those of countries like the US, Australia, Canada and South Africa. Naturally coins of these countries are decently available, but if you move down the rankings to countries like South Africa you can clearly recognize how the situation deteriorates and if you move to even more exotic countries (like Albania) it deteriorates extremely.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Even coins of some of our direct neighboring countries like Denmark, with their own great history and beautiful coins have a significantly decreased availability. Another example for German coins, that are not rare at all but have little interest paired with low prices are those of the Third Reich. The 2 Pfennig bronze type is listed/sold for a large number of mint mark and year combinations for less than 10€ even in high grades BU (MS65 equivalent), and rightfully so in my opinion. But if you actually try to get such a coin it can prove to be difficult. The listings for this type on ebay.com are for example generally rather poor in my opinion. But the value itself is not the problem, similarly valued coins of the German Empire which are met with much higher interest are more likely to be listed/relisted by coin dealers, simply because they&#039;re easier sold. I cannot find another more logical explanation to this situation.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Which is also a reason why I do things like coin trades. Derick for example is a very good trading partner. If you have better access or a different strategy to approach this I would like to exchange experiences with you. Are you interested in coin trades?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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