You MUST sell.....POLL

topstuf · June 21, 2005 8:58AM

You have three coins.
EACH is an OUTSTANDING pristine original coin and (really) PQ for the grade.
EACH is beautifully toned and virtually irreplaceable except by the dumbest of luck.
ONE is worth what the other two are.
EACH is a truly .....rare..... coin.
They are either ALL classics or ALL moderns.
None are common enough that you can count on replacing ..... at all.

The money you need is exactly HALF of the total of the three so you MUST sell either the one that is worth what the other two combined are or sell the two lower priced ones.

You have NO other options. You NEED this money urgently.

So, boiling it down, would you sell 2 $25,000 coins or 1 $50,000 coin. (or substitute amounts to come to same ratio)

Just don't figure it is something like 2 one dollar coins and 1 two dollar coin.

Substantial values only.

ziggy29 · June 21, 2005 9:02AM

I probably keep whichever is harder to replace with a comparable (or better!) specimen at a later time.

topstuf · June 21, 2005 9:04AM

Aaaargh.....no.....they are all equally difficult to replace. You are crazy about ALL THREE. ANY of them would turn heads from 2 aisles over at a show.

zenny · June 21, 2005 9:10AM

no brainer - sell the one, that way, if you have need for funds in the future and you require a lesser amount you could sell another coin and at that point STILL own one of the three beauties.

mgoodm3 · June 21, 2005 9:15AM

Probably keep the one with the most sentimental value.

topstuf · June 21, 2005 9:19AM

oh dammit mgoodm.....You got ALL THREE from your Grandma on her deathbed who told you she loved you a whole lot.
Or you ripped em 25 years ago.
Or you kept Russ from getting them by three seconds.

Shamika · June 21, 2005 9:21AM

All things being equal, I'd keep the most expensive one.

mrpaseo · June 21, 2005 9:22AM

<< <i>oh dammit mgoodm.....You got ALL THREE from your Grandma on her deathbed who told you she loved you a whole lot.
Or you ripped em 25 years ago.
Or you kept Russ from getting them by three seconds.

>>

Chill the hell out, if you want a specific answer just tell us what the hell you want. Or let them answer the way they want.

Jesus Christ!

Ray

mrpaseo · June 21, 2005 9:24AM

By the way, screw your poll!

topstuf · June 21, 2005 9:29AM

mrpaseo..... Did you HAPPEN to notice the big smilie?

Are you having a bad day?

Feel free to screw the poll if it will release some tension.

mrpaseo · June 21, 2005 9:30AM

<< <i>mrpaseo..... Did you HAPPEN to notice the big smilie?

Are you having a bad day?

Feel free to screw the poll if it will release some tension.

>>

Well thank you!

mgoodm3 · June 21, 2005 9:32AM

I voted for getting rid of 2

mrpaseo · June 21, 2005 9:33AM

Huhu, we said screw the poll

BillJones · June 21, 2005 9:46AM

I'd sell the two smaller pieces because perhaps one day I could afford to buy another example of one or both them. Super expensive items can be stoppers for me.

SMS · June 21, 2005 10:11AM

Sell none of them! Mortgage the house!

And if you don't have a house....well....try for a personal line of credit or loan for the amount you need with the two smaller coins as collateral. Then if you get "in trouble" again while paying off the loan for the two small coins...do it again with the BIG one and get your two small ones back again

Then if circumstances happen again...do the two small ones again

just like Credit Cards!!!!!

prooflike · June 21, 2005 10:15AM

I'd keep the one biggie (why would I keep the 'wannabe' coins?)

topstuf · June 21, 2005 10:20AM

Hmmmmm. Seems NOBODY is thinkin: "da bigger dey is, da harder dey........"

Nope. Well, maybe a couple. I'd let the biggie go. Then still have some variety to look at. And the possibility of lettin one of THEM go also....maybe. Just more options as I see it.

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mirabela · June 21, 2005 11:27AM

The scenario is kinda close to home -- my top three are a little like what you're describing, although the numbers are off by a power of ten. I'd get rid of the biggie. It's the coins I like, and more or less equally at that, not their theoretical pricetags -- so I'd do the thing that leaves me with two of three to enjoy.

roadrunner · June 21, 2005 11:41AM

I'd sell the one $50K coin. Assuming they all have equal potential, the chance of the $25K coins appreciating in price is probably better. And the liquidity of the $25K coins is probably better, even if $25k still is a lot for most dealers on a single purchase.

roadrunner

You MUST sell.....POLL

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