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>>52689175
>I do get an endorphin high from getting coins that I like.
I think that's a feature of any kind of collecting. It's technically not true addiction, but it's pretty similar.
I'm willing to bet there is some connection, albeit a minor and more subtle one.
>Give it 1800 years and my napoleon will be worth $600
You laugh, but it wouldn't surprise me if Napoleon's in lower Grades are selling for 5x-10x spot in a century from now, given that you could still get them out of circulation for face 100 years ago.
You do make me wonder what coin collecting will be like in 1800 years from now, though. I know coins from people like Napoleon will definitely still be sought after even that far in the future, so part of the allure of buying one is also to know that you're holding something that only extremely wealthy and privileged collectors will own in a millennium from now.
>But I guarantee that the napoleon will be worth more in the long run than a baby Yoda coin.
The current paradigm is unsustainable, but it'll most likely be sustained for longer than you realize.
>I've seen some star wars coins stay up for sale on reddit for weeks at a time while every napoleon I've seen (a rare sight on pmsforsale) sell out within an hour.
Star Wars coins aren't really meant for numismatists, the primary demographic that buys them are people who collect memorabilia for whatever Franchises the coins are for.
For example: look at this depressed childless woman, she bought a Sailor Moon themed coin (that I've never seen listed on any Numismatic catalogues or seen for sale on any Bullion Websites) purely because she wanted more Sailor Moon merch to try to fill the void in her life created by not having kids:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ImBchBrCJpg
If you put these sorts of things up for resale in places only coin collectors will see them, they won't sell as fast as they will if they marketed towards their intended audience.

>>51457455
I feel so lucky to have gotten an Italian Napoleon 5 Lire for $28 a while back seeing that coins in similar condition are now selling on Ebay for twice what I paid for mine.
I guess there's a certain mystique about Napoleon that drives up his coin prices in way that you only see with a few other historical figures.