I have taken decades to build my collection, which originated from a large variety of sources.
I WILL have to eventually sell them, and to get a reasonable price for them. I will take about two years to do so.
Only a very small proportion of the collection will be sold on
ebay. I have a few NCLT that were
inherited, and they are the only pieces that will be
ebay'ed, reason being that the aftermarket price of them is already well established.
The most valuable ones will go to auction, some of the medium value ones will be sold via a number of different dealers, and some will be disposed of at coin shows. A few of them will be sold through a dealer at my nominated price, with a 20% commission going to the dealer.
Take the time to dispose of a large and valuable collection. Have as much fun selling it as you did in building it in the first place.
All of the money realised from the disposal of my collection will go to my kids. What I am doing is just actioning a part of my last will and testament BEFORE I die. No estate taxes for them to pay if I do that. I think it is morally wrong to pay these taxes; they were already paid and included in the purchase cost.
All I have to do now is figure out exactly when I am going to die and allow a 2 to 3 year time period before that. Is there a method of determining EXACTLY when you are going to die?
