Its from the Antioch mint, they are usually the best engraved for FH, from what I have read from Doug.
Perhaps not the best I've seen, but, if not, it's pretty darn close. Great detail on that reverse. I generally stay away from the FH types cause the detail is lacking, but I'd gladly own this one.
For future reference, Pete, I don't think it's wise to post auctions that you're currently bidding on. I'd be bidding for both of those coins if I had come across them before you posted. Honor forbids me to do so now, but this forum is full of lurkers and you're showing your hand. Best of luck though!
Agreed, there has been many of times I have wanted to post something with a question I have but then I get nervous some lurkers may see it and attack. Best to maybe PM a regular ancient collector here. I do it at times.
I saw one nearly identical to this on the Bay earlier this week and had it in my watch list. By the time the auction was over, the price was way out of my range. Nice looking coins. I wonder about the source. When I see a number of like coins that look this good, I think there was a hoard found or there may be something fishy. Not that the coins are not authentic, but something.
I consider it inappropriate to ask even by PM about a coin that has not yet closed. What if you posted this question and I had already set my snipe on the coin for $200. Should I avoid the appearance of impropriety by erasing my snipe and then watching you lose the coin to someone else who bid less that I had planned? Should I not mention it and encourage you to bid knowing that your bid would cost me money and cause you to consider me a cheat even though I had already set my bid? Should I tell you what I bid and ask you either go over that or not bid at all (technically this is cheating the seller)? There is no good to come over posting questions about coins that you have not bought yet and plenty of room for hurt. What if you ask some completely inane question about a coin I was watching and really wanted but you did not see the secret that made the coin 'special'? Am I to back off on that one? Last week a coin that I really really wanted and have posted my interest in sold for euros 138 but I did not see the sale. I would have paid more but do not know how much higher the winner had bid since the sale is only a sign of the second high bid. It would have been extremely awkward if one of you had pointed out that coin to me since I know none of you would care for it half as much as I. There is one of our number that regularly points out very specialized coins I might want that he sees for sale and, between us, we can decide who will bid. That works only for a special level of friend and not for someone just out to build a general collection. IMHO, other than that one person, I'd rather you not post about coins that you may or may not be thinking of bidding on. Buy them first and then ask how we think you did.
Wow! Great example. I really like the detail on the portrait. Agree with the others that I wouldn't post a coin I was bidding on. Unless you really want to help out the seller.
I see your point Doug, and for the life of me, cannot find anything with which to disagree. Well said.
Ummm, I don't think that there are any "rules" regarding one member asking another member about a specific coin ... but I do feel that there is certainly an unwritten code of conduct/ethics ... ... if I ask one or all of you awesome coin-comrades about a coin that I'm thinking of buying, then obviously I'm hoping that you won't turn around and buy it out from underneath me, but I also realize that is a possible outcome, for there are no rules. NOTE => I don't ask questions or opinions to the general coin-audience regarding an "active auction-item", but I have polled the general coin audience for their opinions/votes if I have two or three target-coins in my sights (eg. a few similar coin-examples that I've found on Vcoins). SIDE-NOTE => but if I decide to PM one of my closer coin-buddies and ask about an active auction-item, then I guess I am hoping that I've judged that person's character correctly and I'm hoping that the coin-discussion will not lead to that person deciding to bid against me (but again, there are no rules) ... but yes, as Doug stated above => it certainly gets a bit trickier if the member that you've PM'd is already interested in the same coin as you ... that is when the "unwritten code" is truly put to the test (there are still no rules, but if the discussion is kept honest, then there is usually a mutual decision between friends) Ummm, I have a couple of close-coiners that I occasionally use as sounding-boards and I certainly hope that I haven't caused any coin-anxiety? => Coin-on!!
