Anonymous Coin #2 – CEHGG 2017 (Guess the Owner of This Coin)

I've been at an advantage to all of you because I, of course, got to see everyone's all at once and know who's coin is who's. My initial thought when everyone submitted thier photo was that some of the members here (including you) would have had a pretty high probability of guessing correctly if given all the choices at once even considering potential trickyness on the part of the volunteers. After about 2/5 of the way??? Well we will see. I still think after coin 3 and certainly by 4 several people will have nailed it down. I'll be impressed with those who have it by next round. I'll give something of a hint to the group by saying that the sequence has been deliberate.

All in all this game is turning out to be even more fun than I expected and that's just from an organizers perspective. I've enjoyed all the fun commentary.

 

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..then i have guessed wrong already.. but.. which one?!?.. only the shadow knows....(and my hairdresser for sure)

 

Well, I jumped the gun and instead of waiting for this weekend to go to a show and pick out an ancient, I found one on ebay I liked and purchased....


Hmmm, guess you will have to wait to see it.

Still plan to hit up the coin show and see what they might have, and maybe I will get another one there.


Welcome me to the dark side!

 

What? Is it in alphabetical order??????

 

Lol no not THAT deliberate congrats on your first ancient coin! I'm excited for you and I can't wait to see it.

If you're not familiar with how ebay can be when it comes to ancients it can be somewhat of a minefield even if the seller has a high rating. It's always a good idea to make sure you know the dealer before buying!

 

welcome...

 

I kind of figured that, and I don't know the dealers. But this one was intriguing and I liked it enough to pull the plug and make an offer. I may have gotten taken a bit, I don't know but if I did it was likely in the tens of dollars rather than more.

Guess I will find out soon enough.

And I think I will be paying attention now to sellers who people mention here. Mostly, I think I need to figure out what I like and what prices are for those.

And from my experience dealers at shows don't always have great prices, where some is overpriced a bit. I find things hit and miss, but then I don't buy a lot of coins.

 

...*didn't.....

 

yea, but I might go quiet again for a couple years... things usually do go that way with me. And I did go on a bit of a tear recently.

 

EBay, shows, auctions and coin shops all share one characteristic when it comes to prices. There are good deals and there are horrid rip-offs in each venue. What you consider a good purchase may seem terrible to me and the last coin I bought may make you wonder just what I was thinking. We might even make a game out of it when we finish this one. If I showed the last five coins I bought and gave the price I paid for each one but did not say which was the $20 coin and which was the $40 one, would you agree with the prices as they go with the coins? When I look on eBay (or other venues) I see three categories: coins I do not want at any price (includes fakes), coins I would buy if they were cheaper and coins I would buy at the current level. Of that last group, I actually buy some - not all. Easily 99.9% of the coins on eBay fall in the first two groups for me. Even big sales like CNG auctions include 90% of coins I would not buy at a fraction of the starting bid. I'm not saying they are overpriced but just that I have no interest in owning either that type or that specimen at that price on that day.

We thrive here on CT looking at coins purchased by others. Sometimes we envy their good fortune; sometimes not. We have already had a couple members post their end of year favorite purchases of 2017 lists. I encourage you to look at each of these lists and see if you can figure out why that person not only bought that coin but was so very thrilled with the purchase that it made their top ten. I still have a month to go so I can still hope my top ten will change (my current favorite was a January baby). Red_Spork posted his group and his #1 would make my top ten even though I barely collect Republicans by his standards. I doubt many here would rank more than a couple of most lists as among their favorites (if they would even have bought it at all). That is the way it should be. In a perfect world the right coins would search out the right collector where they would be most appreciated for what they are. We will be happy to see your 2017 top ten.......or two, as the case may be.

 

A most hearty welcome! But remember: no slabs allowed...

 

I like slabs for some of my US coins, mostly to preserve/verify grade easily, but cannot imagine locking up these babies (ancients). I think part of the allure for the dark side is keeping the coins in a touchable manner.

 

I will say that the coin belongs to Zumbly. I don't really have time to say why so I will go the lazy route this time and say "Everyone else thinks so, so why not?" Also I am a YN.

 

I'm toadally pumped up to see your new ancient coin @Kasia !

 

Truly, this game is a lot of fun!

 

Welcome to the dark side
Q

 

I will guess Zumbly too because Zumbly is fun to say
And my coin will be.....hmmm...
How about Quintillus

 

I choose Zumbly. I also love the name. It rhymes with humbly and that is very nice. Also, if a coffee cake is crumbly on top, it is extra delicious usually. (edited to add: and bacon crumbly, too) For those important and convincing reasons, plus the fact that later I can change my choice, I select Zumbly.

Here is a coin I want to share. Isn’t it adorable? @Sallent gifted it to me recently. I like these Indo-Greek types. And this is my very first all precious metal ancient coin. It is silver, of course. Thank you again @Sallent. I really appreciate the kind thought and your generosity!

 

Ill go with zumbly too, since everyone else is picking him