Another quick "yea or nay" thread (Hadrian denarius)

Okay, be that way! I don't do Ancients, but I can get bacon from Publix any time.

Chris

 

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For that price, I would wait for better condition.

 

I disagree. CNG probably would not give a coin like this a separate lot but would put in in a group lot with other damaged coins at the end of the sale so referencing past sales of that level would be a waste of time looking for one with these faults. This is not a rare type. I even have one. With more wear but better surfaces it was $90 from Stacks (a high price auctioneer) about 20 years ago.

 

I say nay. While the flan flaw on the obverse doesn't bother me either the off center reverse is distracting in my opinion. I think you can get a nicer coin of the type for less if you hold out. I picked this one up for we'll under $200 US late last year.

 

I think it's overpriced as well. I don't like the flan flaw either.

 

Part time collectors have even more reason to find a good database to compare options. I use acsearch most. I like the coin, but do not like the flan flaw and think a better coin could be found near that price. Of course, I do not always follow that advise. You could try bidding on this lot - it started at 80E and hammered for 2200 E!

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Hadrian Denarius Galley&category=1-2&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1&currency=usd&thesaurus=1&order=0&company=

 

Too expensive. Send an e-mail to the dealer asking if he'll lower the price.

 

Your poll seems to have accidentally omitted the option "I think we should invade Canada".

Hey, there's oil there, and I heard they have a secret weapon of mass destruction called a polar bear. Won't you please think of little Timmy being attacked by a polar bear? Do you want to take the risk those Canadians send a polar bear to a playground in Miami? I say invade Canada now while we can still defeat those polar bears. Once those polar bears learn to fly F-16s and fire guns, it will be too late.

 

I for once I'm ready to bow down to my Canadian overlords and learn to say "aboot", and drink Canadian syrup instead of soda, and eat Canadian bacon all day.

 

I love Canada but I could never be a Habs fan. Go Bruins.

 

Not a bad coin, but I think the advice to pass is sound.

 

Out west, at least, we say "back bacon." Never heard "pea-meal bacon" in my life!
Addition: just checked wikipedia:

"The term "Canadian bacon" is not actually used in Canada, where the product is generally known simply as "back bacon" while "bacon" alone refers to the same streaky pork belly bacon as in the United States.[4] Peameal bacon is a variety of back bacon popular in southern Ontario where the loin is wet cured before being rolled in cornmeal (originally yellow pea meal); it is unsmoked.[3]"​

Toronto ≠ Canada.

BTW, welcome to CoinTalk! (Sorry, missed your intro post, I see!) Lots of Canucks here to keep you company. We are trying to bring ALL the ancient coins to Canada.

With these CNG shop results, is there any way to verify the date? Highly relevant info when deciding on a fair price.

Yes, it's awesome, I highly recommend the small investment. You can arrange the results by price, and scan down until you come to some that are roughly equivalent in quality. This is my go-to method to determine pricing. (Pro tip: Sometimes you need to include "-traduction" as a search term to get rid of spurious CGB results.)

Excellent idea. Except you left out "and give them all my coins."