Guess the Price Difference (No Cheating!)

Not as severe as in US coins, but there always have been massive spikes because of condition in coins. Maybe hundreds exist in F, but 2 exist in XF. Some collectors just HAVE to have the very best, and compete with others with the same mindset.

Good for them, as all collectors I view as brothers, but giving my habit of buying a LOT of coins I cannot afford that viewpoint. I pay up for some coins dear to me, like my avatar, but others not as persnickety.

 

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As an addendum to Agricantus's post I got this Trajan denarius for 230 British pounds ( now 301 U.S. ) Ttajan Ar denarius Rv Statue of Hercules standing on a low plinth. It has a bit of extra value to me as it it is plated in Woytek's book on Trajan. Woytek 164 a RIC 79 3.02 grams 18mm Photo by W. Hansen It actually still has its find patina so it is a gun metal grey in color.

 

The Trajan denarius above is in very attractive condition. It has a somewhat strange appearance, though. I guess there is no doubt about it being genuine, especially with this provenance? I guess what I'm saying is that if I had seen this coin on Ebay, I would have doubted its authenticity, but obviously I'm wrong.