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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4961027, member: 19463&quot;]There are a couple Probus coins that will sell for $1000 and others that stay in the $10 to $50 depending on condition.&nbsp; This is one of the high end coins but the chances of you seeing one is slim.</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2267900" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2267900" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2267900</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The link below show the ones listed on Wildwinds.&nbsp; They are rarely complete down to minor variations but have most of the major types.</p><p><a href="https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/probus/t.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/probus/t.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/probus/t.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>We tell people who more over from modern coins to get over the idea of having a &#039;complete&#039; set and to buy coins that you like.&nbsp; Do NOT buy coins because I tell you to and especially do not buy coins a dealer tells you that you must unless you understand why <u>you</u> need that one.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I found this list of animal species on earth:</p><p>Animals: estimated 3-30 million species</p><p>|</p><p>|--Invertebrates: 97% of all known species</p><p>|&nbsp;&nbsp; |--Sponges: 10,000 species</p><p>|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; |--Cnidarians: 8,000-9,000 species</p><p>|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; |--Mollusks: 100,000 species</p><p>|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; |--Platyhelminths: 13,000 species</p><p>|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; |--Nematodes: 20,000+ species</p><p>|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; |--Echinoderms: 6,000 species</p><p>|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; |--Annelida: 12,000 species</p><p>|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; |--Arthropods</p><p>|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; |--Crustaceans: 40,000 species</p><p>|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; |--Insects: 1-30 million+ species</p><p>|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; |--Arachnids: 75,500 species</p><p>|</p><p>|--Vertebrates: 3% of all known species</p><p>|--Reptiles: 7,984 species</p><p>|--Amphibians: 5,400 species</p><p>|--Birds: 9,000-10,000 species</p><p>|--Mammals: 4,475-5,000 species</p><p>|--Ray-Finned Fishes: 23,500 species</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d guess that the number of coin types that exist is similar to this number AND just like the animals few of us will see <u>or care to see</u> 90% of what exists.&nbsp; Also like the animals, there are types of coins that once existed but none have survived until now.&nbsp; Of course someone could be digging somewhere and find one that was previously unknown.&nbsp; For that matter, they might find thousands of something making a rarity common.&nbsp; Ancient coins have many more rare or unknown types than modern coins made since record keeping became common.&nbsp; I always liked the guess of a million different ancient coins which matches the low estimate on the animal list for insects.&nbsp; When it comes down to facts, the difference between 1 million and 30 million means noting to me since I don&#039;t have time left to count them let alone collect them. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have it on good authority that there are more stars than coins.</p><p><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/55/74/96/5574969fa497a8c9300b21ca08ece6bb.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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