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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 4718102, member: 110350"]Actually, there's a pretty big difference between 3.91 and 3.44. See my list above of the weights of all my Republican coins -- 3.44 is the lowest by far, except for a couple in the 3.6 range.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have the same question as you about why someone making a fourree with intent to put it in circulation would have created a hybrid. I see [USER=74282]@red_spork[/USER]'s response about mixing up dies, but my coin doesn't seem to be a match to any known official dies, so it seems to be a case of dies being created specifically to make the coin. In which case, the question about "why would anyone -- whether a mint engraver working on the side or a private forger -- deliberately create new dies that are so skillful, with the specific intention of creating a hybrid?," remains unanswered, I think.</p><p><br /></p><p>In terms of the cost, I've bought lots of Republican coins at prices equal to or less than what you paid. And some for more. Ironically, I think the great condition of this one played a large part in the price. (Compare it to other examples of Crawford 378/1 available on VCoins.)* Obviously, the price the dealer paid him or herself, and his or her minimum necessary profit margin, are factors too.</p><p><br /></p><p>* See this one available for $195: <a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/praefectus_coins/130/product/c_marius_cf_capito_81_bc_ar_serrate_denarius/1332137/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/praefectus_coins/130/product/c_marius_cf_capito_81_bc_ar_serrate_denarius/1332137/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/praefectus_coins/130/product/c_marius_cf_capito_81_bc_ar_serrate_denarius/1332137/Default.aspx</a>. I don't think the surface is nearly as appealing as mine. And -- equally ironically -- when I enlarge the photo, I see a number of spots that look very much like a coppery color showing underneath the silver![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 4718102, member: 110350"]Actually, there's a pretty big difference between 3.91 and 3.44. See my list above of the weights of all my Republican coins -- 3.44 is the lowest by far, except for a couple in the 3.6 range. I have the same question as you about why someone making a fourree with intent to put it in circulation would have created a hybrid. I see [USER=74282]@red_spork[/USER]'s response about mixing up dies, but my coin doesn't seem to be a match to any known official dies, so it seems to be a case of dies being created specifically to make the coin. In which case, the question about "why would anyone -- whether a mint engraver working on the side or a private forger -- deliberately create new dies that are so skillful, with the specific intention of creating a hybrid?," remains unanswered, I think. In terms of the cost, I've bought lots of Republican coins at prices equal to or less than what you paid. And some for more. Ironically, I think the great condition of this one played a large part in the price. (Compare it to other examples of Crawford 378/1 available on VCoins.)* Obviously, the price the dealer paid him or herself, and his or her minimum necessary profit margin, are factors too. * See this one available for $195: [URL]https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/praefectus_coins/130/product/c_marius_cf_capito_81_bc_ar_serrate_denarius/1332137/Default.aspx[/URL]. I don't think the surface is nearly as appealing as mine. And -- equally ironically -- when I enlarge the photo, I see a number of spots that look very much like a coppery color showing underneath the silver![/QUOTE]
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