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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hotwheelsearl, post: 8337936, member: 75143&quot;]I have not purchased any ancient coins in the past 5 months. </p><p><br /></p><p>I bought this one for just $10, and I think it&#039;s a real stunner.</p><p><br /></p><p>City commemoratives are <i>very</i> common, but it&#039;s sometimes a little difficult to find one in really top condition. The commemoratives with the non-standard reverse (soldiers, or VOTA wreath) are slightly less common, and even more difficult to find in high grade.</p><p>Also, most examples are clearly low-grade bronze, with no visibly evident silver. This one I captured has a good amount of surface silvering still present, and the coin itself seems to be of a decent-silver content alloy. </p><p>Both sides are really pretty, and the soldiers are quite attractive.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1478334[/ATTACH]</p><p>Challenge: post a superior example to this bad boy![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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