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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 2395923, member: 75525&quot;]I just purchased a nice RR coin in a foreign auction, see below the sellers pics and my description. I surprised at the number of lines on the invoice (and my spreadsheet tracking my costs).</p><p><br /></p><p>1 Hammer in XXX</p><p>2 Buyers Premium</p><p>3 live bid premium, I did not have to use this as my website bid was enough</p><p>4 GST on premium, I think this is tax on the buyers premium</p><p>5 Postage and Insurance</p><p>6 Other</p><p>7 Sub-total in XXX</p><p>8 3% charge for cc by seller</p><p>9 Total in XXX</p><p>10 Sub total in USD</p><p>11 Foreign transaction fee by my cc company</p><p>12 Total paid in USD</p><p><br /></p><p>I have seen folks discuss the pros and cons of foreign auctions. I have found that is where I have to go to find some of the I want for my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]492845[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republican Denarius</p><p>Mint Rome, 140 BC</p><p>Moneyer - M. Aufidius Rusticus</p><p>Obv - helmeted head of Roma right, XVI (mark of value) behind RVS before</p><p>Rev - Jupiter driving a galloping quadriga to right, holding a whip, sceptre and reins, M AVF below, ROMA in exergue</p><p>Crawford 227/1b, die estimate 6 obv / 8 rev</p><p>Grueber – 924 – 925</p><p>Sear 105</p><p>Sydenham – 446</p><p>RSC / Bab – Aufidia 1</p><p>RBW – 953</p><p><br /></p><p>Post your XVI coins, revalued coins or stories of buying from a new dealer / auction house.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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