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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3277093, member: 19463&quot;]I fail to see how low grade coins are protection since there would be plenty of profit changing high demand G-VG coins into F.&nbsp; We probably look more carefully at EF.&nbsp; Not every half rotten slug is suitable to be tooled into a complete gem but plenty of market for identifiable and decent looking JUDAEA CAPTA for example.&nbsp; I would love to see the coins we ID as tooled both before and after they were &#039;upgraded&#039;.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I once was told that the Julia Domna sestertius below was a rare item because the reverse type was also used by Manlia Scantilla and many of these have been converted.&nbsp; Whether that is true or just a tale, I can not say.&nbsp; People who do this work have not posted videos of themselves at work on YouTube. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]865590[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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