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Message:: [QUOTE="IdesOfMarch01, post: 2999005, member: 39084"]I understand this perspective very well. When I purchased my Caligula ADLOCVT sestertius in 2010, I could not imagine another one that was markedly better in detail and other aspects.  But the one that sold for $635K four years later is indeed such a coin -- maybe 25% - 50% better in most aspects, although I think the artistry of the portrait and reverse is pretty much equal for both coins. Would I want to pay a 10X premium for what is perhaps one of the finest Roman sestertii in existence?  Probably not, since I have many other coins to chase and spending $800K (including buyer's fee) on one coin puts a serious damper on one's coin budget.  So I continue to pursue my collecting objectives knowing that the decision of buying the "best of its type" is probably not an objective that's at the top of my criteria.[/QUOTE]