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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 3156945, member: 85693"]I think this is an interesting question (and not dumb at all). Common or not, a sudden influx of the same type may indicate a hoard, and I find hoards to be very interesting for historical/numismatic reasons. For <i>collecting</i> reasons, a big hoard may put a formerly expensive coin within range for those of us on a budget. </p><p><br /></p><p>Even scrounging on eBay, I find Alexander the Great (and successors) drachms to be rather pricy - $50 for a scruffy one if you're lucky. A few thousand "common" pretty ones coming on the market would be great.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 3156945, member: 85693"]I think this is an interesting question (and not dumb at all). Common or not, a sudden influx of the same type may indicate a hoard, and I find hoards to be very interesting for historical/numismatic reasons. For [I]collecting[/I] reasons, a big hoard may put a formerly expensive coin within range for those of us on a budget. Even scrounging on eBay, I find Alexander the Great (and successors) drachms to be rather pricy - $50 for a scruffy one if you're lucky. A few thousand "common" pretty ones coming on the market would be great.[/QUOTE]
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