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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3283542, member: 19463&quot;]There is a lot to learn from this thread.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>1. Some of us are no longer replying to authenticity questions from posters we do not know from previous posts.&nbsp; That will wrong some new posters but we get tired of trolls trying to make us look stupid.&nbsp; I don&#039;t need help with that.</p><p><br /></p><p>2.&nbsp; Many coins do not sell at auction when the reserve price is higher that the retail value of the coin.&nbsp; Some of those coins are wholesaled to dealers who specialize in such things.&nbsp; I have bought some coins for half or less of the previous reserve.&nbsp; Some are consigned to another dealer who may have better luck finding someone willing to pay twice what the coin is worth.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>3.&nbsp; Stealing coin photos is more common that stealing coins.&nbsp; Making the photo look better is easier than making the coin look better.</p><p><br /></p><p>4.&nbsp; A dealer in coins of 1800 AD is not a place to look for coins of 300 BC.&nbsp; Some big dealers employ experts that allow them to cover the complete range of coinage but more shops use their good reputation to sell coins they do not know enough about to handle professionally.&nbsp; That is why we suggest buying from people you trust and that you have reason to believe are well versed in those coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>5.&nbsp; Common coins like this Alexander are in huge demand when in good shape&nbsp; but less so when is so-so condition.&nbsp; People who own coins often mistake their ugly coin for the perfect one.&nbsp; TIF posted a coin that could not possibly go unsold at 10 times the price of the one in question here would bring on a good day.&nbsp; Many of us have an Alexander and don&#039;t specialize to a point that we want another but would love to have TIF&#039;s coin.&nbsp; Those same people would not look twice at the OP (original post) coin at $30.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>6. I apologize for my suspicion about the sincerity of this post but Coin Talk has become a place that requires defensive thread reading.&nbsp; I hope you will find a better coin at a better price, from a better source very soon.&nbsp; The coin may be perfectly genuine (I do not know) but you can do better.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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