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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 1881131, member: 56859&quot;]The auction was Feb. 3.&nbsp; The coin arrived ten days ago.&nbsp; I&#039;ve been busy and it took a while to produce decent pictures.&nbsp; Still not completely happy with the photos.</p><p><br /></p><p>Shipping, customs, delivery... Doug, I almost panicked when I saw your post a couple of weeks ago-- the one mentioning the ban on US importation of Sicilian coins.&nbsp; Apparently there are some exceptions based on when and where the coin was found.&nbsp; The auction house took care of all of the paperwork.</p><p><br /></p><p>After paying, I emailed ACR and asked them to notify me when it was shipped and to provide carrier/tracking info.&nbsp; A couple of weeks later I hadn&#039;t heard from them and was going to call/write, but it arrived that day!&nbsp; Much quicker than expected.</p><p><br /></p><p>The buyer&#039;s premium was a killer in this auction.&nbsp; I was aware ahead it of time and factored it in my max bid but it was still shocking.&nbsp; ~21%.&nbsp; With the unfavorable exchange rate, it was painful but planned for.&nbsp; I feel it was still reasonable and worth it due to the exceptional quality.&nbsp; Apparently many people had problems with Coretech during that auction.&nbsp; I wonder if I would have won if Coretech had been problem-free...&nbsp; perhaps not since it hammered only one increment lower than my max.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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