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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3880509, member: 19463&quot;]Nowwe are at the place I was hoping this discussion would reach.&nbsp; How much more is a fully struck EF with reverse facial details worth compared to a coin with flat face and just a bit more wear.&nbsp; Is this $20 coin a &#039;deal&#039; or overpriced?&nbsp; That is a matter of opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p>One more step and we get this coin that failed to sell in AMCC2 with a start of $10 CANADIAN or ~7.60 US.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1025060[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="6"><b>Lot 492</b></font></p><p><b><font size="6">Description</font></b></p><p>Constantine I ‘The Great’ (307-337), AE follis. Arles, 3.2g.</p><p>Obv: Laureate bust r.</p><p>Rev: Sol stg. l., T over star in left field, F in right; PARL in ex.</p><p>From the Doug Smith collection, ex Frank Robinson (June 1997)</p><p>Some silvering.</p><p><br /></p><p>We pay a lot for perfection.&nbsp; Some pay a lot for a slab. The question that remains is whether the Enquirer coins at $99 are all as nice as the one in the photo.&nbsp; What would lot 492 bear as a grade on a low price slab that considers only wear and not strike (or silvering)?&nbsp; Will some of the Enquirer coins look like it?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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