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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RaceBannon, post: 1678161, member: 25357&quot;]Since delving into the Ancient Coin niche of the hobby I&#039;ve been pleasantly surprised by many things.&nbsp; Right now I&#039;m focusing on Roman Imperials, mostly LRBs, and I&#039;m really shocked by how many really nice coins are available for bargain prices.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I recently bought some unattributed coins for less than $20 bucks apiece.&nbsp; I keep asking myself &quot;How can there be so many really beautiful coins, many almost 2000 years old, for such bargain basement prices?&quot;&nbsp; I suppose, like anything else, it&#039;s a function of supply and demand.&nbsp; I surmise there are relatively few collectors of ancient coins, and there are large numbers available due to the fact that these coins were minted in large numbers. The advent and proliferation of metal detecting technology for the masses has also undoubtedly led to many hoards that have been discovered in the last 50 years.&nbsp; Granted some of the coins in this category aren&#039;t in the best condition.&nbsp; But they&#039;re still easily attributable.</p><p><br /></p><p>The dealer I purchase from gives me a discount since they&#039;re unattributed. According to him, once he&#039;s taken the time and trouble to attribute a coin, he&#039;ll double the price on these cheap ones. For me conducting the attribution is half the fun.&nbsp; I&#039;ve gravitated towards wildwinds ancient website as my primary reference.&nbsp; I think this guy is giving me good deals in order to cultivate a relationship, he knows that I may start off with less expensive coins, but that eventually as I again experience I&#039;ll step up in price...and he&#039;s right.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Anyhoo...here&#039;s my latest batch of 15 dollar &quot;bargain LRBs.&quot;&nbsp; A Maximianus I, three Constantines (appropriate to have the first Christian Emperor for Easter Sunday), and a Probus. Crossed another milestone...my first camp gate![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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