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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 1890782, member: 56859&quot;]Gil,</p><p><br /></p><p>It was one of ~90 coins in a mixed lot-- a blind purchase from a Stack&#039;s Bowers auction November 2013.&nbsp; There were a dozen Alexandrian tetradrachms in the lot.&nbsp; The lot description was minimal, there was no picture, and I didn&#039;t inspect the lot in person.&nbsp; Blind buying of mixed lots is as close as I can get to digging up my own treasures.* <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; It&#039;s a thrill.&nbsp; Often the coins arrive without any identification.&nbsp; Digging for attributions is fun and I learn quite a bit during the process.</p><p><br /></p><p>*Purchasing uncleaned coins is another way to experience a similar thrill.&nbsp; I tried that a few times but became disenchanted with the poor condition of most of them and with accumulating so many common LRBs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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