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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1996985, member: 19463&quot;]I guess I missed out on buying the CNG / Righetti coin for only three times what I paid.&nbsp; I somehow doubt that coins marked ex Smith will ever carry that kind of premium.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Seriously, this makes me think of Frank Robinson&#039;s catalogs where he relishes pointing out where coins cost more in name sales than in his little sales.&nbsp; It also reminds me that I forgot about his sale that closed yesterday so I have no idea if any of my early bids held up.&nbsp; Probably not.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I have a love/hate relationship with Provincials.&nbsp; My friend has a huge collection of really nice Provincials which he values way more than I do but I value them more than most coins I see offered.&nbsp; He has many I have not seen elsewhere.&nbsp; The small number of specimens and the huge number of types will make the field hard for those who plan to research before investing.&nbsp; Obviously my Vespasian is a common coin since there is one on acsearch and one on CNG.&nbsp; Compared to some, three really is a crowd.&nbsp; (Do note that I am not claiming there are only three of these in existence but I have to wonder how long it will be before I see another.)&nbsp; No one cares; no one should.&nbsp; When there can be no set completion, there is no pressure to complete.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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