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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 3757216, member: 76086&quot;]And this comment I believe is why many people buy more than one of these coins.&nbsp; Often one cant find or afford a coin that &#039;has it all&#039;.&nbsp; But as one can only display one side of a coin at a time, it makes sense to buy two, one with what fits ones definition of &#039;perfect&#039; for both obverse and reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s been many years since I &#039;rubbed elbows&#039; with those in the know in the business.&nbsp; I could find out I suppose, with a simple phone call.&nbsp; But I have no interest.&nbsp; The numbers of the hoard really dont matter so much as long as the market can absorb them without crashing the retail price (which wont happen).&nbsp; Proper hoard management has always been done to preserve value in the past.&nbsp; As for market saturation on the lower end, I dont think there is one, really.&nbsp; Some years back there was another larger hoard of late period tets in the aVF or so level. They averaged at the time $75 to $150 retail.&nbsp; Those coins are all gone now, and these same coins are now&nbsp; generally $150 to $250.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I never really bought into the idea that what we are looking at is an ear with an earring.&nbsp; Most ancient helmets (most but not all) generally protected the ears as well as the rest of the head.&nbsp; It&#039;s always been my position that what we are looking at is a decorative portion of the helmet itself.&nbsp; You may notice that few catalog their coins in such a way at all anymore (earrings that is), but simply avoid mentioning whatever it is that is depicted.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>High end examples have long been in the $1,500 and up category, and we still see this now.&nbsp; The difference is that now we have a lot of really high grade examples what have slight centering flaws, generally available under $1,000 or right about there after buyers premiums.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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