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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 2283948, member: 44316&quot;]Today there was an auction of fine furniture, antique silverware, etc. with, in the middle, 10 multiple-coin lots of ancient coins from Roman Alexandria. Each lot had coins in poor condition, but three had rare coins worth good money even though the condition was not great. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/82065_annual-thanksgiving-auction-day-two/?rows=120" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/82065_annual-thanksgiving-auction-day-two/?rows=120" rel="nofollow">https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/82065_annual-thanksgiving-auction-day-two/?rows=120</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Lots 2100-2106 and 2108. I thought maybe the fact the auction did not emphasize coins might allow those lots to escape notice and go low. Boy, was I wrong!&nbsp; Most of the lots went far above retail, and note that the buyer&#039;s fee was an additional 23%. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Lot 2102 </p><p><a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/42543960_lot-of-6-roman-coins" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/42543960_lot-of-6-roman-coins" rel="nofollow">https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/42543960_lot-of-6-roman-coins</a></p><p>went for $4,750 for six coins. Amazing!</p><p><br /></p><p>Lot 2103, consisting mostly of problem coins</p><p><a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/42543961_lot-of-8-roman-coins" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/42543961_lot-of-8-roman-coins" rel="nofollow">https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/42543961_lot-of-8-roman-coins</a></p><p>went for $1300. </p><p><br /></p><p>Lot 2101</p><p><a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/42543959_lot-of-10-roman-coins" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/42543959_lot-of-10-roman-coins" rel="nofollow">https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/42543959_lot-of-10-roman-coins</a></p><p>with ten problem coins went for $1000, far above its value.</p><p><br /></p><p>Have any of you found that ancient coins offered in non-ancient-coin venues went low? They didn&#039;t this time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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