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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 3063187, member: 75525&quot;]I have known Pegasi for about as long as I have collected ancient coins, a dozen+ years. The company has two dealers who attend shows in Texas. They have been around a while -&gt; they are good enough businessmen to to stick around. They must know how to keep their heads above water on cash flow and over time buy low enough to sell at a profit. When I started collecting, most of what I bought came from their bargain bags, usually marked: $100, $75, $50, or $25. Most of these had prices well above the bargain bag list price. The next step up from the bargain bags for me was (is) their boxes of flips for Roman Republican coins. These are priced higher. The next step is the coins displayed in trays. The trays have museum quality and historically significant pieces. Seeing those pieces is worth the price of a coin show admission. How a coin is priced is a function of the price they paid, how long it has been in inventory and the seller&#039;s feel for what price that says move the coin or take it home.</p><p>I recently purchased this quinarius from the new inventory. It is a very nice coin that Nick said was as good as he has seen.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]768597[/ATTACH] </p><p>At an earlier show I bought two coins that had been auctions, but not sold. I paid less than the auction estimate.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]768598[/ATTACH] </p><p>I saw this coin in a tray in the case. It is beautiful, but I was not in the market for a second sewer goddess coin even though it is waaaaaaaaaay better than the one I have.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]768608[/ATTACH] </p><p>I am not sure I answered your question. When I buy a coin, I do some research on the price paid in recent auctions before making a bid and then try to not over-analyze if I got a good deal.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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