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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;savitale, post: 8322955, member: 95284&quot;]I didn&#039;t write near-identical, I wrote &quot;equivalent or better&quot;. Although each ancient coin is unique, I think much of the time you can find an equivalent or better example. If you truly cannot find anything equivalent or better, then what is the basis for saying a price is bizarre? If the item is the best of its kind or is truly unique in a meaningful way, then the sky is the limit for pricing.</p><p><br /></p><p>The notion of available at time of sale is important. The bidders are acting at that moment in time. Calling a price irrational or bizarre suggests the buyer did something that puts their judgement into question. I think the only way to really support that is to show that there was a readily available alternative specimen for less money. If there was not, then I don&#039;t see a strong case for labeling the price bizarre. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, there is a lot of subjectivity in ancient coins. Some feature of a coin may be worth a $5,000 premium to me, but not to someone else, and vice-versa. It is like art. Many people have looked at a painting that sold for millions and have said, &quot;My five-year-old could have made that.&quot; A difference of taste doesn&#039;t make a price bizarre though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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