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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1908518, member: 19463&quot;]You are wealthier than some of us.&nbsp; I have many ancients but fewer than 0.5% cost</p><p>over $375.&nbsp; It is not necessary to spend big money to study and collect ancients. </p><p><br /></p><p>Price guides are impossible for ancients at least until there is a consensus of how various factors affect grading.&nbsp; Grading ancients with a couple letters and a couple numbers is a joke.&nbsp; It is quite reasonable that one VF of a coin will sell for $30 while another VF of the same type will bring $300.&nbsp; Understanding those factors is not something that comes easy.&nbsp; I buy coins that I believe are nicer than the seller thought and leave the ones where he liked it better than I did.&nbsp; We will not all agree on which coin is worth more.&nbsp; That is why I recommend starting off with a good relationship with a trusted dealer and leave the questionable sources to those of us willing and able to assume the risk or ask the right questions.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I like that coin.&nbsp; I&#039;ll never own one but I like it.&nbsp; I question any seller who offers such a coin without mentioning the denomination, the weight or any details but I expect more before ending $1000 to someone I don&#039;t know.&nbsp; </p><p>Compare it to these:</p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?search=similar%3A682619#0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?search=similar%3A682619#0" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?search=similar:682619#0</a></p><p>ranging from $300 to $22000.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Mine is a smaller denomination (1/4 of the one you want), damaged and not worth much (if any) more than the $73 I paid&nbsp; when I did&#039;t realize the lamination was a problem.&nbsp;&nbsp; It carries #6 in my catalog.&nbsp; That was a while back.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]326939[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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