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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2289195, member: 56859"]No need to worry, Doug. They can buy freshly scrubbed slabbed coins from GreatCollections, such as this (ahem) <i>lovely</i> sparkling clean <a href="http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/259259/Ancient-Roman-Empire-Galerius-AD-305-311-BI-Nummus-1018g-Issue-as-Caesar-Heraclea-NGC-XF" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/259259/Ancient-Roman-Empire-Galerius-AD-305-311-BI-Nummus-1018g-Issue-as-Caesar-Heraclea-NGC-XF" rel="nofollow">Galerius follis</a>, which cost someone $352:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.greatcollections.com/image.php?cmd=thumb&subcmd=itemphoto&id=53b45e4fad3488be3e39b4d5294be3a7&w=268" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>If you want a good laugh/cry, browse GreatCollections. They have slowly been adding more ancients, all slabbed and mostly low-end or common coins yet with incredibly high estimates. That some of these were slabbed in the first place is astonishing. Sales have been slow but they're picking up. I bet that most sales are to non-ancient collectors. Below are some cringers currently for auction. Generally, I don't condone posting currently-for-auction coins but deterring someone's bidding plan in this instance is a public service.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/259256/Ancient-Roman-Empire-Augustus-27-BC-AD-14-AE-As-1102g-NGC-VF" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/259256/Ancient-Roman-Empire-Augustus-27-BC-AD-14-AE-As-1102g-NGC-VF" rel="nofollow">Opening bid $360</a>:</p><p><img src="http://www.greatcollections.com/image.php?cmd=thumb&subcmd=itemphoto&id=767a9487a5a6b5132a7e8bb60802492d&w=268" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/316500/Ancient-Roman-AD-330-334-Constantine-The-Great-AE-16MM-Constanopolis-Cyzicus-Mint-ANACS-F-12" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/316500/Ancient-Roman-AD-330-334-Constantine-The-Great-AE-16MM-Constanopolis-Cyzicus-Mint-ANACS-F-12" rel="nofollow">Opening bid $275</a>:</p><p><img src="http://www.greatcollections.com/image.php?cmd=thumb&subcmd=itemphoto&id=1f5f32c773e161f980af96abfdba409b&w=268" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/259258/Ancient-Roman-Empire-Nero-AD-54-68-AE-Semis-394g-NGC-VF" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/259258/Ancient-Roman-Empire-Nero-AD-54-68-AE-Semis-394g-NGC-VF" rel="nofollow">Opening bid $400</a>:</p><p><img src="http://www.greatcollections.com/image.php?cmd=thumb&subcmd=itemphoto&id=556727d3cd7a7d5f04136dff61ed08e0&w=268" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/316503/Ancient-Roman-AD-337-361-Constantius-II-AE-17-Siscia-Mint-ANACS-F-12-Details" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/316503/Ancient-Roman-AD-337-361-Constantius-II-AE-17-Siscia-Mint-ANACS-F-12-Details" rel="nofollow">Opening bid $200</a>:</p><p><img src="http://www.greatcollections.com/image.php?cmd=thumb&subcmd=itemphoto&id=e5f632f981c601edb0a64a174fea0434&w=268" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Edited to add: I do still browse GC because once upon a time I bought a very desirable coin from that company. The coin is not in great condition but it is a difficult type to find in any condition (<a href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!zeugitana-carthage--ae-15-shekel/c19ym" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!zeugitana-carthage--ae-15-shekel/c19ym" rel="nofollow">Carthage 15 shekel</a>). It wasn't slabbed, although it had been sent to NGC (photo cert; not slabbed due to size). I was biting my nails planning a last-second bid bomb and won it for the shockingly low opening price. I guess most GC buyers don't trust a coin not in a slab... or maybe it was just too ugly. I'm delighted to have it though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2289195, member: 56859"]No need to worry, Doug. They can buy freshly scrubbed slabbed coins from GreatCollections, such as this (ahem) [I]lovely[/I] sparkling clean [URL='http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/259259/Ancient-Roman-Empire-Galerius-AD-305-311-BI-Nummus-1018g-Issue-as-Caesar-Heraclea-NGC-XF']Galerius follis[/URL], which cost someone $352: [IMG]http://www.greatcollections.com/image.php?cmd=thumb&subcmd=itemphoto&id=53b45e4fad3488be3e39b4d5294be3a7&w=268[/IMG] If you want a good laugh/cry, browse GreatCollections. They have slowly been adding more ancients, all slabbed and mostly low-end or common coins yet with incredibly high estimates. That some of these were slabbed in the first place is astonishing. Sales have been slow but they're picking up. I bet that most sales are to non-ancient collectors. Below are some cringers currently for auction. Generally, I don't condone posting currently-for-auction coins but deterring someone's bidding plan in this instance is a public service. [URL='http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/259256/Ancient-Roman-Empire-Augustus-27-BC-AD-14-AE-As-1102g-NGC-VF']Opening bid $360[/URL]: [IMG]http://www.greatcollections.com/image.php?cmd=thumb&subcmd=itemphoto&id=767a9487a5a6b5132a7e8bb60802492d&w=268[/IMG] [URL='http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/316500/Ancient-Roman-AD-330-334-Constantine-The-Great-AE-16MM-Constanopolis-Cyzicus-Mint-ANACS-F-12']Opening bid $275[/URL]: [IMG]http://www.greatcollections.com/image.php?cmd=thumb&subcmd=itemphoto&id=1f5f32c773e161f980af96abfdba409b&w=268[/IMG] [URL='http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/259258/Ancient-Roman-Empire-Nero-AD-54-68-AE-Semis-394g-NGC-VF']Opening bid $400[/URL]: [IMG]http://www.greatcollections.com/image.php?cmd=thumb&subcmd=itemphoto&id=556727d3cd7a7d5f04136dff61ed08e0&w=268[/IMG] [URL='http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/316503/Ancient-Roman-AD-337-361-Constantius-II-AE-17-Siscia-Mint-ANACS-F-12-Details']Opening bid $200[/URL]: [IMG]http://www.greatcollections.com/image.php?cmd=thumb&subcmd=itemphoto&id=e5f632f981c601edb0a64a174fea0434&w=268[/IMG] Edited to add: I do still browse GC because once upon a time I bought a very desirable coin from that company. The coin is not in great condition but it is a difficult type to find in any condition ([URL='http://www.tifcollection.com/#!zeugitana-carthage--ae-15-shekel/c19ym']Carthage 15 shekel[/URL]). It wasn't slabbed, although it had been sent to NGC (photo cert; not slabbed due to size). I was biting my nails planning a last-second bid bomb and won it for the shockingly low opening price. I guess most GC buyers don't trust a coin not in a slab... or maybe it was just too ugly. I'm delighted to have it though.[/QUOTE]
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