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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2289214, member: 19463&quot;]#@%&amp;#* TIFF, I wanted that georgeous Constantine &quot;CONSTANOPOLIS&quot; (sic) but was hoping to get it for the opening $275.&nbsp; Now you went and started a bidding war.&nbsp; Where else can you get a slab marked &quot;Wire Brushed&quot; for only $200?&nbsp; I may as well mention that super great chipped flan and really drive up the price.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie14" alt=":angelic:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ken is spot on regarding the changes brought by photos.&nbsp; Letter grade are so last millennium. There was a time that only a few better coins were photographed for most sales.&nbsp; Collectors of something cheap like Septimius Severus would get lists saying &quot;Sept. Sev. Victory VF&quot; and be expected to buy the thing.&nbsp; I once Participated in a conversation where we were laughing that it was easier to find photos of Pescennius Niger, Didius Julianus and Pertinax coins than all of the Severans combined.&nbsp;&nbsp; Now $5 coins are photographed.&nbsp; I have been paid $5 to photograph a coin that I would not buy for much more.&nbsp; Times change. </p><p><br /></p><p>Nobody would read the stickies any more than they read my web pages.&nbsp; Forums like this where you can get free answers are a lot easier than having to Google the results or read sticky posts that might include extra words.&nbsp; I get tired of repetition here, too, just like you get tired of seeing my same old coins.&nbsp; It is the price we pay for being more accessible people.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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