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<p>[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 2291481, member: 57495"]There are exceptions, but the typical group lot is going to be composed of coins that didn't make the grade to be considered for an individual listing. You really need to look closely at whatever pictures are provided and try to scrutinise what's can be seen, good and bad, before you can come up with an idea of what's worth paying for it. Even then, there's an element of a gamble there, and you want to be getting a fair discount off retail to make it worth your while.</p><p><br /></p><p>Speaking strictly about RRs, my observation is that there are fewer group lots of them offered and the prices tend to go up to the point you're better off looking for individual coins. Speaking for myself, even though I'd like to grow my RR collection, group lots of them tend to have too many quadriga and Dioscuri types of average quality for me to be keen on them, with the other more interesting coins coming in below average grade.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 2291481, member: 57495"]There are exceptions, but the typical group lot is going to be composed of coins that didn't make the grade to be considered for an individual listing. You really need to look closely at whatever pictures are provided and try to scrutinise what's can be seen, good and bad, before you can come up with an idea of what's worth paying for it. Even then, there's an element of a gamble there, and you want to be getting a fair discount off retail to make it worth your while. Speaking strictly about RRs, my observation is that there are fewer group lots of them offered and the prices tend to go up to the point you're better off looking for individual coins. Speaking for myself, even though I'd like to grow my RR collection, group lots of them tend to have too many quadriga and Dioscuri types of average quality for me to be keen on them, with the other more interesting coins coming in below average grade.[/QUOTE]
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