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<p>[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 4141167, member: 42773"]This gem (imo) arrived today. I've found that you can readily buy high-grade examples of these types if you want to spend a lot of money. The trick is finding circulated coins at a reasonable price with nice patinas. A lot of them have damage, corrosion, uneven strikes, deposits, etc. I'm thinking it was probably a psychological and political ploy to mint bronzes this large. People like to feel wealthy, even if it's a bit of an illusion. A few of these in your pocket and you'd feel like a rich man...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1070967[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1070968[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I'd love to see some of yours![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 4141167, member: 42773"]This gem (imo) arrived today. I've found that you can readily buy high-grade examples of these types if you want to spend a lot of money. The trick is finding circulated coins at a reasonable price with nice patinas. A lot of them have damage, corrosion, uneven strikes, deposits, etc. I'm thinking it was probably a psychological and political ploy to mint bronzes this large. People like to feel wealthy, even if it's a bit of an illusion. A few of these in your pocket and you'd feel like a rich man... [ATTACH=full]1070967[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1070968[/ATTACH] I'd love to see some of yours![/QUOTE]
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