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<p>[QUOTE="JayAg47, post: 5447504, member: 112342"]As collector with severe budgets, I can easily compromise on quantity over quality, but that doesn't mean all of my coins are trashy and look straight outta ploughing fields!</p><p>I look at every sites, compare prizes, but most importantly look if the coin has an eye appeal!(ebay is a gold mine if you play it carefully, take this Parthian coin, it would've cost me at least 50 bucks on any other sites, but I only paid $17 in the auction, although it's not perfect, I like the naturally worn look for a 2000+year old coin), I don't care if it's off-centered, worn at some points or tooled, if it looks good to me, then I will get it.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1237175[/ATTACH]</p><p>However, if a good-looking coin is worth more than 200-300 bucks, and there is a same type of coin going for under $100, then I take the lower option and be satisfied with it!</p><p>I still buy high quality coins, but only as an exception, not the norm![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JayAg47, post: 5447504, member: 112342"]As collector with severe budgets, I can easily compromise on quantity over quality, but that doesn't mean all of my coins are trashy and look straight outta ploughing fields! I look at every sites, compare prizes, but most importantly look if the coin has an eye appeal!(ebay is a gold mine if you play it carefully, take this Parthian coin, it would've cost me at least 50 bucks on any other sites, but I only paid $17 in the auction, although it's not perfect, I like the naturally worn look for a 2000+year old coin), I don't care if it's off-centered, worn at some points or tooled, if it looks good to me, then I will get it. [ATTACH=full]1237175[/ATTACH] However, if a good-looking coin is worth more than 200-300 bucks, and there is a same type of coin going for under $100, then I take the lower option and be satisfied with it! I still buy high quality coins, but only as an exception, not the norm![/QUOTE]
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