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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 7948057, member: 19463&quot;]A story many here have heard but you might enjoy:</p><p>The late Don Zauche was my favorite show dealer.&nbsp; He always had many cheap coins.&nbsp; At one Baltimore show about 10 years ago he had a container with several hundred small late Roman bronzes in mostly identifiable condition for $2 each.&nbsp; These were most for his kid trade but they sold to people who wanted something 1700+ years old, too.&nbsp; He would even do a quick ID if he was not swamped with customers.&nbsp; After shopping the show, I revisited his table just for a chat.&nbsp; He told me that after I left the first time some guy came by and bought the whole bunch for full price.&nbsp; Actually, neither of them wanted to count them so they agreed on a number (400, I believe) and away went the coins.&nbsp; The man was planning to put them in cheap slabs (NOT NGC but the do it yourself type) and sell them for $29.95 through some magazine ad.&nbsp; These were better coins than many I have seen in such ads but no coin in the bunch was worth $5 IMHO.&nbsp; Of course I have no idea how many the guy sold and for what discounted price.&nbsp; All I know is that Don put out more low end coins that were even better marked $5 your pick.&nbsp; Some show dealers have a hundred coins worth at least several thousand dollars each.&nbsp; Others have 10,000 with none worth $10.&nbsp; A few have coins ranging from $2 to $2000.&nbsp; I miss Don.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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