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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ambr0zie, post: 7873718, member: 80952&quot;]There is a coin, a RR denarius, in modest condition, that keeps appearing in the last months in the list of an auction house. Last time I saw it, I think, was 2 months ago. Until then I saw it 3 or 4 times - sold - appearing again - sold. </p><p>The coin was accurately described as tooled and repaired (it had a hole sometime in the past) so not sure, perhaps the buyers changed their mind after seeing it in hand, who knows. </p><p><br /></p><p>I also remember a nice Julia Titi denarius appearing twice in a period of 5-6 months - second price being almost double. I think that was a case of flipping for profit.</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought this coin because the reverse is quite unusual and overall I am happy with it, especially since the price was below what I wanted to pay. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1356859[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>When searching for details after winning it, I found it also listed a few months before by the same house. As a coincidence, the hammer price was exactly the same. So probably the buyer refused to pay his order. </p><p><br /></p><p>Overall I think there are 3 possibilities </p><p><br /></p><p>- buyers who cancel the order (but this is hard to believe if you see a coin 4-5 times)</p><p>- the coin is simply uglier in hand, a defect is more visible or something similar</p><p>- collectors or auction houses who hunt coins in auctions just for profit.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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