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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 1896681, member: 39084&quot;]This Titus Colosseum sestertius is being offered in an upcoming auction.&nbsp; The estimate is $80,000 and the opening bid is $40,000:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]323783[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Recently I had an opportunity to view this coin with my dealer.&nbsp; While the obverse is decent (relative to the universe of these coins) the reverse is completely tooled, as is apparent from the picture.&nbsp; It&#039;s likely that the reverse had been almost flat and whoever re-engraved it decided it was better to outline all the devices and legends rather than leave them untouched.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I would not ever bid on such a coin, and I&#039;m not sure I&#039;d even want to own it despite its rarity.&nbsp; But I was wondering how others on this site feel about purchasing or owning an obviously tooled coin.&nbsp; What&#039;s your opinion?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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