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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 2882527, member: 39084&quot;]It had been suggested, following the overwhelming success of the &quot;What Your Budget Buys&quot; threads, we start threads comparing three similar coins from different price ranges. </p><p><br /></p><p>Since very few of the collectors here actually own multiple similar coins across multiple price ranges, I thought I&#039;d kick off the action with three coins (not mine) taken from those threads and ask the collectors here to comment on what you get for different prices.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are three examples of the popular Julius Caesar Elephant denarius:</p><p><br /></p><p>$300, Orfew&#039;s collection:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]691206[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>$700 (adjusted for inflation from 1993), Cucumbor&#039;s collection:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]691208[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>$1600, 4to2CentBC&#039;s collection:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]691207[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>One observation: Cucumbor&#039;s coin (middle above) would probably increase in price closer to 4to2CentBC&#039;s coin due to market conditions, so it may not be really representative of a $700 coin in today&#039;s market.</p><p><br /></p><p>A question: for those collectors seeking this particular coin type, how do you view the price difference vs. the difference in condition?</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, please feel free to add your own examples and prices for this coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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