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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1822714, member: 19463&quot;]There may be no emperor for whom that is more right than Valerian.&nbsp; His joint reign with son Gallienus saw the lowest quality silver used for coins before they decided that a silver wash was needed.&nbsp; The wash enabled the use of an alloy with even less silver but one that was better suited for coins.&nbsp; The horrid billon of late Valerian did not wear well and often looks spongy.&nbsp; Some of Valerian&#039;s earlier coins were a bit better silver and don&#039;t look so porous.&nbsp; Some were horded in a way that the elements did not get to them.&nbsp; Unfortunately we see more of the poor ones for which $10 is not cheap.&nbsp; Style varies as well with the worst being just ugly.&nbsp; Nice Valerian can reach $100 but they really need to be very nice. None of mine are that nice!</p><p>[ATTACH]299532[/ATTACH][ATTACH]299533[/ATTACH][ATTACH]299534[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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