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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3164555, member: 56859&quot;]Yes, and I apologize for making such a big deal about the watermark.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, as Doug pointed out, I should have added some commentary about the CNG prices. </p><p><br /></p><p>1.&nbsp; CNG is an auction house.&nbsp; The prices realized don&#039;t reflect the buyer&#039;s premium, so the real price paid is higher than is shown.</p><p><br /></p><p>2.&nbsp; The second coin shown in my post is an aberration in terms of cost.&nbsp; At least two bidders felt like they must have that coin and the price was driven up. (rather like the Heritage auction which closed last night... YIKES!&nbsp; What on earth happened there?&nbsp; <a href="https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/ancients-hadrian-ad-117-138-av-aureus-20mm-727-gm-6h-ngc-photo-certificate-ms-5-5-3-5-fine-style/a/3066-30106.s?type=CoinArchives3066" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/ancients-hadrian-ad-117-138-av-aureus-20mm-727-gm-6h-ngc-photo-certificate-ms-5-5-3-5-fine-style/a/3066-30106.s?type=CoinArchives3066" rel="nofollow">$204K for this Hadrian Nilus aureus</a>?!&nbsp; <a href="https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-attica-athens-ca-440-404-bc-ar-tetradrachm-23mm-1722-gm-5h-ngc-choice-ms-and-9733-5-5-5-5/a/3066-30035.s?type=CoinArchives3066" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-attica-athens-ca-440-404-bc-ar-tetradrachm-23mm-1722-gm-5h-ngc-choice-ms-and-9733-5-5-5-5/a/3066-30035.s?type=CoinArchives3066" rel="nofollow">$36K for this Athens tet</a>?!&nbsp; The Athens tet alone is worthy of its own thread for discussion of the price.&nbsp; Shades of &quot;The Sheikh&quot;. Maybe someone who was in attendance can fill us in.)</p><p><br /></p><p>3.&nbsp; A better to check for comparisons is <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/" rel="nofollow">ACsearch</a> since they include a wide range of auction houses but you have to have a paid subscription to see prices realized.</p><p><br /></p><p>4.&nbsp; You can browse <a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">Vcoins</a> for similar coins to see current &quot;retail&quot; asking prices.</p><p><br /></p><p>5.&nbsp; You can also check eBay although the number of fakes there make it tricky.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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