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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Only a Poor Old Man, post: 4670050, member: 111037&quot;]Personally, my main concern is not to overspend on a coin. Especially considering that I don&#039;t like auctions and all of my coins were bought retail. Luckily, because of the ridiculous prices that auctioned coins fetch for the last couple of months, I haven&#039;t felt that I overspent on any of my coins. Problem is that old affordable dealer stock is starting to run out and I am finding it harder to find good deals. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now, if you see it from the point of view of what coin you can get for a fixed budget, this is where it gets interesting. For example, I really like the idea of owning a Syracuse dolphin/arethusa/chariot tetradrachm. But many others feel the same. You would need to spend over £1000 to get one that is in a good enough condition to be recognizable as a Syracuse tet. But with the same amount of money, I could buy some other important and historical coin in a much better condition. Or even two! So, the conclusion is that even though I like them, I am not going to buy one any time soon. They are not good value for money, as I would need to spend a lot more to find one in a condition that is acceptable to me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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