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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2737631, member: 19463&quot;]I find interesting the attitude that new finds are so important to the market.&nbsp; We see many dealers offering a large number of coins that all look to have been found and (recently) cleaned together.&nbsp; You know, there is another place to get coins.&nbsp; You could be buying the ones that were in your grandfather&#039;s collection.&nbsp; You can tell dealers who specialize in these, too.&nbsp; Instead of 100 denarii of one period all exactly the same color, you might find 100 assorted coins of assorted periods and assorted colors.&nbsp; It is easier for a dealer to buy a hoard than it is to find collections.&nbsp; When I started in the hobby, there seemed to be a much smaller interest in late Romans than there is now.&nbsp; On the other hand, we had a better selection of less than perfect (worn) coins that did not look like they had a recent run in with electrolysis or acid baths.&nbsp; I have known several collectors over the years who have passed away but I have no ides what happened to their coins.&nbsp; Perhaps, if the supplies of new finds dries up, we will be amazed at the number of &#039;pedestrian&#039; collections that come to light out of someone&#039;s attic.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>In 1974, I sold ~150 Roman coins.&nbsp; Since then I have not seen a single one of them show up for sale.&nbsp; Was the group sold as a lot to someone in Europe and still in a box since the buyer lost interest/died/went to jail???&nbsp; Every so often we see a catalog offering large collections with large initials.&nbsp; I hope there are enough small collections not worth making a glossy catalog to sell that will support our continuing demand for a $20 Valens even after the metal detectors all go silent.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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