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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 2948959, member: 76086&quot;]So why not me?&nbsp; But mine has a slight twist.&nbsp; Its easy to post about your last or your best buys of the year.&nbsp; But as a dealer I dont always know what will be mine and what I will pass on to another collector.&nbsp; This late December I have two candidates:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]719904[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>There isn&#039;t anything special about this Gordian Sestertius.&nbsp; But a photo alone doesn&#039;t tell the entire story.&nbsp; The patina is quite rich and deep in hand.&nbsp; The portrait is rendered exceptionally.&nbsp; On the other hand, its not really high grade, and the reverse you can see has its issues (double struck or die shift, some corrosion).&nbsp; Bottom line I dont need or want another Gordian (not that I have huge numbers, some of you know I maintain a small collection).&nbsp; But, well, damm!&nbsp; Its very nice in person.</p><p><br /></p><p>Forgive my plebeian photos on this next one:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]719905[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]719906[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Caria, Tabae, 1st Century BC</p><p>Silver Drachm, Zeus both sides.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, this turns out to to be exceptionally rare.&nbsp; So far there are four other known examples, and none ever sold, just those in museums.&nbsp; I &#039;kind of&#039; like it, but have no attachment really.&nbsp; Just that I will never see another in my life (nor will anyone else for that matter, this one seems to be the only example anyone will ever be able to own).</p><p><br /></p><p>So what do I do?&nbsp; Do I keep one or the other, sell or keep both?&nbsp; As a dealer, if I kept everything obviously I would be out of business in a heartbeat.&nbsp; What do you all think?&nbsp; I know what the collectors will say, but there are some dealers here....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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