Log in or Sign up
Coin Talk
Home
Forums
>
Coin Forums
>
Ancient Coins
>
"Extremely rare" unpublished coin?
>
Reply to Thread
Message:
<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2533504, member: 19463"]The validity of something being unlisted depends on what it is and how extensively it has been studied/published. For example consider coins covered by the pathetically out of date RIC volume V. Not being listed in RIC is no big thing. However, there is an update to half of RIC V online which is better to the point that having something not listed there does possibly mean that the item is new. Some great rarities like the AP with corn and poppies are minor enough differences that worn coins or those looked at quickly might cause the difference to be overlooked. There are specialists to whom such minor differences matter a lot. Two or more obviously saw that CNG listing and wanted it badly. Finally there is the matter of rarity meaning nothing unless there are people who want the thing. There are thousands of ancient coins that exist in quantity less than the popular EID MAR Brutus but so few people know or care that a sale of one meets with apathy. Since you are not revealing any details we can not give advice on the specific item but I would say that a rarity with high demand is unlikely to show up online on vCoins. If it were known in the trade as something being sought out by the big collectors who pay good money, it would have been sold to them or consigned to a sale where two or more of them could fight it out. </p><p><br /></p><p>Cool! How many of them are different? This statistic would be even more impressive if accompanied by a note like "of which 10% are owl tetradrachms" or whatever is the popular rarity of the moment.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2533504, member: 19463"]The validity of something being unlisted depends on what it is and how extensively it has been studied/published. For example consider coins covered by the pathetically out of date RIC volume V. Not being listed in RIC is no big thing. However, there is an update to half of RIC V online which is better to the point that having something not listed there does possibly mean that the item is new. Some great rarities like the AP with corn and poppies are minor enough differences that worn coins or those looked at quickly might cause the difference to be overlooked. There are specialists to whom such minor differences matter a lot. Two or more obviously saw that CNG listing and wanted it badly. Finally there is the matter of rarity meaning nothing unless there are people who want the thing. There are thousands of ancient coins that exist in quantity less than the popular EID MAR Brutus but so few people know or care that a sale of one meets with apathy. Since you are not revealing any details we can not give advice on the specific item but I would say that a rarity with high demand is unlikely to show up online on vCoins. If it were known in the trade as something being sought out by the big collectors who pay good money, it would have been sold to them or consigned to a sale where two or more of them could fight it out. Cool! How many of them are different? This statistic would be even more impressive if accompanied by a note like "of which 10% are owl tetradrachms" or whatever is the popular rarity of the moment.[/QUOTE]
Your name or email address:
Do you already have an account?
No, create an account now.
Yes, my password is:
Forgot your password?
Stay logged in
Coin Talk
Home
Forums
>
Coin Forums
>
Ancient Coins
>
"Extremely rare" unpublished coin?
>
Home
Home
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Activity
Recent Posts
Forums
Forums
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Posts
Competitions
Competitions
Quick Links
Competition Index
Rules, Terms & Conditions
Gallery
Gallery
Quick Links
Search Media
New Media
Showcase
Showcase
Quick Links
Search Items
Most Active Members
New Items
Directory
Directory
Quick Links
Directory Home
New Listings
Members
Members
Quick Links
Notable Members
Current Visitors
Recent Activity
New Profile Posts
Sponsors
Menu
Search
Search titles only
Posted by Member:
Separate names with a comma.
Newer Than:
Search this thread only
Search this forum only
Display results as threads
Useful Searches
Recent Posts
More...