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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 5365129, member: 19463&quot;]In more than one year I have received a coin in late December I wished had not&nbsp; come until January so I could count it for the next year.&nbsp; I believe this coin raises several interesting questions.&nbsp; I know nothing about the Empire of Nicaea so am not impressed by the rarity.&nbsp; I do find the chunk missing a major turn off and would rather have one intact with wear of less sharp striking.&nbsp; Looking again I question if there is a chunk missing or if the coin was flattened out to fit better in some past collector&#039;s idea of proper coin storage. I also prefer the coin before cleaning in this case.&nbsp; Also I place no value on Provenance to a name that means nothing to me.&nbsp; If research identifies Vitangelo as a person of interest, that could change.&nbsp; These matters make up the differences of opinion that make auctions work as they do.&nbsp; They also cause sellers to make up collection names based on things like who consigned the coin or what sounded good for hype.&nbsp; Only research will tell what category this is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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