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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 4003398, member: 86498&quot;]I will start with a bit of a story. I was talking with an experienced collector who was complementing me on my Larissa stater. He pointed out that he had paid more for his, and I know that he has not been buying coins for over 10 years. This isthe second time I have heard this the first time was with this coin which was sold about 25 years ago Stater of Metapontion Photo by W.Hansen[ATTACH=full]1053982[/ATTACH]I guess the question i would raise is despite those coins that have clearly done very much better, is the norm rather less spectacular.I have talked to a number of consignors of higher end coins who complain that the &quot;artificially &quot; low estimates set by many auction houses actually cause a flattening of prices.&nbsp; This is just a thought. I cannot offer any evidence to prove my case. However I wonder if some of our perception of rising prices may be due to the low estimates set by the auction houses.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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