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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 4962750, member: 26302"]Good thread. There are many group lots I wonder the same, and I always wonder what it was. I am sure sometimes it just people going crazy, but know many times it had a real reason, I just do not know it. A friend is one of the world's great experts in coins of Thasos. A couple of months ago there was a group lot, (maybe NN), that went for 6 times estimate and they all looked crude junk to me, I would not have placed an opening bid. He was the buyer. In it, there was a unique coin of Thasos never published anywhere, only speculated it might exist. As far as he knows, (and he has an extensive listing of every known coin of Thasos from every auction catalog and museum), its unique.</p><p><br /></p><p>I usually chalk it up to what I do not know. I would love to understand the lot posted here as well. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 4962750, member: 26302"]Good thread. There are many group lots I wonder the same, and I always wonder what it was. I am sure sometimes it just people going crazy, but know many times it had a real reason, I just do not know it. A friend is one of the world's great experts in coins of Thasos. A couple of months ago there was a group lot, (maybe NN), that went for 6 times estimate and they all looked crude junk to me, I would not have placed an opening bid. He was the buyer. In it, there was a unique coin of Thasos never published anywhere, only speculated it might exist. As far as he knows, (and he has an extensive listing of every known coin of Thasos from every auction catalog and museum), its unique. I usually chalk it up to what I do not know. I would love to understand the lot posted here as well. :)[/QUOTE]
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