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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RichardT, post: 24816369, member: 100005&quot;]Assuming &quot;entry level&quot; refers to relatively cheaper aurei:</p><p><br /></p><p>The cheapest aurei are coins that are heavily worn, AND with major surface issues. These include holed coins, coins with ancient mounts (which are hard to remove without major damage), coins with test cuts, clipped coins, etc. </p><p><br /></p><p>The next cheapest aurei are those that are heavily worn, OR have the major surface issues mentioned above.</p><p><br /></p><p>The abundance of the aurei also plays a part. Difficult to generalise about this, but the post-reform aurei of Nero are particularly common. These aurei weigh 7.2g or less.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can easily find coins with the above issues in the auction consolidators mentioned by Valentinian, and their starting prices are correspondingly lower.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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