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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2563885, member: 19463&quot;]I have shown this coin this week (new from Baltimore) but it serves to make the point.&nbsp; That is a beautiful sestertius.&nbsp; Other than a small scrape on the neck, it is pretty close to perfect.&nbsp; Where we all have to decide is how much we pay for perfection.&nbsp; My aVF sestertius cost about 10% of the buyer&#039;s fee (no postage since I bought it in person and no dealer commission since dealers don&#039;t deal in aVF coins).&nbsp; I would love to have a travel coin like that Africa but I am OK with my Aegyptos and the other coins that will fit in my annual budget (oddly close to the cost of the Africa).&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]553128[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I only have one other travel coin.&nbsp; It is a denarius of Alexandria with a very unusual purple tone. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]553129[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I do have an as which is Africa related showing the emperor raising the kneeling Africa.&nbsp; RESTITVTORI AFRICAE</p><p>[ATTACH=full]553130[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>While we disagree on how to spend our $8000+ we really agree on the horror of some modified coins.&nbsp; I go one step further and prefer not to spend any money with dealers I consider to be a dark side of the hobby who sell such coins and require us to employ agents or travel to view lots to protect us from their shenanigans.&nbsp; As long as people with money (they do not listen to the likes of me) patronize sellers who offer coins with undisclosed problems like epoxy they have no basis to complain about their business practices.&nbsp; I know I buy coins from sellers who deal in &#039;improved&#039; coins and I know I have some coins in this category but the I expect a coin justly worth $8000 could be distinguished from a modified coin worth $80 or $800 relying only on the description of the seller.&nbsp;&nbsp; As long as people pay for epoxy etc., there will be dealers who cater to that market.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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