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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cherd, post: 25238070, member: 24754&quot;]While it&#039;s of course not always the case, my general rule of thumb is, &quot;<i>Any coin being sold at a fixed price is overpriced</i>&quot;. I only buy through auctions, it at least makes me feel that the price was fairly determined by market demand.</p><p><br /></p><p>I purchased this raw Hadrian Sestertius through such an auction back in 2018:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1608613[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I sent it to NGC and it came back in a &quot;Tooled&quot; body bag. I prefer my coins in slabs, so this was another lesson learned! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> If you care about things such as tooling and do not have the expertise to make these determinations yourself (like me), then buying raw bronzes is a risky business.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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