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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nerosmyfavorite68, post: 26192740, member: 134416&quot;]A really nice large flan Lysimachus posthumous tet was c. $275 (small ding on the cheek, which brought down the price) at a c. 2003 coin show.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m never going to find $1.50 bulk coins again.&nbsp; Roman asses and as-sized 2nd and 3rd century provincials, as well as small trachea were $1.50 in bulk from Classical Cash, around 2000.&nbsp; The asses were mostly stripped, and none were world-beaters, but quite nice for $1.50.&nbsp; I&#039;d say most were in the VG-F range, with F being predominant.&nbsp; There weren&#039;t too many BD&#039;ers although the provincials generally had surfaces which were a bit rough.&nbsp; There were a lot of Gordian and Tranquilla facing busts, stuff like that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gold coins were certainly cheaper. </p><p><br /></p><p>I guess individual el cheapo or budget coins have stayed somewhat consistent, based on inflation over that period.&nbsp; It&#039;s not too difficult to find a 3rd century Balkan provincial with a nice patina for $35.</p><p><br /></p><p>If memory serves me correctly, the HJB pick bin is actually <i>cheaper</i> now than it was in the late &#039;90&#039;s.&nbsp; However, there were three tiers back then, if I remember correctly - at least two.&nbsp; The top tier was generally a bit overpriced, but there would be some worthy stuff in it if one looked hard enough. Now it&#039;s all one price.&nbsp; It was still fun for a poor college student to trawl through the boxes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, and I had a lot of fun with Allen Berman&#039;s 4/20 Byzantine junk box.&nbsp; He was nice enough to mostly cater to my requests for 40 nummia.&nbsp; There were a lot of S805&#039;s.&nbsp; Most would retail for $20-35 today.&nbsp; They were a bit nicer during the 1990&#039;s, but none were truly awful.&nbsp; I stopped buying those around 2009.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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