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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2291652, member: 19463&quot;]For the record the Didius and Manlia (same day) sestertii came from a 50 cent junk box 50 years ago.&nbsp; I do not have a photo of either and seem to have lost the foil of the Manlia which was worse than the Didius.&nbsp; This is the foil pressing.&nbsp; At obverse top left you can see the faint DIDSEV.&nbsp;&nbsp; The coin was light brown and even colored so I would buy it back for $50 now but it would sell for more than that to one-per collectors I am sure. </p><p><br /></p><p>Junk coins brought less in the 1960&#039;s than they do now when compared to mid grade coins.&nbsp; The seller did not identify the coins but certainly knew what they were when he threw them in the junk box with only slightly better worn out Hadrians.&nbsp; Shop owners did that sort of thing to encourage kids like me who would know the difference.&nbsp; I sold it to Joel Malter as part of the 150 coins for $500 deal but it was valued at zero, I&#039;m sure.&nbsp;&nbsp; I was so sure then that I was finished with coins that I am amazed I saved the foils. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]459405[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Below is another coin in that bunch.&nbsp; Tell me it wouldn&#039;t bring $500 alone today.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]459407[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes we do stupid things in the name of poverty.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the 90&#039;s I was told by a dealer that he defined serious collectors as those who spent $1000 a year on the hobby.&nbsp; I do not recall his saying how many serious collectors he knew.&nbsp; Mailing lists of serious collectors were very valuable then.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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