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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 2757527, member: 78244&quot;]Reputable European dealers. Plus both are die matches to known authentic coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My point was that collectors of ancients don&#039;t need fancy high-grade coins to be satisfied. Even US collectors don&#039;t need them. For $150, you are not going to buy a mint state capped bust half, or even an AU one. The best you can get is a VF/EF, yet you cannot deny that it can still be attractive. How are VF ancients any different? MS-65 Morgans can be found at any show, shop, and most coin club meetings. An Alexander tetradrachm shows up far less frequently, plus it has the historical appeal of being minted under Alexander the Great during his conquests of the Middle East. Fery few US coins have a historical intrigue as interesting as these ancients, and those that do cost much more than $150 to get an &quot;attractive&quot; specimen. I don&#039;t know what your standards are, but I find the first two silvers quite attractive.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just a thought: 2300 years from now, how will all of the US coins look? They couldn&#039;t look that much better than these &quot;crummy&quot; ancients. That is where respecting their age and history comes in.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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