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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 7971784, member: 19463&quot;]I do not have a Cyzicus </p><p><br /></p><p>That is the situation.&nbsp; It all depends on who is selling and how anxious the buyer is. It is considered a good business practice to ask a high price and hope someone bites.&nbsp; Mine were $50 and $35 but from other mints and from dealers who did not try for top dollar on every coin.&nbsp; Style from mint to mint varies a lot on these. </p><p>Siscia (ex. a dealer on CT)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1382847[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Antioch (ex. local show dealer)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1382848[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Of course a bit &#039;lesser&#039; coin (less wear, more sand) in JAZ sale 186 (lot 15) on CT brought $20 (less seller&#039;s fee of $5) on only one bid when I decided I had too many Helena&#039;s.&nbsp; I got it at a show in 2012 for $15. It was worth more IMO but people don&#039;t like &#039;lesser&#039; coins.&nbsp; I wonder if the new owner cleaned it.&nbsp; Perhaps I should have??? </p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/conversations/jaz-numismatics-auction-186.234832/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/conversations/jaz-numismatics-auction-186.234832/">https://www.cointalk.com/conversations/jaz-numismatics-auction-186.234832/</a></p><p>Alexandria</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1382849[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Coins are &#039;worth&#039; what the bring where and when they sell.&nbsp; Dealers provide differing degrees of service and ask differing degrees of compensation. </p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I would prefer the three above and $60 change but doing that would require a lot of patient looking, going to a lot of shows and an amount of luck.&nbsp; $165 gets a coin and gets it now.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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