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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1835047, member: 19463&quot;]I&#039;m betting they are both right.&nbsp; From what can be seen, there is no reason to believe there will be something different inside.&nbsp;&nbsp; There is less reason to hope for something special inside.&nbsp; The closed economy makes it likely that all interior coins are from Alexandria from the same period which is not filled with premium items.&nbsp; A similar pot with Commodus through Severus Alexander showing might yield a Pertinax family coin (or ten - worth $25,000 each) or a supply of Severus/Domna items worth $100 to $1000 depending on the condition.&nbsp; That might be worth the gamble and would make the group worth historical study.&nbsp; Once separated, it is worth the sum of its parts or probably under $1000 but only if you can find that many collectors who want a low grade single.&nbsp; As a unit, we require only one very rich buyer can set it on his coffee table and impress his friends.&nbsp; It can always be separated but it could never be reassembled. </p><p><br /></p><p>I also suspect that the lump has been seen by experts who have already passed on it as worthy of full conservation.&nbsp;&nbsp; They would have to decide if the lump probably contains high grade coins in the center that were protected by the sacrificial surface coins.&nbsp;&nbsp; If they felt it would yield a few hundred clean and clear coins, we never would have seen the lump.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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