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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 7776004, member: 86498&quot;]A collection of coins being offered at auction can create a buzz among potential buyers as collectors may see multiple opportunities to purchase coins that they would like to own. This buzz can create higher prices for the coins as more collectors congregate, creating more competition for the items offered. However there are caveats. The aforementioned Viggo collection had within it many scarce coins, with many of those in high grade and even some with very good pedigree&#039;s. I ended up trying to bid on four (hoping for one or two) and got outbid. So a number of factors have to be in play. Overall quality, scarcity, pedigree, historical significance, artistic merit, and of course the elephant in the room... desirability all play a part.</p><p>I bought this from the Hess Divo Auction &quot;The Galba Collection&quot;&nbsp; another collection back in 2017 that created a nice though expensive &quot;buzz&quot;</p><p>Galba Ar Denarius Rome 68-69 BC Obv Bust right laureate Galba looks like he wants to kiss somebody Rv Roma standing right holding Victory RIC199 3.43 grms 19 mm Photo by W. Hansen Glendinings Auction January 14 1953 Lot 505 [ATTACH=full]1333783[/ATTACH]As memory serves, I found this auction to be tough with a lot of competition. This coin was my fourth time at bat having been outbid on three other coins. I like this coin as it had a portrait with some artistic merit. To me it had a more veristic portrait than some of the others. I was less happy with the reverse. Still I bid this coin up and I believe I actually went up two increments beyond what I had decided would be my maximum. I remember saying to my self something like &quot; I&#039;m finished&quot; and then the bidding stopped.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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