I know some of you never sell. I do, periodically, for various reasons. Once in a while, I actually end up buying back a coin I had previously owned, years before. I had this Hadrian Alexandria tet in my records as a raw coin. Sold it to a friend five or more years ago. I do not recall whether I eventually submitted it to NGC or whether the guy I sold it to did that. Anyway, it’s now in a plastic coffin. I know some of y’all hate that, but I’m not one of those haters. I see both sides (pro- and anti-) in the “slabbed ancients” debate, and think both sides have valid points. I come down slightly on the pro-slab side. But anyway, here’s Hadrian, mine again after several years in someone else’s collection. Ever do that- sell one and later buy it back? Please share the details. PS- based on my cloudy memories, I think I just paid a bit more for it the second time around, but oh well. I originally bought it raw from @KenDorney. The person to whom I sold it (and just rebought it from) was referencing Heritage past auctions of slabbed ones in his pricing, I think. No matter. It is welcome back home with me for a while.
I sold this one 13 years ago and bought back last month for $10 less than I sold it for. Constantine I A.D. 328-9 19mm 2.8g CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; diademed head, looking up to Heavens. PROVIDEN-TIAE AVG; campgate with two turrets and star above. In exergue SMKΔ• RIC VII Cyzicus 57
