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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2682784, member: 19463&quot;]That is really a matter of opinion.&nbsp; There are two kinds of budget coins.&nbsp; One is the poor stuff that you only bought because it was cheap.&nbsp; The other is the good stuff you wanted that happened to come cheaply.&nbsp; Either kind come in all grades.&nbsp; Each of the coins below was $5.&nbsp; The first is as nice a these come and was a lucky pick from a junk box.&nbsp; I would not sell it cheaply.&nbsp; If you have a better one, show it.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]600079[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The second looks like a junker and is a junker which I would not even consider buying for $5 were it not for the fact that it is an interesting to me overstrike almost perfectly aligned so it looks like a non-existant Constantius Gallus wearing a diadem.&nbsp; If it were EF, I would love it more but as it is I still love it.&nbsp; It would be a lot harder to sell than the Pagan.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]600080[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t have a photo of my cheapest ancient.&nbsp; A friend/dealer about 25 years ago had a junky coin in an envelope in his box marked &quot;25 cents to you if you take it.&quot;&nbsp; I took it and he deducted 25 cents from my bill. I wish I had cataloged it and could remember what the coin was but it is my only coin that was cheaper than free. I wonder if he still remembers doing that.&nbsp; I might add that he is a guy I will pay more for a coin than I would for the same coin belonging to a dealer who is not a long term friend. Being a jolly guy has returned to him a hundred times that quarter over the years. Its a hobby, not a blood sport.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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