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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kazuma78, post: 8063007, member: 17304&quot;]Thanks for all of the responses everyone! I am surprised and happy to see a pretty even distribution of votes for all of the coins. As a type collector, I like to try to collect based on quality and appeal of lots of different types and it shows I am accomplishing that based on how the voting is going. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks! It is EXTREMELY difficult to photograph this coin based on the luster and toning. I wish I had better images for it and may have to remove it from the holder before I can get more acceptable images. Its seriously a luster and toning bomb.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Both of those are nice pickups! Your Philip is a nice style also. I didn&#039;t order them in terms of favorite, but instead in order of when I acquired them. Personally I would make that Daric my #1 choice for the year followed by the Philip II and Metapontum most likely. The Metapontum is stunning in hand and the pictures truly don&#039;t do it justice. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I was fortunate to purchase that Koson Stater for about 1/3 of the HA price early 2021 from private sale. It was really one of the first indications that fixed price and private sale have been the way to go lately. FAR different than 2020 for me where most of my coins came from auctions. The HA example is quite nice also but someone definitely paid crazy money for that little word &quot;Gem&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I would love to see your owl! I got lucky on the Arabian Alexander Tetradrachm. I originally thought it was from lower Danube region which is when I initially made an offer on it. Later, I found this at Roma: </p><p><a href="https://www.romanumismatics.com/223-lot-412-arabia-uncertain-mint-ar-tetradrachm?auction_id=77&amp;view=lot_detail" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.romanumismatics.com/223-lot-412-arabia-uncertain-mint-ar-tetradrachm?auction_id=77&amp;view=lot_detail" rel="nofollow">Arabia, uncertain mint AR Tetradrachm. | Lot 412 | No cat (romanumismatics.com)</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks Donna! I am just being salty over my losses- though I do stand by that I hope prices cool down somewhat this coming year. I always enjoy seeing your acquisitions as well.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks! I certainly hope so. I guess while prices are crazy I just have to be more patient, creative and selective on when and what I buy. I would say it was still a successful year, just somewhat more frustrating along the way. I have to remind myself to have patience and not get too annoyed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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