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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2932107, member: 57495&quot;]2017 was a memorable year for me in Coinland.&nbsp; Sometimes, it was not even the actual coins bought, but the purchase itself that was special and memorable. </p><p><br /></p><p>Back in April, I noticed in the back of the Gemini XIII catalog an offering of some large group lots of Alexandrian coins, previously held in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, with some of them further provenanced to the Dattari collection.&nbsp; Basically, stuff I would find tempting seven out of seven days of the week.&nbsp; The problem: they were unpictured, described very briefly in summary, and potentially pricey. </p><p><br /></p><p>When I discussed the auction privately with [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER], I wasn&#039;t surprised to find out that she was attracted to some of the same lots as I was, with one in particular - comprising 79 drachms and 1 diobol of Antoninus Pius - standing out for both of us.&nbsp; She also had misgivings and concerns about buying such a lot sight unseen, and it seemed that we might have done the sensible thing and talk each other out of buying it.&nbsp; Instead, we somehow ended up talking ourselves into buying it <b>together</b>. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie100" alt=":wideyed:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>If you&#039;re interested in reading about how it all went down, here&#039;s TIF&#039;s original thread about our buy:</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/co-dependent-collecting.296758/#post-2745557" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/co-dependent-collecting.296758/#post-2745557">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/co-dependent-collecting.296758/#post-2745557</a></p><p><br /></p><p>We split the cost of the lot equally, and after TIF had pictures and descriptions of all the coins done up (for my benefit since we live 10,000 miles apart - thanks again for all the work, TIF!), we took turns selecting a coin from the lot one by one until we each had our pile of 40.&nbsp; I haven&#039;t taken individual pics of more than a few of them as not even I want to see that many junky drachms up close, but here&#039;s a group shot of my half of the loot...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]712262[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>So, what&#039;s my assessment of this purchase half a year later?&nbsp; Well, it was decent lot with some interesting coins, even if none of them made it into my Top 10 for the year.&nbsp; TIF and I halved our risk by buying it together, but objectively speaking, our collections may have been better off if we had put the funds toward just one or two better coins.&nbsp; On the other hand, we would have missed out on all the fun we had on our little misadventure.&nbsp; This is a great hobby and even better when you can share it with friends.&nbsp; Sometimes, it&#039;s about more than just the coins.&nbsp; I&#039;m pretty sure I&#039;m not the only one looking forward to having TIF ease back into the game and spend more time with us here on CT.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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