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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3086838, member: 75937"]What I suggest you do is go to various ancient coin auction databases and search for similar coins. The most helpful require a paid subscription, which your boss -- if s/he is serious about dealing in ancient coins -- probably has. These are:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/index.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/index.html" rel="nofollow">acsearchinfo</a></p><p><a href="https://www.coinarchives.com/a/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.coinarchives.com/a/" rel="nofollow">coin archives</a></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coins_sold.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coins_sold.aspx" rel="nofollow">CNG's auction archives</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://wildwinds.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://wildwinds.com/" rel="nofollow">Wildwinds</a> has some pricing data, too, but it's not likely to be current.</p><p><br /></p><p>Take into account that there is a 15-18% buyer's commission, shipping, and currency exchange fees added on to the hammer price. A coin with a 100 € hammer price in a German auction will probably cost the US buyer $150 when all is said and done.</p><p><br /></p><p>To get an idea of what coins are selling for at retail, I suggest you go to <a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/coins/ancient-2.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/coins/ancient-2.aspx" rel="nofollow">V-Coins</a> and search there.</p><p><br /></p><p>Keep in mind, too, that the majority of ancient coin collectors will crack the coins out of the slab and will not pay a premium for the slab. It'll go in the recycle bin or trash can.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, you'll notice <a href="https://www.coinarchives.com/e7e6b4e59cb66cc692d6a96e6888b18d/img/agora/52/image00187.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.coinarchives.com/e7e6b4e59cb66cc692d6a96e6888b18d/img/agora/52/image00187.jpg" rel="nofollow">this example</a> (higher grade but with rough surfaces and quite possibly tooled) of the posthumous sestertius of Antoninus Pius failed to sell at Agora's auction in 2015 with an estimate of $300 but <a href="https://www.coinarchives.com/a/results.php?search=Divo+Pio+sestertius&s=0&upcoming=0&results=100" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.coinarchives.com/a/results.php?search=Divo+Pio+sestertius&s=0&upcoming=0&results=100" rel="nofollow">sold for a hammer price of $150 on an estimate of $250 in 2016</a>. Several other examples--quite comparable to the one you are pricing are <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Divo+Pio+sestertius&category=1-2&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1&thesaurus=1&order=0&currency=usd&company=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Divo+Pio+sestertius&category=1-2&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1&thesaurus=1&order=0&currency=usd&company=" rel="nofollow">listed</a> at acsearchinfo. <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=138263" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=138263" rel="nofollow">This one</a>, for example, brought 150 € on a single maximum bid of 160 €, but in 2003. There is a single, less desirable, example for 100 € retail at <a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/Search.aspx?search=true&searchQuery=Divo+Pio+sestertius&searchQueryExclude=&searchCategory=0&searchCategoryLevel=2&searchCategoryAncient=True&searchCategoryUs=True&searchCategoryWorld=True&searchCategoryMedieval=False&searchBetween=0&searchBetweenAnd=0&searchDate=&searchUseThesaurus=True&searchDisplayCurrency=&searchDisplay=1&searchIdStore=0&searchQueryAnyWords=&searchExactPhrase=&searchTitleAndDescription=True&searchDateType=0&searchMaxRecords=100&SearchOnSale=False&Unassigned=False" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/Search.aspx?search=true&searchQuery=Divo+Pio+sestertius&searchQueryExclude=&searchCategory=0&searchCategoryLevel=2&searchCategoryAncient=True&searchCategoryUs=True&searchCategoryWorld=True&searchCategoryMedieval=False&searchBetween=0&searchBetweenAnd=0&searchDate=&searchUseThesaurus=True&searchDisplayCurrency=&searchDisplay=1&searchIdStore=0&searchQueryAnyWords=&searchExactPhrase=&searchTitleAndDescription=True&searchDateType=0&searchMaxRecords=100&SearchOnSale=False&Unassigned=False" rel="nofollow">V-coins</a>. Whether it actually will sell at that price is anybody's guess. Taking into account all this information, you should be able to arrive at a reasonable estimate of market value.</p><p><br /></p><p>Using these resources, I'm quite confident that you will be able to do the job for which you get paid and get in bed by 11:00 tonight. Good luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3086838, member: 75937"]What I suggest you do is go to various ancient coin auction databases and search for similar coins. The most helpful require a paid subscription, which your boss -- if s/he is serious about dealing in ancient coins -- probably has. These are: [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/index.html']acsearchinfo[/URL] [URL='https://www.coinarchives.com/a/']coin archives[/URL] [URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/Coins_sold.aspx']CNG's auction archives[/URL] [URL='http://wildwinds.com/']Wildwinds[/URL] has some pricing data, too, but it's not likely to be current. Take into account that there is a 15-18% buyer's commission, shipping, and currency exchange fees added on to the hammer price. A coin with a 100 € hammer price in a German auction will probably cost the US buyer $150 when all is said and done. To get an idea of what coins are selling for at retail, I suggest you go to [URL='https://www.vcoins.com/en/coins/ancient-2.aspx']V-Coins[/URL] and search there. Keep in mind, too, that the majority of ancient coin collectors will crack the coins out of the slab and will not pay a premium for the slab. It'll go in the recycle bin or trash can. For example, you'll notice [URL='https://www.coinarchives.com/e7e6b4e59cb66cc692d6a96e6888b18d/img/agora/52/image00187.jpg']this example[/URL] (higher grade but with rough surfaces and quite possibly tooled) of the posthumous sestertius of Antoninus Pius failed to sell at Agora's auction in 2015 with an estimate of $300 but [URL='https://www.coinarchives.com/a/results.php?search=Divo+Pio+sestertius&s=0&upcoming=0&results=100']sold for a hammer price of $150 on an estimate of $250 in 2016[/URL]. Several other examples--quite comparable to the one you are pricing are [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Divo+Pio+sestertius&category=1-2&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1&thesaurus=1&order=0¤cy=usd&company=']listed[/URL] at acsearchinfo. [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=138263']This one[/URL], for example, brought 150 € on a single maximum bid of 160 €, but in 2003. There is a single, less desirable, example for 100 € retail at [URL='https://www.vcoins.com/en/Search.aspx?search=true&searchQuery=Divo+Pio+sestertius&searchQueryExclude=&searchCategory=0&searchCategoryLevel=2&searchCategoryAncient=True&searchCategoryUs=True&searchCategoryWorld=True&searchCategoryMedieval=False&searchBetween=0&searchBetweenAnd=0&searchDate=&searchUseThesaurus=True&searchDisplayCurrency=&searchDisplay=1&searchIdStore=0&searchQueryAnyWords=&searchExactPhrase=&searchTitleAndDescription=True&searchDateType=0&searchMaxRecords=100&SearchOnSale=False&Unassigned=False']V-coins[/URL]. Whether it actually will sell at that price is anybody's guess. Taking into account all this information, you should be able to arrive at a reasonable estimate of market value. Using these resources, I'm quite confident that you will be able to do the job for which you get paid and get in bed by 11:00 tonight. Good luck.[/QUOTE]
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