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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;philologus_1, post: 25294559, member: 92212&quot;]Nice, serendipitous surprises! Congrats [USER=135271]@The Meat man[/USER] and [USER=85693]@Marsyas Mike[/USER] <b>!</b> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve had only a few such occasions. The first was when I had wanted a bronze Bar Kochba issue for a long while, but for budget reasons I was waiting for a decent example at a good price. I didn&#039;t really care which type or which year.&nbsp; Finally a new listing hit VCoins that fit the bill, so I bought it with zero hesitation for fear someone would snag it first.&nbsp; It was listed as a small module, Year 1, with Eleazar. </p><p><br /></p><p>Upon its arrival I discovered it was a Year <u>3</u> not Year <u>1</u>. And Eleazar wasn&#039;t the priest that year, <u>Simon</u> was! That meant the coin was a rare type! :-D&nbsp; To quote Isadore Goldstein, Zuzim, Inc., (who BTW was <u>not</u> the dealer who mis-attributed the coin)... &quot;<i>What actually took place here is that the coin was struck from hybrid dies, utilizing an obverse Eleazar die from year one and a reverse die from the third year.&quot;&nbsp; </i></p><p><br /></p><p>So, instead of the Hendin 5th ed. #1440 (6th: #6467) as per the listing, it was actually a &quot;rare&quot; Hendin 5th ed. #1438 (6th: #6465).&nbsp; My budget buy turned into a super-bargain buy!&nbsp; :-D</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1615695[/ATTACH]</p><p>Struck 134/5 CE, on an oblong 21x18 mm. flan, weighing 5.8 gr.</p><p><i>(The paste below is from David Hendin&#039;s, Guide to Biblical Coins, 6th ed.)</i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1615749[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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