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<p>[QUOTE="Rudi Smits, post: 1669658, member: 44944"]A horrible story...</p><p>A collector dies. Happens. His wife, totally unaware of her hubby's freetime, finds tho albums, loaded with first and second century Roman silver coins. In her eyes, just a pile of little shiny things. Old money. So she calls a guy who's ad she found in a local newspaper 'collector is looking to buy bulk lots and collections'. The creep spends two hours at the lady's house, counting and wheighing (!!!) all denarii, presenting her to buy over 300 denarii at the price of the silver. Something like 1000$...</p><p>Lucky she didn't take his offer... In her hubby's collection : high grade denarii : Tiberius, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius...</p><p>Maybe something to think about : always inform your family what you got. Make a list or an inventory. Write down prices you paid... When you die, at least they will feel happy to find a treasure in da house, instead of 800 grams of old silver ![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Rudi Smits, post: 1669658, member: 44944"]A horrible story... A collector dies. Happens. His wife, totally unaware of her hubby's freetime, finds tho albums, loaded with first and second century Roman silver coins. In her eyes, just a pile of little shiny things. Old money. So she calls a guy who's ad she found in a local newspaper 'collector is looking to buy bulk lots and collections'. The creep spends two hours at the lady's house, counting and wheighing (!!!) all denarii, presenting her to buy over 300 denarii at the price of the silver. Something like 1000$... Lucky she didn't take his offer... In her hubby's collection : high grade denarii : Tiberius, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius... Maybe something to think about : always inform your family what you got. Make a list or an inventory. Write down prices you paid... When you die, at least they will feel happy to find a treasure in da house, instead of 800 grams of old silver ![/QUOTE]
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