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<p>[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 26492126, member: 13650"]Got it at a show on Sunday.  It was not on my bingo card that day.  </p><p><br /></p><p>    Dealer had this one and an earlier example that was 5/5s on strike and surface.  Only two ancients he had.   He didn't know anything about them and just wanted to get rid of them!  Said he had them for a long time and couldn't sell them.   I asked if he was crazy. </p><p>      Most people at the show wouldn't have given them a second glance or known how good these were.  I almost bought both but got a few other things.  This one was my favorite of the two.    I told him he should have listed them on ebay.  "Wasn't interested in dealing with it!"    "Well, ok!"  You twisted my arm.  I'll pay 50% of what it's worth. lol    It's in my album next to his brother's denarius now. </p><p><br /></p><p>    When I was looking at the two, a guy stopped and showed me his pocket piece.  A huge Alexander the Great Tetradrachm he cracked out of a slab.  He handed it to me to check out.  I'm like wth?! lol[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 26492126, member: 13650"]Got it at a show on Sunday. It was not on my bingo card that day. Dealer had this one and an earlier example that was 5/5s on strike and surface. Only two ancients he had. He didn't know anything about them and just wanted to get rid of them! Said he had them for a long time and couldn't sell them. I asked if he was crazy. Most people at the show wouldn't have given them a second glance or known how good these were. I almost bought both but got a few other things. This one was my favorite of the two. I told him he should have listed them on ebay. "Wasn't interested in dealing with it!" "Well, ok!" You twisted my arm. I'll pay 50% of what it's worth. lol It's in my album next to his brother's denarius now. When I was looking at the two, a guy stopped and showed me his pocket piece. A huge Alexander the Great Tetradrachm he cracked out of a slab. He handed it to me to check out. I'm like wth?! lol[/QUOTE]
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