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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cherd, post: 26226358, member: 24754&quot;]I went to Chicago for a conference this week and was able to make it to the Harlan Berk coin shop. I only have a handful of Roman coins that I still need for my collection, so understandably, while having a rather large inventory they didn&#039;t have many coins from which I could choose. I ended up buying this Carus Antoninianus for exactly $100:</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]1674980[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>In my opinion, $100 for that coin is a bit of a rip-off. But I figured I may never get back to Chicago again, plus a bunch of my workmates surprisingly showed up at the shop to see what I was doing and they were pretty cool about the hassle..... so I figured I should probably buy something <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie80" alt=":shame:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. It also re-enforces my resolve for buying coins from auctions rather than from dealers.... I much prefer when my price is dictated by another buyer than from a profit-motivated price tag. (Aaron wasn&#039;t there so haggling was apparently disallowed)</p><p><br /></p><p>They did show me the antiquities room while I was there though, and they have some really cool things (Bust of Titus, painted Egyptian casket, ancient daggers, etc). I also paid $100 for this little glass jar that they described as 1st century Roman. I have no idea whether that is a fair price or not, but it&#039;s the only non-coin ancient thing that I own and I&#039;m very satisfied to have bought it:</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]1674986[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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