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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 2757434, member: 44316&quot;]True. My opinion of the volume of extant ancient coinage and its typical condition changed dramatically when I spent a few months in England with lots of time to go coin shopping in stores and at shows. There are huge numbers of lower quality coins that did not cross that Atlantic. I remember seeing a cigar box full of sestertii, all of which were lower condition than any US dealer would bother to photograph and offer in the days of paper catalogs. Even now, they are not often offered. Who wants a sestertius that is nearly flat?&nbsp; However, many exist.</p><p><br /></p><p>A major factor in supply is that coins can now be offered on-line with much less expense for photography and marketing, making if far cheaper to offer coins, making it easier to offer cheap coins that exit in multitudes. </p><p><br /></p><p>If I post coins for sale on CoinTalk </p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/forums/for-sale/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/forums/for-sale/">https://www.cointalk.com/forums/for-sale/</a></p><p>I can describe them in a tag line and get 100 hits for $0 out-of-pocket cost. Photographs are essentially free. There is no cost for printing catalogs. Postage for mailing catalogs is $0. The internet has changed the game.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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