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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Egry, post: 4665587, member: 113686&quot;]Thank you [USER=99456]@Sulla80[/USER], a great point made, I agree rarity does not equate to monetary value. For a coin to have a higher monetary value you need there to be a healthy demand, supply alone does not dictate price. A bit of a&nbsp; lame joke I hear some Australian coin dealers&nbsp; say about low mintage modern New Zealand coins is that “New Zealand coins are on sale today, demand is down because the Coin Collector went on holidays”. I’m assuming the same could apply to certain types of ancients as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Interestingly enough all three of those coins were purchased from the same auction house, but at different auctions. What I find even more interesting is [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER] debunking of their rarity intensifier claim, I feel more confident in his assessment than theirs. </p><p><br /></p><p>I find the Athena Owl tetradracm to be quite unique, there seems to be a lot of amazing examples available on the market, the market seems saturated, yet the price seems to hold and from what I’ve seen seems to be going up at a rapid pace.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a poor quality photo of mine:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1150612[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>As I’m not collecting coins to make a profit or for resale, the rarity claim almost never comes into play regarding what I’m willing to pay. However, I would like to feel as if I’m not paying over market value. Right or wrong I probably approach it a bit simply, I have a gap in my collection and I need a coin to fill it. If it takes me a few years to find an appealing one I like then it must be uncommon, then I calibrate the price I’m willing to pay based on recent purchases of other coins in my collection. Based on the other posts it seems to be a common strategy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, thank you for the link to the article.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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