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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;svessien, post: 419739, member: 15481&quot;]GDJMSP - I&#039;m taking a wild guess that you got it fairly cheap - 250$?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>About the late Roman coins versus US cents:</p><p>I looked up the mintage for US cents in the 90&#039;s, and saw 4-5 billion minted every year. Considering that Roman coins were made by hand labor, I doubt there are any example of a Roman coin minted in more than a couple of milloin examples, maximum. Still, many coins are fairly &quot;common&quot;, but that is, as mentioned, a question about supply and demand. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I really believe that the demand for late Roman coins is rising, and that prices will continue to rise on nice examples, even the most common ones.</p><p>The large volumes of uncleaned coins dug up in eastern Europe and sold on the internet seems to have attracted many new collectors, who after a while will look for upgrades and additions to their collection of self-cleaned coins. Many of the coins found in the uncleaned lots are ruined, or will be ruined in the cleaning process, and eventually no new lots will be found. </p><p>I&#039;m already surprised by the prices late Roman coins in nice condition sell for at CNG auctions a.o. The uncleaned lots have nearly doubled in price during the 3 years I have been collecting too.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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