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<p>[QUOTE="hotwheelsearl, post: 3714931, member: 75143"]I was unable to find values for the coins specifically. On display is probably just a fraction of the entire collection. Just the ones in display already have enormous value.</p><p>The belt is insane! Just the gold value is crazy. Plus the beautiful glass buckle inlay and the coin settings... buy you a few houses here and there!</p><p><br /></p><p>Off the top of my head, I know that Getty spend the modern equivalent of around $42million on a single statue, the Venus of Morgantina back in 1982(7?). So Getty was in the market for the good good <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="hotwheelsearl, post: 3714931, member: 75143"]I was unable to find values for the coins specifically. On display is probably just a fraction of the entire collection. Just the ones in display already have enormous value. The belt is insane! Just the gold value is crazy. Plus the beautiful glass buckle inlay and the coin settings... buy you a few houses here and there! Off the top of my head, I know that Getty spend the modern equivalent of around $42million on a single statue, the Venus of Morgantina back in 1982(7?). So Getty was in the market for the good good :)[/QUOTE]
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