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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1842175, member: 19463&quot;]Lets not blame ancients here.&nbsp; Is a Pawn Shop the place to go to get a fair deal on anything or is it a place where they know nothing and price accordingly?&nbsp;&nbsp; If you want a coin of Valentinian and dynasty, you will have to be careful to separate the more expensive really high grade ones from the cheap only slightly less attractive ones.&nbsp; It is not usually so much a matter of date or type (except for a few real rarities) but a matter of eye appeal and strike quality.&nbsp; IMHO the OP coin is a $10 obverse with a $25 reverse.&nbsp; Unfortunately the sides sell together.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I just reviewed the recent closings of Valens on eBay and saw only a couple that I believe were&nbsp; a better deal than yours at $20.&nbsp; Most did not sell.&nbsp; Valens is a common emperor and demand for less than great looking coins is not strong.&nbsp; In particular, yours is not the most common mint and has decent legends while most on eBay were Siscia and ugly.&nbsp; I still would not pay $20 for the coin but that is because I don&#039;t want that exact type right now and I don&#039;t pay retail for many coins because I&#039;m a cheapskate.&nbsp; When it comes to rip-offs, most of the recent eBay closes were much worse.&nbsp; eBay has become something of a pawn shop where you can find great deals or great rip-offs.&nbsp; I bought an eBay coin tonight for $23 postpaid.&nbsp; When I post it here, I wonder how many of our number will say I was a fool buying it?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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