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Message:: [QUOTE="IdesOfMarch01, post: 1711229, member: 39084"]I'm 100% in agreement with this logic and analysis.  CNG's shop offers generally superb coins -- especially their aurei and denarii -- and in almost all cases, those coins justify the premium being asked.  There are some collectors who are willing to pay 2x - 3x the price of an "almost EF" coin in order to own a true "EF" coin, even if the difference in grade seems slight.  In fact, I think many of CNG's coins (offered in their shop) are actually bargains compared to prices that equivalent coins will fetch at high-profile auctions such as NAC, Triton, etc.  I've browsed through almost every vendor/coin dealer on VCoins, and while there are many good low-priced coins available there, CNG is the place to look if you want to purchase high-end coins directly, rather than at auction.  My Titus denarius (below) was purchased there, and I have not seen a significantly better coin at any auction (although to be fair, there have been a number of auctions that offered equivalently high-grade Titus denarii). [ATTACH]263132.vB[/ATTACH] By the way, I'm not associated in any way with CNG, so this is completely my own opinion and observation about them.  I just believe in giving credit where credit is due.[/QUOTE]