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<p>[QUOTE="stevereecy, post: 6469719, member: 19884"]Ok, put aside your feelings about slabbing ancient coins for just one moment. </p><p><br /></p><p>I said put it aside! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I was on ebay, doing a search. I asked ebay to show me all NGC graded Denarii in AU condition. (Yes, a high grade)</p><p><br /></p><p>What did I find?</p><p><br /></p><p>A whole bunch of coins from Septimius Severus, Elagabaulus, Severus Alexander, Gordian III, Caracalla, and mostly their wives and mothers. My point here is that I was seeing the same names again and again (like perhaps 8 to 10 of them), but almost NO other emperors at all. </p><p><br /></p><p>I'm trying to wrap my brain around this search output/outcome. Is this a market driven thing? (i.e., these coins are common enough that they need to be slabbed to get sold?) Was a huge horde of these coins found in high grade? </p><p><br /></p><p>Why did my search reveal such a stilted outcome?</p><p><br /></p><p>Love to hear your opinion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stevereecy, post: 6469719, member: 19884"]Ok, put aside your feelings about slabbing ancient coins for just one moment. I said put it aside! :) I was on ebay, doing a search. I asked ebay to show me all NGC graded Denarii in AU condition. (Yes, a high grade) What did I find? A whole bunch of coins from Septimius Severus, Elagabaulus, Severus Alexander, Gordian III, Caracalla, and mostly their wives and mothers. My point here is that I was seeing the same names again and again (like perhaps 8 to 10 of them), but almost NO other emperors at all. I'm trying to wrap my brain around this search output/outcome. Is this a market driven thing? (i.e., these coins are common enough that they need to be slabbed to get sold?) Was a huge horde of these coins found in high grade? Why did my search reveal such a stilted outcome? Love to hear your opinion.[/QUOTE]
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