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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2228294, member: 19463&quot;]The difference here is specialists want coins because they fit the specialty.&nbsp; I am irrational about my specialties and would pay extra for a boring coin I don&#039;t have.&nbsp; Most collectors are a bit more general so a less interesting type or lower demand ruler coin will sell for less.&nbsp; Beginners may not understand why one coin is $25 and another is $2500.&nbsp; I suggest they buy $25 coins until they figure out what areas of the hobby will cause them to be irrational.&nbsp; I know one coin currently in the British Museum that I&#039;d pay $2500 for (they are not selling).&nbsp; It is very similar to my coin below which I consider to be worth $250 and not terribly different from some coins of Septimius Severus I consider worth $25.&nbsp; You will find it better to pick your own area of geekdom rather than bidding me up on mine.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]437678[/ATTACH] </p><p>The small photo below is of a plaster cast of the BM coin I want.&nbsp; Can you see why I consider it worth 10x the coin above?&nbsp; </p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/pnos300.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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