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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3216446, member: 19463&quot;]Yes, Steve&#039;s had better surfaces and he is selling it for a lot less than he paid.&nbsp; </p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&amp;ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&amp;ITEM_INVENTORY_NUMBER=&amp;CONTAINER_NAME=319&amp;ITEM_LOT_NUMBER=74&amp;ITEM_DESC=&amp;SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&amp;SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&amp;SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&amp;SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&amp;VIEW_TYPE=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&amp;ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&amp;ITEM_INVENTORY_NUMBER=&amp;CONTAINER_NAME=319&amp;ITEM_LOT_NUMBER=74&amp;ITEM_DESC=&amp;SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&amp;SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&amp;SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&amp;SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&amp;VIEW_TYPE=0" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&amp;ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&amp;ITEM_INVENTORY_NUMBER=&amp;CONTAINER_NAME=319&amp;ITEM_LOT_NUMBER=74&amp;ITEM_DESC=&amp;SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&amp;SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&amp;SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&amp;SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&amp;VIEW_TYPE=0</a></p><p>I guess it comes down to the fact that I do not pay the level of premium for what is termed &#039;exceptional&#039;.&nbsp; Mine was $75.&nbsp; The dealer who sold mine had a couple dozen really nice Athens tetradrachms from the recent hoard.&nbsp; He had two with absolutely full crests and bold strikes on good flans.&nbsp; For half that price, he had mostly full crests but equal otherwise.&nbsp; He will have no trouble selling all of his tetradrachms but even with fair prices may have trouble moving the little coins.&nbsp; The best of the common ones were still not mint state. They will not appeal to the folks happy to pay $2k for the better tetradrachms even if discounted heavily.&nbsp; Steve&#039;s coin is exceptional.&nbsp; My coin is mine.&nbsp; All is well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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