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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2751114, member: 19463&quot;]Last week we were treated to what turned out to be an 11 page discussion on the first coin purchase by new member LaCointessa.&nbsp; Quite honestly, by the end I was let down by the results which are still available for those who have not followed this thread:</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/i-just-purchased-my-first-ancient-coin.296524/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/i-just-purchased-my-first-ancient-coin.296524/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/i-just-purchased-my-first-ancient-coin.296524/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>It turned out the purchase was made from a seller whose name comes up here with some regularity due to his business plan of offering coins at absurdly high prices and then at considerable discounts followed by a &#039;Best Offer&#039; option.&nbsp; I have, in the past, bought a very, very few coins because I simply do not like the game.&nbsp; Because of LaCointessa&#039;s purchase, I scanned some of his offerings and found a couple I thought were worthy of an offer.&nbsp; On one, my offer was accepted.&nbsp; Were it not for the mention by LaCointessa, I would NEVER have seen that listing. Thank you, LaC!</p><p><br /></p><p>I am posting the photo of the coin below and posting this thread without further explanation.&nbsp; How many can see why I wanted the coin?&nbsp; Let me be perfectly clear that the seller was absolutely correct and complete in his ID information.&nbsp; I did NOT steal the coin from a Numismatic Expert.&nbsp; Neither did I pay his $1450 first price or even his $391.50 73% off price.&nbsp; I paid what I believe the coin is worth to me.&nbsp; We were unable to come to an agreement on the other coin I found of interest.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As soon as I post this I will start typing the explanation of why I wanted the coin.&nbsp; If you want to try to ID it and comment on what you think, feel free.&nbsp; I will point out that the ID is obvious but will be missed by many people because the centering of the reverse destroyed the most important evidence.&nbsp; There is no doubt. It is what it is. </p><p>[GALLERY=media, 6385]Diocletian by dougsmit posted May 26, 2017 at 4:47 PM[/GALLERY][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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