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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1972390, member: 19463"]I consider it a fair question to ask ourselves if we are willing to pay $1600 for a certainly identified rarity with legends that remove all doubt even from someone who does not know the series, how much is a coin that is probably or possibly or hopefully identified worth? To me this is not much different from the fake question: If a genuine coin is worth $1600, how much is a coin that may be genuine or <i>we hope might maybe on a good day</i> be genuine worth? A 50% chance coin is not worth 50% of the price. I don't collect very late Romans to any extent and will never even consider buying an Avitus but the same question comes up when we consider a coin missing a mintmark (looks like it might be Constantinople style) or is ambiguous as to which son of Theodosius it is even if both are the same price.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1972390, member: 19463"]I consider it a fair question to ask ourselves if we are willing to pay $1600 for a certainly identified rarity with legends that remove all doubt even from someone who does not know the series, how much is a coin that is probably or possibly or hopefully identified worth? To me this is not much different from the fake question: If a genuine coin is worth $1600, how much is a coin that may be genuine or [I]we hope might maybe on a good day[/I] be genuine worth? A 50% chance coin is not worth 50% of the price. I don't collect very late Romans to any extent and will never even consider buying an Avitus but the same question comes up when we consider a coin missing a mintmark (looks like it might be Constantinople style) or is ambiguous as to which son of Theodosius it is even if both are the same price.[/QUOTE]
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