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<p>[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 7953917, member: 84744"]Congrats!! That's a nice example with a great portrait. I actually had a worn example many years ago that I bought from a pick-bin (imagine that!) for only 10 CAD. I sold it for a tidy profit but years later came to regret that when I started looking for a replacement - the quintessential Nero coin, no? They don't come up all that often, and like you I tried and failed quite a few times, until this one landed in my lap:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1378541[/ATTACH] </p><p>I was quite amazed to get it for only a hundred bucks. I guess the corrosion spots made other bidders pass over it, but when I looked at the enlarged image and saw the detail present, I was more than satisfied to pick it up for my collection. I'm happy to forgive it its flaws. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 7953917, member: 84744"]Congrats!! That's a nice example with a great portrait. I actually had a worn example many years ago that I bought from a pick-bin (imagine that!) for only 10 CAD. I sold it for a tidy profit but years later came to regret that when I started looking for a replacement - the quintessential Nero coin, no? They don't come up all that often, and like you I tried and failed quite a few times, until this one landed in my lap: [ATTACH=full]1378541[/ATTACH] I was quite amazed to get it for only a hundred bucks. I guess the corrosion spots made other bidders pass over it, but when I looked at the enlarged image and saw the detail present, I was more than satisfied to pick it up for my collection. I'm happy to forgive it its flaws. :D[/QUOTE]
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