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<p>[QUOTE="Johnnie Black, post: 2969259, member: 79167"]Oh well, not everyone can get the bug. It’s better that they don’t anyway because prices will get too high for me. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>There’s enough volume out there that museums can be very selective of what they want to show and leave the rest to the collectors. I was at the MET a few months ago staring at all their ancient coins, which appeared mostly on loan from collectors anyway. I seemed to be the only one really interested though. Coins probably don’t have the wow factor for most museum visitors like other large pieces such as sculptures, ancient armor and weapons. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]728211[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]728208[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]728209[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]728213[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Johnnie Black, post: 2969259, member: 79167"]Oh well, not everyone can get the bug. It’s better that they don’t anyway because prices will get too high for me. ;) There’s enough volume out there that museums can be very selective of what they want to show and leave the rest to the collectors. I was at the MET a few months ago staring at all their ancient coins, which appeared mostly on loan from collectors anyway. I seemed to be the only one really interested though. Coins probably don’t have the wow factor for most museum visitors like other large pieces such as sculptures, ancient armor and weapons. [ATTACH=full]728211[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]728208[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]728209[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]728213[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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