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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 7932458, member: 97383&quot;]Doug Smith offered some good advice in his posted comments, &amp; I&#039;d like to add a few of my own <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the world prices at auction have surged, including high grade nummi. In many cases collectors are drastically overpaying for these coins <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie98" alt=":wacky:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. When bidding at auction for slabbed coins, bid on the coin &amp; not the slab <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Often there is no consistency on the grading. The nummus pictured below sold at a Heritage auction last April for $504.00, including the buyers premium <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />! It&#039;s an excellent coin but no bargain at that price. High grade coins from the Cyzicus Mint are plentiful.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1371738[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin pictured below I bought many years ago for a fraction of that price raw &amp; later had it slabbed. Another factor collectors should be aware of is <u>die wear</u>. My nummus was struck with a fresh obverse die &amp; a reverse die with considerable wear. Finding a mint state coin struck from two fresh dies is a real challenge, &amp; those coins are rare.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1371743[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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