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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4487472, member: 85693"]Interesting thread. I've been collecting ancients from 1987-c. 1995, 2013+. Throughout that time I've also been collecting (more like accumulating) junky silver world crowns. Junky world crowns have held their value for one reason, mostly:</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><b>Silver Historical Performance</b></font></p><p><b>Period</b> <b>Change ($)</b> <b>Change (%)</b></p><p>30 Days 0.57 3.82%</p><p>6 Months -1.29 -7.72%</p><p>1 Year 0.68 4.60%</p><p>5 Years -0.92 -5.61%</p><p><span style="color: rgb(255, 77, 77)"><b>Since 2000 10.07 186.04%</b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.kitco.com/silver-price-today-usa/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.kitco.com/silver-price-today-usa/" rel="nofollow">https://www.kitco.com/silver-price-today-usa/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>That's Kitco's silver price index. Back in the 1980s and 1990s, you could buy a 25 gram 90% silver 19th century French or Belgian 5 francs, Spanish 5 pesetas, etc. for $6 or so. Thanks to the rise in silver price, those days are done.</p><p><br /></p><p>A few junkers off my desk:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1113725[/ATTACH]</p><p> </p><p>I bought 'em because I thought they were pretty & old, not as an investment, although it did cross my mind that $7 or $10 spent on a heavy silver coin would hold value, compared to, say, my other big expenditure at the time, beer. A silver coin I bought in 1991 has held its value much better than all that beer I guzzled from that era. And so I justify my expenditures...</p><p><br /></p><p>As for <i>ancients</i>, the prices were high for me back in the 1980s-1990s because of the limited venues to purchase them - catalogues, shows, local dealers - I paid much higher prices for ancients than I do now. Mostly these have not held their value, or have appreciated very little. </p><p><br /></p><p>But eBay changed things for me - I can now indulge in my preference for cheap junky stuff with ancients. Here's my version of the OP from an eBay lot - rough, but a bit over $2 - in 2017. I'm thinking I could <i>triple</i> my money selling it separately! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie47" alt=":greedy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie47" alt=":greedy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie47" alt=":greedy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1113726[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><b>Roman Rep. Quinarius </b></font></p><p><b>C. Egnatuleius C.f.</b></p><p><b>(97 B.C.) </b></p><p><b>Rome mint</b></p><p>C·EGNATVLEI·C·F·Q, laureate head of Apollo right / Victory standing left inscribing shield set on trophy, in left field, carnyx, Q, ROMV in exergue,</p><p>Egnatuleia 1; Crawford 333/1.</p><p>(1.59 grams / 17 X 15 mm)</p><p>eBay Dec. 2017 Lot @ $2.13</p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, here is the nicest quinarius in my collection. I bought this from my local dealer in 1989 for $85.00 (which was a "preferred" customer discount price). This was comparable to what I was seeing in the paper catalogues I was getting back then.</p><p><br /></p><p>What does that work out to in 2020 dollars? What would you pay for it? My hunch is I'd lose money on it if I tried to sell it now, especially if adjusted for inflation. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1113728[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Roman</b> <b>Republic Quinarius </b></p><p><b>Publius Vettius Sabinus </b></p><p><b>(99 B.C.) </b></p><p>Laureate head of Jupiter right control letter left (X) / Victory r. crowning trophy P•SABIN between, control letter (X?) right, Q in exergue</p><p>Crawford 331/1; Vettia 1; Sydenham 587</p><p>(1.77 grams / 15 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4487472, member: 85693"]Interesting thread. I've been collecting ancients from 1987-c. 1995, 2013+. Throughout that time I've also been collecting (more like accumulating) junky silver world crowns. Junky world crowns have held their value for one reason, mostly: [SIZE=5][B]Silver Historical Performance[/B][/SIZE] [B]Period[/B] [B]Change ($)[/B] [B]Change (%)[/B] 30 Days 0.57 3.82% 6 Months -1.29 -7.72% 1 Year 0.68 4.60% 5 Years -0.92 -5.61% [COLOR=rgb(255, 77, 77)][B]Since 2000 10.07 186.04%[/B][/COLOR] [URL]https://www.kitco.com/silver-price-today-usa/[/URL] That's Kitco's silver price index. Back in the 1980s and 1990s, you could buy a 25 gram 90% silver 19th century French or Belgian 5 francs, Spanish 5 pesetas, etc. for $6 or so. Thanks to the rise in silver price, those days are done. A few junkers off my desk: [ATTACH=full]1113725[/ATTACH] I bought 'em because I thought they were pretty & old, not as an investment, although it did cross my mind that $7 or $10 spent on a heavy silver coin would hold value, compared to, say, my other big expenditure at the time, beer. A silver coin I bought in 1991 has held its value much better than all that beer I guzzled from that era. And so I justify my expenditures... As for [I]ancients[/I], the prices were high for me back in the 1980s-1990s because of the limited venues to purchase them - catalogues, shows, local dealers - I paid much higher prices for ancients than I do now. Mostly these have not held their value, or have appreciated very little. But eBay changed things for me - I can now indulge in my preference for cheap junky stuff with ancients. Here's my version of the OP from an eBay lot - rough, but a bit over $2 - in 2017. I'm thinking I could [I]triple[/I] my money selling it separately! :greedy::greedy::greedy: [ATTACH=full]1113726[/ATTACH] [SIZE=4][B]Roman Rep. Quinarius [/B][/SIZE] [B]C. Egnatuleius C.f. (97 B.C.) Rome mint[/B] C·EGNATVLEI·C·F·Q, laureate head of Apollo right / Victory standing left inscribing shield set on trophy, in left field, carnyx, Q, ROMV in exergue, Egnatuleia 1; Crawford 333/1. (1.59 grams / 17 X 15 mm) eBay Dec. 2017 Lot @ $2.13 On the other hand, here is the nicest quinarius in my collection. I bought this from my local dealer in 1989 for $85.00 (which was a "preferred" customer discount price). This was comparable to what I was seeing in the paper catalogues I was getting back then. What does that work out to in 2020 dollars? What would you pay for it? My hunch is I'd lose money on it if I tried to sell it now, especially if adjusted for inflation. [ATTACH=full]1113728[/ATTACH] [B] Roman[/B] [B]Republic Quinarius Publius Vettius Sabinus (99 B.C.) [/B] Laureate head of Jupiter right control letter left (X) / Victory r. crowning trophy P•SABIN between, control letter (X?) right, Q in exergue Crawford 331/1; Vettia 1; Sydenham 587 (1.77 grams / 15 mm)[/QUOTE]
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