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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4722621, member: 110226"]While I can think of some modern coins (16th-18th centuries) that I acquired over the years, which I thought were unobtainable, at least at my modest income level, in the realm of ancient coins, I can think of a coin that was "foundational" to my ancient con collection, that, as a analyst working at a non-profit health care foundation in the early 80's, seemed unobtainable for me at the time. I paid $250 for this coin, which was a lot of money for me, from Harlan Berk, but I was happy to make the expenditure, as a hoard hit the market, dropping the prices down to within my affordability range.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is readily available, but somewhat paradoxically very high in price, both on the retail market and at auction. This coin is none other than the tetradrachm of Athens, 5th century BC. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1157135[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4722621, member: 110226"]While I can think of some modern coins (16th-18th centuries) that I acquired over the years, which I thought were unobtainable, at least at my modest income level, in the realm of ancient coins, I can think of a coin that was "foundational" to my ancient con collection, that, as a analyst working at a non-profit health care foundation in the early 80's, seemed unobtainable for me at the time. I paid $250 for this coin, which was a lot of money for me, from Harlan Berk, but I was happy to make the expenditure, as a hoard hit the market, dropping the prices down to within my affordability range. This coin is readily available, but somewhat paradoxically very high in price, both on the retail market and at auction. This coin is none other than the tetradrachm of Athens, 5th century BC. [ATTACH=full]1157135[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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