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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1300900, member: 19463&quot;]Earlier today I posted a question on another online discussion group and was a little shocked at the response.&nbsp; The question was to what degree we are willing to pay more for a better looking example of a coin when there is a choice.&nbsp; I figured most people would say the opposite of what they did so I&#039;ll ask it here and see if I&#039;m just out of touch.&nbsp; Examine the photo below.&nbsp; Both coins are the same ruler (Kanishka of the Kushans) and same reverse.&nbsp; The top one was in my collection for a few years but just got upgraded by the lower coin.&nbsp; Did I do the right thing upgrading?</p><p>[ATTACH]145919.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Actually, the top coin is not all that bad as these usually ugly and worn coins go.&nbsp; It even has the king&#039;s name legible at the left of the obverse and the name or the god Helios clear on the reverse.&nbsp; The lower coin is full legend and a bit less worn than many Kushan bronzes I see offered.&nbsp; The question is how much more is the bottom coin worth than the top.&nbsp;&nbsp; In comparison, what is a fair price for the bottom?&nbsp; Half again as much, 2x, 4x, 6x, more, less?&nbsp; The bottom coin is far from mint state but is the second nicest Kushan bronze I have.&nbsp; I might suggest looking at the Kushan bronzes currently available on VCoins or the venue of your choice just in case you are not up on the market on these.</p><p><br /></p><p>I received one particularly interesting response that since the top coin was fully identifiable that it was good enough and the upgrade money would be better spent on other coins.&nbsp; Considering all I see from the MS66 or better crowd, I was a bit shocked that no one felt the two here were sufficiently different.&nbsp; What say you?&nbsp; &nbsp; Thanks for your thoughts.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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