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<p>[QUOTE="OldGoldGuy, post: 2077928, member: 72697"]I should have clarified that, and in reading my post I see how you concluded the "added value" part. That's not what I meant. I meant a couple things, but not that, well maybe a little but on the lower end of the spectrum. I meant more along the lines of this; today you can buy a Morgan dollar, and know it is going to weigh "x" grams, give or take 0.2g, which is a tiny portion of the total weight. Tiny. This one I bought is OVER 6.04g. And the funny thing is, I have 2 from the same emperor that if you added together, would still be LESS than this beast.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe I am crazy, but I bought it strictly because it was in AU condition, I needed that particular reverse, and it is HUMONGOUS. Cant wait to post pics.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, one other noober question, why do some people call it a "Antoninianus" but it is labeled as a "Double Denarius" by NGC? Is this just half a dozen or 6 of another kind of thing?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="OldGoldGuy, post: 2077928, member: 72697"]I should have clarified that, and in reading my post I see how you concluded the "added value" part. That's not what I meant. I meant a couple things, but not that, well maybe a little but on the lower end of the spectrum. I meant more along the lines of this; today you can buy a Morgan dollar, and know it is going to weigh "x" grams, give or take 0.2g, which is a tiny portion of the total weight. Tiny. This one I bought is OVER 6.04g. And the funny thing is, I have 2 from the same emperor that if you added together, would still be LESS than this beast. Maybe I am crazy, but I bought it strictly because it was in AU condition, I needed that particular reverse, and it is HUMONGOUS. Cant wait to post pics. Oh, one other noober question, why do some people call it a "Antoninianus" but it is labeled as a "Double Denarius" by NGC? Is this just half a dozen or 6 of another kind of thing?[/QUOTE]
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