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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2003402, member: 42773&quot;]You may have discovered that we are an odd bunch here at CT. None of us would denigrate the importance of researching the market value of the coins that interest us, but for the most part, we are far more interested in the numismatic and historical aspects of the coins we collect. Eye-appeal is secondary, if not less.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even AJ, who can afford to buy the most spectacular coins on the market, is clearly and obviously interested foremost in the numismatic appeal of his acquisitions. Does this hold true for collectors of ancients in general? I don&#039;t know, but if it does, that might explain the inexplicable nature of ancient coin prices. Everybody has their own niche, and that&#039;s completely unpredictable. It&#039;s a very different world from that of moderns, where collectors pursue rarity and grade to the point of obsession and fisticuffs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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