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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2003636, member: 19463&quot;]Earlier I gave a link to a page offering proof &quot;one can clearly demonstrate that ancient coin prices are not rationally explicable.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; I completely agree but would certainly prefer owning the only example of that Albinus provincial than the shiny Trajan.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Predicting what Steve will do next is part of the fun here at CT Ancients.&nbsp; After all his posts bear the tag,&quot;Ummm, I apologize for what I&#039;m about to say ...&quot;&nbsp; Steve operates in a different league than I do and I know that were he required to risk big trouble with the Mrs., he would get #3 and if he were willing really, really to have trouble explaining himself to her (and to several of us), perhaps also #7. </p><p><br /></p><p>Rarity is one thing and like rare coins but rarity added to exceptionally interesting types like both of these $4k+ Provincials really outranks mint state coins of types we have seen with some regularity.&nbsp; I do wonder how much of a price bump either of the $4k+ coins would get if they were higher grade or if it might not make much of a difference since the number of interested people in that market would not change a lot between F and EF.&nbsp; It is not a significant question since the chance of finding a pot full of mint state ones is slim.&nbsp; Big silvers were hoarded in pots much more frequently than bronzes that were spent on a daily basis.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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