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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;iamtiberius, post: 2438681, member: 37707&quot;]I&#039;m in the same boat; although my insert price may have a little more credence due to past auction records.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]507795[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>BOEOTIA, Federal Coinage. </b>Circa 304-294 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 5.62 g). Boeotian shield / Amphora within incuse square. BCD Boiotia 62; HGC 4, 1164. VF, toned, traces of find patina, light scratch under tone in field on obverse.</p><p><i>From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>Insert:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]507798[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>CNG 2016 Purchase Price: $220 (sans buyer&#039;s fee)</p><p>CNG 2016 Estimate: $300</p><p><br /></p><p>This same coin was auctioned through CNG Mail bid sale #58, 18 Sept 2001, lot 420 w/ the following description:</p><p>Source Via <a href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sg/sg2371.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sg/sg2371.html" rel="nofollow">Wildwinds</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]507797[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><i>420. Thebes. Circa 480-456 BC. AR Drachm (5.63 gm). Boeotian shield /</i></p><p><i>Amphora in incuse square. BMC Central Greece pg. 69, 19; SNG Copenhagen</i></p><p><i>261. EF, beautiful dark toning. ($1000)</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>This rare drachm is from the period after the end of the Persian Wars and</i></p><p><i>before the Athenian invasion of Boeotia in 456. Most of the Boeotian League</i></p><p><i>had Medized during the Persian Wars. After the Greek victory, the region</i></p><p><i>went into a political and economic decline, with little coinage being</i></p><p><i>produced.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>Lot sold for $925.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s not totally asinine to price a coin at $2750 if it sold for $1000+ with a buyer&#039;s fee back in 2001. I&#039;ve seen several of the same coins sell for more than double at auction with more than 10 years between auctions.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wonder if my specific coin&#039;s value has dropped due to an introduction of several other Boeotian drachms since 2001, or a hoarde find? Interesting, nonetheless.</p><p><br /></p><p>-Michael[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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