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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 3961128, member: 96898&quot;]That&#039;s a good question. I&#039;d probably choose an upcoming mid-range auction where most lots will sell below $150 (think, for example, Artemide Kunstauktionen, AMCC, Tauler y Fau, etc.), pick one or more coins that I really like and might get for what I can spend, plan how to bid best, and spend some pleasant hours participating in the online live auction.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had a comparable situation last year, when I unexpectedly received a similar amount of money as payment for a very small translation job I had done ages ago and already forgotten about. I decided to spend it on a coin auction, and the final invoice for these two came down to $158 including shipping and buyer&#039;s premium:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1043381[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Roman Republic, moneyer: Sex. Pompeius Fostlus, 137 BC, Rome mint. Obv: head of Roma, helmeted, r.; behind, jug; before, X. Rev: SEX·PO[M FOSTVLVS]; she-wolf suckling twins r.; behind, Ficus Ruminalis with bird; in l. field, the shepherd Faustulus leaning on staff; in exergue, [RO]MA. 18mm, 3.87g. Rev: RRC 235/1c. Ex Artemide, e-live Auktion 10, lot 199.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1043380[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Roman Republic, moneyer C. Naevius Balbus, denarius serratus, 79 BC. Obv: diademed head of Venus right, SC behind. Rev: Victory in triga right, C NAE BALB in exergue; above, CLXXXX. Ref: Crawford 382/1b. Ex Artemide, e-Live Auktion 10, lot 256.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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