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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2840679, member: 19463"]My next one was from a smaller show in 2016 and a favorite dealer who always has a box of 'half price' specials. Most coins in the box are not in the least tempting at full price but look better at half. It is sad that there are many dealers out there who don't have a single coin that I would buy for a quarter of their asking price. There are a few I would have trouble finding something for a tenth. I usually get a few coins from the half price box but recently fewer and fewer have come in under $20 even after being halved. This was $18 down from $36. </p><p> </p><p>Claudius II ae antoninianus / Juno Regina </p><p>The coin has a few traces of silvering, decently styled peacock and a left facing portrait. Some dealers ask more for lefties. I tend to buy from the ones who don't. I really don't <i>need</i> more Claudius II coins but he keeps following me home. I am NOT a specialist in these. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]671973[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2840679, member: 19463"]My next one was from a smaller show in 2016 and a favorite dealer who always has a box of 'half price' specials. Most coins in the box are not in the least tempting at full price but look better at half. It is sad that there are many dealers out there who don't have a single coin that I would buy for a quarter of their asking price. There are a few I would have trouble finding something for a tenth. I usually get a few coins from the half price box but recently fewer and fewer have come in under $20 even after being halved. This was $18 down from $36. Claudius II ae antoninianus / Juno Regina The coin has a few traces of silvering, decently styled peacock and a left facing portrait. Some dealers ask more for lefties. I tend to buy from the ones who don't. I really don't [I]need[/I] more Claudius II coins but he keeps following me home. I am NOT a specialist in these. [ATTACH=full]671973[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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