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<p>[QUOTE="Roerbakmix, post: 6456926, member: 100731"]My collection strategy is to stay roughly at zero costs, meaning that I have to sell with profit to expand. </p><p>I've posted this coin a few times:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1257703[/ATTACH] </p><p>Cnut rex daenorvm type, exceedingly rare (only two others known). Bought it as part of coin collection, unknowingly for €7,50 per coin (the other coins were valuable as well), and sold it for 1900 USD at CNG. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1257704[/ATTACH] </p><p>AR Nomos of Tarentum. This was sold in an auction that never sells coins, and was thus overlooked. Photo's were extremely poor. I paid about €25 for it. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1257705[/ATTACH] </p><p>Not valuable per se, but a nice one for the type. From the same collection as coin nr. 1, and thus bought for €7.50. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1257706[/ATTACH] </p><p>Knowledge helps: this is a rare BMC 10 series D sceatta, of which only about 30 are known. Bought for €200, and though valued at about 800 USD, it's here to stay <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1257707[/ATTACH] </p><p>Rare right looking early Bohemond III. This was part of a group lot from MPO, which I bought for the two sceatta's that were in it. Total of six coins, which I bought for about €220 or so (~40 per coin). This one turned out to be rare (only a two sold in the last 20 year, for between 400-500 USD).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roerbakmix, post: 6456926, member: 100731"]My collection strategy is to stay roughly at zero costs, meaning that I have to sell with profit to expand. I've posted this coin a few times: [ATTACH=full]1257703[/ATTACH] Cnut rex daenorvm type, exceedingly rare (only two others known). Bought it as part of coin collection, unknowingly for €7,50 per coin (the other coins were valuable as well), and sold it for 1900 USD at CNG. [ATTACH=full]1257704[/ATTACH] AR Nomos of Tarentum. This was sold in an auction that never sells coins, and was thus overlooked. Photo's were extremely poor. I paid about €25 for it. [ATTACH=full]1257705[/ATTACH] Not valuable per se, but a nice one for the type. From the same collection as coin nr. 1, and thus bought for €7.50. [ATTACH=full]1257706[/ATTACH] Knowledge helps: this is a rare BMC 10 series D sceatta, of which only about 30 are known. Bought for €200, and though valued at about 800 USD, it's here to stay :) [ATTACH=full]1257707[/ATTACH] Rare right looking early Bohemond III. This was part of a group lot from MPO, which I bought for the two sceatta's that were in it. Total of six coins, which I bought for about €220 or so (~40 per coin). This one turned out to be rare (only a two sold in the last 20 year, for between 400-500 USD).[/QUOTE]
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