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<p>[QUOTE="FrizzyAntoine, post: 7305861, member: 114961"]I've heard that a number of Chinese bidders who are new to the ancients market also recently made the switch from Heritage to CNG as they'd never previously heard of it, and it seems they've certainly found Roma now too. I hope a few of my favourite watering holes remain hidden a while longer, but at this point it seems unlikely, and I'm not sure whether to jump for joy that the hobby is alive and well or cry because it's cut my purchasing power by an order of magnitude!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I'll do you one better, <a href="https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-1ZMCOQ/corinthia-corinth-circa-35045-285-bc-ar-stater-21mm-848-g-7h" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-1ZMCOQ/corinthia-corinth-circa-35045-285-bc-ar-stater-21mm-848-g-7h" rel="nofollow">this</a> coin, lovely as it is, sold for 3750 USD last night after selling for 1240 USD at Roma last year, and only 430 USD at Leu 6 months prior to that! While I would gladly buy it at 430, and might be willing to go somewhere near 1240, I can't help but feel someone is going to feel sour about this one in a few years (or months....) </p><p><br /></p><p>I only hope that the people bidding like this are at least buying for the history or art of some other facet of the coin itself. I can easily swallow losing out to a fellow collector, but the notion of speculators and investors cornering the market and locking out regular collectors certainly makes me feel otherwise....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="FrizzyAntoine, post: 7305861, member: 114961"]I've heard that a number of Chinese bidders who are new to the ancients market also recently made the switch from Heritage to CNG as they'd never previously heard of it, and it seems they've certainly found Roma now too. I hope a few of my favourite watering holes remain hidden a while longer, but at this point it seems unlikely, and I'm not sure whether to jump for joy that the hobby is alive and well or cry because it's cut my purchasing power by an order of magnitude! I'll do you one better, [URL='https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-1ZMCOQ/corinthia-corinth-circa-35045-285-bc-ar-stater-21mm-848-g-7h']this[/URL] coin, lovely as it is, sold for 3750 USD last night after selling for 1240 USD at Roma last year, and only 430 USD at Leu 6 months prior to that! While I would gladly buy it at 430, and might be willing to go somewhere near 1240, I can't help but feel someone is going to feel sour about this one in a few years (or months....) I only hope that the people bidding like this are at least buying for the history or art of some other facet of the coin itself. I can easily swallow losing out to a fellow collector, but the notion of speculators and investors cornering the market and locking out regular collectors certainly makes me feel otherwise....[/QUOTE]
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