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<p>[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 7514425, member: 84744"]IMO this is what happens when grade-obsessed modern collectors enter the ancients market. [USER=116315]@Claudius_Gothicus[/USER] pointed out another example to me today:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1298217[/ATTACH]</p><p>This type is as common a dirt, but someone thought the grade was so marvellous it was worth paying ridiculous money for the coin today.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once the pandemic is truly over, people will have less money to spend on coins as they go to restaurants, travel etc. Prices will drop. I hope some of these new collectors stay with us and educate themselves. (Actually I am also OK if they continue to obsess about grade but leave the rest to us.) But I suspect quite a few will leave the hobby... and lose money.</p><p><br /></p><p>True, it's not that easy to find a great Gordie denarius... many are struck from worn dies. Here's the one I settled on eventually:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1298219[/ATTACH]</p><p>It has slightly more wear than the OP coin, but I actually prefer it due to style and toning. Hammer price? 40 euros. In <i>March of this year</i>. Go figure![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 7514425, member: 84744"]IMO this is what happens when grade-obsessed modern collectors enter the ancients market. [USER=116315]@Claudius_Gothicus[/USER] pointed out another example to me today: [ATTACH=full]1298217[/ATTACH] This type is as common a dirt, but someone thought the grade was so marvellous it was worth paying ridiculous money for the coin today. Once the pandemic is truly over, people will have less money to spend on coins as they go to restaurants, travel etc. Prices will drop. I hope some of these new collectors stay with us and educate themselves. (Actually I am also OK if they continue to obsess about grade but leave the rest to us.) But I suspect quite a few will leave the hobby... and lose money. True, it's not that easy to find a great Gordie denarius... many are struck from worn dies. Here's the one I settled on eventually: [ATTACH=full]1298219[/ATTACH] It has slightly more wear than the OP coin, but I actually prefer it due to style and toning. Hammer price? 40 euros. In [I]March of this year[/I]. Go figure![/QUOTE]
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