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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collector1966, post: 1123737, member: 17919&quot;]It&#039;s not surprising at all that coins from the Crusades era are not so valuable. For examples, coins from the Crusades era...</p><p><br /></p><p>1) ...have only estimated mintages (if that), and a hoard can turn up of a certain type that can drop the value precipitously. This has happened frequently with ancient coins.</p><p>2) ...do not have dates or easily discernible lettering.</p><p>3) ...are difficult to authenticate and attribute, even for advanced collectors.</p><p>4) ...often have simplistic designs that seem to be interchangeable among countries. My Edward III silver penny from England, for example, looks quite similar to my Bishops of Anjou denier from France minted around the same time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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