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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2390700, member: 56859&quot;]Thanks for the nod, [USER=26302]@medoraman[/USER] <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; I definitely have some &quot;fine style&quot; coins but also buy many that other people wouldn&#039;t look at twice.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve posted this example before but it perfectly illustrates the vast differences in style seen in some series of coins.&nbsp; These are tetradrachms of Agathokles.&nbsp; The first is of the finest style and is very uncommon. It is owned by AncientJoe, lucky dog <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> :</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1028.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy342%2FAncientJoe%2FAgathokles_zpsc217bb4c.jpg&amp;hash=aa260bb5ada0b4b5a746e44117bc466b" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The next coin is also a tetradrachm of Agathokles (image from CNG&#039;s archives).&nbsp; Eww!&nbsp; Kore looks like a hag and the overall style and execution is comparatively terrible:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fcngcoins.com%2Fphotos%2Fenlarged%2F967653.jpg&amp;hash=556b8eaefb473a1cef457207ef5cf2ad" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Obviously, there is a tremendous price difference between the two.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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