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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4168450, member: 19463&quot;]The problem with any price guide for ancients is that there are 3000 grades rather than three.&nbsp; Even prices realized for the exact coin can be deceptive since you never know who was bidding and who they felt the need to outbid.&nbsp; It is not all that unusual to find coin that sold 20 years ago for more than today and the opposite somewhere in-between.&nbsp; Opinions vary a great deal when it comes to how much to discount for a crack versus how much for a bit of roughness or an uneven strike.&nbsp; Many ancients left the mint in less than perfect condition due to factors that have nothing to do with wear.&nbsp; In modern terms, almost all are &#039;details&#039; coins in some respect.&nbsp; Pay what a coin is worth to you.&nbsp; The guides will give relative values for types with some accuracy but will not tell you what to pay at any specific time and place.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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