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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Stop being defensive BD. There is no need. I have already said you can't go far wrong for $15.
...but $55 for that second coin is way OTT.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Holes on the obverse look a little like countermarks.
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Moderator
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I tried to enlarge those marks a bit. IMO they look like counter marks. You got these coins for a really excellent price. The denarius is only worth a few dollars, the sestertius is well worth more than that.  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Val I was not offended at all, I am just naturally a pain in the butt, just ask all of my ex wives  My first thought was that at least the mark on the back of the head was a countermark. There seems to be some type of design inside and the edges of the hole look to smooth to be pitting but soon enough it will arrive and I can get some close up photos. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The sestertius is well worth $15 especially if you merely want it for a conversation piece or a 'knick knack'. It is your first and no doubt last sestertius ! Emperors such as Gordian III and Antoninus Pius tend to be quite undervalued.
For a few 'pesos' more you will find some quite appealing VF bronzes of the nice guy emperors.
For the 'skunks' you will always pay a premium !
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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BD, your exes have my sympathy!  But that coin was indisputably decent value....particularly if the holes turn out to be some form of counter mark. I hope you enjoy your new coin and that it inspires you to many more sestertii. I love these great denominations and think every collector of ancients ought to as well! Edited by Valecrucis
11/22/2014 2:46 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Haha Val.
Now my ex wives have YOUR sympathy and MY money, that worked out well :)
Truth be known I can't afford to collect coins so as I have said before I buy what I think I can flip and any extra $ I make go to dollar cost average purchases of bullion silver for my 3 year old daughter. My LCD sells at spot. It's a win win win in my opinion. I get the thrill of the chase, the joy of handling, studying and photographing the coins, and my daughter gets a little pot of gold (or in this case, silver) as an extra wedding gift 20 years from now
Edited by Biancasdad
11/22/2014 3:16 pm
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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That's as good a goal as any BD. Good luck with it!
Wish I knew where to get silver at spot! That's a handy connection to have!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Val, I used to own a jewelry store (ex wife was kind enough to gamble all of that away) and did a lot of business with this LCD.
Being that I live in a 24 hour casino town, this gentleman buys and sells precious metals in the millions so he sells to me at spot just because its such a small volume, plus we have become good friends over the years through are business dealings.
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Sounds like a good friendship/acquaintance BD. Aside from collecting ancients, I have a small number of silver bullion coins too, but it seems that ever since I started acquiring those, the spot price has continuously fallen. Ah well. I would love to start dealing in ancients but profit depends on building up a reputation. Till then it is hard to just break even. Really you need to live in a decent sized city to make it work too. I live in a pretty rural part of the world, so my access to coin fairs etc. is virtually non-existent. Again, ah well. I'm not about to switch a nice rural community for city life. At least it is still possible to pick the occasional gem out of the dross on ebay! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Amen to that Val.
I don't worry too much about silver prices, I am a buyer below $20/oz. If I flip a $15 coin for $30 I basically get a free ounce of silver for my daughter, and I don't count my time as any cost because I enjoy the whole process so much.
I grew up a city boy but long for the country.
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Yeh I grew up on the periphery of London. Moved to inner city areas for a while. Grew thoroughly sick of living there, despite career opportunities, so opted for a more 'human' and humble life in a small country village.
I admire your devotion to your daughter's future...and understand the importance of your username now. It's nice to get to know you a little BD.
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Moderator
United States
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Can we please get back on topic?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Ok we are officially back on topic. I will post close ups when I get the coin in hand  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Have coin in hand now but can't do much better for pictures with my phone. Using my little 10x magnifier and a lot of imagination, the bigger mark looks like a person sitting and the little mark looks like three oval objects. Also, if it were modern damage that caused these marks, then why would the edges of the marks be so smooth? The only alternative answer is obviously aliens did this Happy Thanksgiving   |
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