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Is this worth buying? ... an ancient "error coin"L. Thorius Balbus AR (Silver) Brockage, Error coin Struck 105 BC. Rome Mint Denarius Diameter: 18mm Weight: 3.81 grams Obverse: Head of Juno Lanuvium right, wearing goat's skin Reverse: Incuse of obverse Ref. Cf. Crawford 316/1; cf. Sydenham 598; cf. Thoria 1. VF+, Scarce!  NOTE => I already own this coinL. Thorius Balbus AR Denarius Struck 105 BC. Rome Mint 20 mm 3.85 grams Obverse: head of Juno Sospita right, wearing horned goat skin headdress, I•S•M•R downward behind. Reverse: Bull charging right, head facing, A (control letter) above, L•THORIVS below, BALBVS in exergue. Ref. Syd. 598; Crawford 316/1; RSC Thoria 1  => so again => do you think that an ancient "error coin" is a good investment? (and/or worth buying as a cool comparison piece?) ... if so, how much is it worth? Edited by stevex6
10/03/2012 9:48 pm
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I think it's worth it. It make the coin even more unique.
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COin is nice I would buy this one of a kind piece.
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Interesting but I wouldn't call this sort of coins a good investment. Brockages are not as popular as modern error coins, they usually sell for less than the "regular" issues.
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Pillar of the Community
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Well are you collecting or investing...?hum...
Edited by Ancientnoob
10/03/2012 10:30 pm
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The draw back to this coin IMP is that the reverse brockage is not well centered and thus not too spectacular.
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Nice => thanks for the comments "so far" ... => hey, the coin may not be perfectly centered, but it is certainly not "poorly" centered (there is still at least 80% of the face still lookin' sweet, right?) ... ummm, any educated guesses what a dude might want to pay for this lil' gem?  thanks guys Steve Edited by stevex6
10/03/2012 10:39 pm
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Thanks, Batman ... Hmmmm, I'm glad that I asked, for I was prepared to spend a bit more than that for this coin, so perhaps I will pull-up on the ol' wallet-strings a bit and play this fish for a while ... thanks  |
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Eh-heh-heh => well, I bought it for $150 (which was actually $100 less than the dude's original asking price) ... Ummm sure, I may be a lousy fisherman, but at least I saved myself a C-note (thanks for the heads-up, Batman) ... ... and honestly ... $150 for a 2000 year old brockage coin => c'mon man!! (I'm bringin' this baby home!!) ... it'll look wonderful, nestled next to it's double-sided brother.  ... hmmm well, I didn't stay on the wagon for very long, eh? (gawd I'm weak at times .... happy, but weak) |
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Steve, very nice, I think you did well on the price...  ..very cool.. |
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The bust on the error coin is soooo much better than the bust on your other coin. I have no idea what you are paying (and I'm not asking), but if it's affordable I would suggest you buy it.
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I should have read the entire thread. You already purchased. Good on ya.
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I like it! |
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I love error coins and would like to take a moment and thank the lawyers and my ex for raking me over the coals on divorce settlement costs that no longer allow me to purchase coins like this... Here are 2 Ancient error coins I have, when I sent the flipover strike to NGC, they kindly kept my money and body bagged it...    |
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Posted 10/03/2012 9:52 pm
