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Valued Member
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It is in very good condition for a Posthumous commemorative for Constantine the Great. Here is a photo of one of mine, wish it were in that condition. Photo does not do justice. I hope I'm right about coin description ?   |
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 United States
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thats the thing, it look like the condition is just too good... too uniform. could be ebay paranoia |
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Valued Member
United States
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Sorry in my last post 2nd photo was upside down. I was excited and in a hurry. Won't happen again, James
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Valued Member
United States
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That is the one of things about ebay and photo enhancement. You never know. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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"Sorry in my last post 2nd photo was upside down. I was excited and in a hurry. Won't happen again, James"
I hope it does, there is nothing better then an excited collector on a discussion board!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I see nothing to make suspicious. Go for it as long as price is within your budget.  |
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New Member
United States
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these commemeratives can go for more than 200 right? this is the best condition I've ever seen.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I just bought one a couple of weeks ago. It is not in near the condition of the OP coin, but I only paid $20.51 including the shipping.  |
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New Member
United States
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cool. thanks for the replies everyone, feels good to get helpful responses on your first post.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I really like the quadriga on that coin! I see nothing that makes me go  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Since were showing a few off, I got this last Month, from the UK, with a little help from a Friend...jw..i only paid about $45 for this....  .. all 4 fingers and a thumb...    |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The OP coin and Eng's coin are from the same mint, different workshops. Kinda like having the same parents only different mothers  . |
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Valued Member
United States
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Eng5858
Looks like nice patina on your's and again
I agree.
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Valued Member
United States
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Nice find, looks real to me as well. That being said, please please please do not pay $200 for one of these until you know more about them. I almost fell into that same trap. ebay prices are not accurate reflections of market value. I collect that series and you have a very nice example from a less common mint. It's beautiful and I would love one just like it for my own collection, but $200 is out of the question. If I paid $50, it would still be more than I think it is really worth, but not so userous that I would pass on the opportunity to fill an empty blank in my collection with a quality specimen. |
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United States
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I am not sure from Eng's unsharp photo what mint it is but it makes no real difference in price here except that there should be a big discount for a coin missing the mintmark (like Bing's). The OP coin is nice except for the missing obverse legend but I don't see it being anywhere close to $200. These are common coins. A nice one could be $50. Price between nice and perfect could be double but if you found one of these for $200 I suspect it was sold by a big deal seller whose filthy rich clientele pump gas from the ground not at the service station. There is a nicer one from Nicomedia slabbed that went for $120 on a $100 estimate which strikes me as top dollar but some people do pay for slabs. http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=495245For $200, I'd expect perfect surfaces, perfect legends and nice style. The question is whether you want to break new ground for a first purchase or whether you would rather have a $200 coin for your $200. Its your choice. |
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Posted 11/16/2012 1:30 pm
