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Valued Member
Spain
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Have you ever bought coins bad but by its rarity can be interesting,or rare? I have some to share.AND you? Mark Antony& Julius Cesar RSC2 or RSC3 or RSC3a Sear 1464 or 1465....   Please upload yours  |
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Moderator
 United States
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Don't mean to be harsh, but there isn't much detail left on this coin to appreciate it's rarity.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I have many, many poor coins. Even though many of these are rare they would not be appreciated by others for their rarity.
Martin
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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There are two kinds of rare coins. There are minor variations that are very similar to common coins making you wonder if you really need that variation when it is so ugly and, like yours, coins that you are not likely to have anything similar. I'll offer a coin that is a bit on the rare side - maybe unique? - and not in all that good condition - maybe best known?. Is it collectible? It had bronze disease but has been stable for years (like cancer survivors, it goes in regularly for check-ups). Find a photo of a better one. It is listed in a book I have but illustrated only with a drawing so I don't know if it is a different coin or not.  Banti 12 listed from Vaillant (a book I don't have) with 4 tiers. |
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Valued Member
 Spain
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This was rare,but finally founded Augustus SEAR 1592(capricornius r)(Colonia Patricia 18-16 bc)   |
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Pillar of the Community
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Yah, I try not to buy rare coins that are in poor shape ... but only because I know myself, and I know that at some point in the future, I'm gonna want to upgrade those poor coins, so it is gonna be a bad investment in the long-run ... However, if you are content with merely owning a coin of this quality, and you never plan on upgrading it, then "congrats" that is a good and thrifty investment!!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A rare coin is not necessarily upgradable. If a coin is really rare, perhaps under 5 known examples, your choice is own it or not when the opportunity arises. There is a major difference between rare and expensive. Brutus EID MAR denarii exist in about 80-90 specimens ranging from $5k to $500k. This is not 'rare', just popular. There are coins that sell for under $50 that are the only surviving example but are cheap because no one cares about absolute rarity when the subject is boring and ugly. If you define 'rare' as 'in demand in excess of supply' there might be opportunity to upgrade. But if you define 'rare' as 'not many exist' you might want to see how bad the other one is before you decide you don't want the one that comes available. No one is trying to get all the types of ancient coins I get a kick out of modern dealers who sell 'rare' coins by the roll but when there are 10,000 collectors wanting one of the 9,000 mint state copies it seems OK to call the item rare. What makes a coin rare to you? Does condition make a coin less 'interesting' or just less 'marketable'? There are about a dozen of the Caesar/Antony on acsearch so there are probably several times that many available. Is that rare?
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dougsmit => you're correct ... Ummm, if malamute67 may never have a chance to purchase this type of coin, then "yes" I would buy it if it is part of his ultimate desired collection ... but if this coin is merely a purchase because he doesn't have the necessary funds to buy the coin that he "really" wants, then I feel that it is a poor purchase (ummm, unless you/we feel that learning experience is a good purchase?) ... ... *whateva* Ooopps, sorry malamute67 ... I did't mean to talk behind your back => hey, I'm positive that you'll do what we all do => you'll end-up buying a bunch of coins ,,, you make make some mistakes, but overall, you'll end-up loving your coins (congrats!!) |
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