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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Found this one in a German auction, and I got it for a little less than $150. It is a lifetime issue in fairly high grade. I really like the high relief on these early issues, and the detail on the eagle and round positioning of the letters were different than most of this type. The mintmark almost looks like a pedestal. Tarsos mint. Price 3019.  Here is the other one I bought to be used as trade fodder to get a more-valuable coin I have been eying for a while. It was the same price.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice pick-up, Thomas...I like the plow/plough mintmark. Don't see that type everyday.
Congrats and best wishes on flipping the second one.
Edited by Kamnaskires
08/25/2016 10:38 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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A nice large silver chunk of ancient money for $150? Well done!
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Moderator
 United States
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Nice pick-ups TC!  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very nice! I actually didn't know that lifetime tets could be so cheap in that condition. Nice and circulated with some history, but full details too.
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CCF Advertiser
United States
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I've been looking for one myself as I realize they are amazingly cheap for an ancient in great condition.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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The surfaces look a tad strange but for that money how can you go wrong?
Clear details, centred, of historical interest and a lifetime issue, good size and weight....
All in all great pick ups.
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United States
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Fantastic price for a life time issue, both coins are super. Congrats.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It honestly looks like it might have circulated for some time, rather than going straight from the mint into the ground, like so many of these huge silvers seem to have done.
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Pillar of the Community
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I've been doing some research on these coins to judge rarity and value. The first is a Price 3019, struck from 327-323. It is fairly common and worth a little more than I paid for it. I really like it, and I think it was worth every penny I paid. https://www.cNGCoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=42108The second one was a surprise. It is apparently from the scarce Ake mint, and lifetime issues are nearly impossible to find for sale. As I did my research, I learned that the Ake mint was the only one from Alexander's reign to date their coins, which appeared as a reign year underneath Zeus' forearm. This one says CY 20, or 327/6 BC, which is the earliest dated coin of Alexander the Great (or maybe the Greek empire?). The attribution is Price 3250. I could only find two sale results, one for $1250 and another for $1200, though they were both better than mine. https://www.cNGCoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=102382https://www.cNGCoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=161888 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow, Thomas! From "trade fodder" to potential windfall. Great find! Congrats.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I sold the second one for what I paid for the pair, so I effectively got an Alexander lifetime tet for free.
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Pillar of the Community
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...effectively got an Alexander lifetime tet for free Sweet. Congrats! |
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