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For sale on ebay, 99 cents no reserve, ending Sunday evening. Other Canadian and USA coins as well.

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It is a medal or token, which is why it doesn't show up in any coin guide.

Decided to open up my box of 5 sets. I'm keeping one set for myself, the other 4 I am offering here. I have no interest in squinting at coins to find potential MS/PR 70 grade coins or playing the grading game. All coins from the sets I am offering here arrived to me intact, without coins popping out of their holders.

One 2011 bullion coin from a set (that I am keeping, unless someone wants it) did pop out of its case. No damage to the coin, but it did tarnish somewhat attractively over the past year laying against the felt. Pics of it below.

$660 each shipped (Canada or USA), paypal okay.

An attractive example for sure. I bet it's killer in hand.

My vote would be fake. Grainy surface, lack of detail with an overly even "worn" appearance, rather than the proper more wear on the higher points.

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Nice start!

I have a number of other ancients, but I had kept nearly all of my purchases below $100 each. Until now

Athens, Attica. Circa 300BC Fouree (Contemporary counterfeit with a copper core, note the patina in the test cut where the copper was exposed) Tetradrachm. 21mm 13.04g VF

And last but certainly not least...

Greek, Corinth 375-300BC AR Stater Pegasus flying left, Helmeted head of Athena facing left. Sear 2626, EF or even gEF

From the show this past weekend:

AE Antoninianus of Probus, another lusterous-looking piece, gVF

Mysia, Kyzikos 480-450 BC Trihemiobol gVF Lion and Boar

Mysia, Parion 4th Century BC Hemidrachm gEF

Picked this up at a show over the weekend. A Chinese Silver Sycee. Turns out that this particular one is a more modern (early 20th century I'd imagine) piece that would have been given as a gift rather than used as money as the old Sycee ingots were. As with many types of Sycee, this one has the "Fu" characters for good luck.

The boat shape was made by rocking the mould back and forth as the metal cooled, resulting in the raised sides and indents on either side. The older sycee that were used in commerce date back to the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) and many, many different types have been made over the centuries.

Four for sale individually ($800 each shipped) or all four together ($3100 shipped). All come with their Yellow satin case, certificate, and box. Each box is specific to the coin, with a design for that animal on the top.

Shipping cost included for within Canada or to the USA. Paypal okay. US or Canadian funds.

Coin Specifications:

Face Value: $150

Composition: 75.0% gold, 25.0% silver

Weight (g): 11.84

Diameter(mm): 28.0

Edge: Reeded

Finish: Proof Hologram

Mintages:

2004 Monkey- 3,392

2005 Rooster- 3,731

2006 Dog- 2,604 (lowest in series)

2008 Rat- 4,888

I don't think it's artificial. Or rather, it is considered market acceptable. Looks like some kind of album toning. Not overly attractive though, IMO.

I don't see any actual wear from circulation on this piece that would warrant an AU grade. Looks fully lustred, including the high points. The rim bumps are pretty minor. I don't think that they would prevent it from getting into a problem-free slab at either PCGS or NGC.

The dealer isn't necessarily a bad/dishonest guy, but since he is in business to make money, he can't be shelling out MS+ money for a coin that could end up only being AU. So my offering AU money he won't lose on the coin, but could also make a very nice profit.

I'd take my chances at getting it slabbed myself. If you have some other coins worth getting graded, joining PCGS yourself gets you a voucher for I think 8 free submissions (all must be used at the same time, economy or standard service only though?).

Had to endure the pain of seeing some harshly cleaned/polished coins, but seeing these two in original condition made my day!

Maybe 64 even. Pretty sharp strike and clean fields, especially for gold. For gold pieces like this I dont think PCGS vs NGC matters a whole lot. Overall I prefer PCGS though.

Let us know what it grades

buying MS 70's for the investment value.

I've cringed both times you've said this. My best advice would be to buy coins because you like them, not as investments. If you insist on buying coins that you hope will increase in value, go for non-modern (pre-1960s) key date circulation coins that have been graded. Modern MS68+ graded coins are (again, in my opinion) a fad and will turn out to just be expensive plastic.

My rule of thumb is this. If you were to remove a coin from the plastic (or mint packaging) that it is in, and the value drops significantly, that just means you were paying a lot for that packaging/holder. If you have a key date coin in say a F-12 grade, removing it from a holder doesn't reduce it's saleability much. Now it's just a raw key date coin in the same grade/condition.

As you can see with your "MS-70" graded coin. If you were to to crack it out of the holder, there would no longer be that "MS-70" premium for it. And if you were to get it graded again, it may well only come back "MS-69". Expensive plastic.

Sometimes you just get dinged, it is hit and miss. I'd say the majority of the time when I get a package from outside of Canada, there's no customs sticker on it when I pick it up.

Still, a year later seems rather absurd. I wouldn't pay them. If they wanted you to pay tax on it, they should have been on the ball when you bought it/brought it into the country. This just sounds like a cash grab.

(I am also no tax lawyer, don't listen to me!)

In my oh so humble opinion, MS70 isn't a real grade- it is a marketing gimmick. Look at any coin under enough magnification and you'll see some sort of flaw.

I see hairlines on the reverse. I'd grade it AU details.

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Looks real to me. Grade: Very Fine. Constantine or someone in his family. That's all I know when it comes to IDing these.

Lots like this can be fun to go through, but you really have to enjoy the search!

Take a look on vcoins.com. There are many great ancient coin dealers there, very reputable. Personally, I stay away from Ebay for ancient coin purchases. I buy the vast majority of my ancients at shows, from a couple dealers who are also on Vcoins.