I wonder if it would be worthwhile to forge these Romans coins in large numbers: 25 bucks revenue for each item sounds good, yet cheap enough that potential customers probably wouldn’t bother to have them checked out by an expert.
That one may be $25, but there are others more valuable. See here.
Similar question often came up with old books. People would often come in to dump a “gift” of old books on us on the assumption that because it was printed in the 1800s it must be worth something so even if we didn’t want it on our shelves we could build a new branch by selling it at a Sotheby’s auction or something.
Don’t forget demand.
That’s a nifty trick, considering that the earth’s only 4.5 billion years old.
That’s what I meant to put instead of age, since age doesn’t really matter for things like Beany Babies.
Yeah the guy had a lot in the hundreds but $25 struck me as just weird. If it started its a non-zero value, it wouldn’t be anywhere close to inflation. Eg. A comic book that is worth $10 today is worth half as much as a $10 comic book in 1985.
I wonder what it would be worth today if it had been deposited in a bank back then (yes I know zero in the real world, but you know, just for fun).
Keep in mind that coin will not work in any modern coin-op machine.
You can buy hydrogen that’s dirt cheap and over 13 billion years old.
I swear I thought this thread was going to be about my mother-in-law.
As far as “old” and “cheap” goods go, I think I’d be lucky to get $5 for my 1998 vintage 2.1 megapixel digital camera on Ebay.
Yeah, poor to good quality Roman bronze coins can be bought by the lot for under $1 each.
Now, gold coins are worth a shitload, and old silver coins also have value. Those in really excellent condition also more.