Rich as Croesus?

I saw this Lydian stater sold for $90,000 at a recent Heritage auction:
The same email heralding the auction results said a rare 1964 SMS Kennedy half sold for $108,000. I know I'm asking for a flame war from the US Coin Forum folks, but examples like this of condition rarity vs absolute rarity make my head spin.

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Incidentally, the Croesus stater was "expensive" for the type but I agree that it's all relative. I certainly prefer the coin dripping with history but I'm glad that we don't all collect the same way.
No one is doing Lydian registry sets, so there's your price differential.
I want a Lydian registry set, dammit!
I'll throw fuel on that fire:
I think 2600 year old gold coins shouldn't look like they were made in Mustafa's garage last week.
I'm just sayin'.
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Shiro and JamminJ posting? I had to look at the date.
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