Yeah, "even ancients" . I agree Mark. The cool thing about this fact is its in the eye of the beholder. Therefor, we can all decide which coins we like, and not chase after the same coins. All coins deserve to have a home.
Here, look at these. Do you see it? Seriously, I don't know what possessed me to do this. These are old pictures that were already on my hard drive. I think I was just trying to better appreciate these engravers' skills. I "pulled out the nose," ever so slightly. What a difference! Hey, I'm a little sick, I admit it. I love coins, and there's nothing anybody can do about it.
I still think she is smirking a bit. Here, look at these. Do you see it? Seriously, I don't know what possessed me to do this. These are old pictures that were already on my hard drive. I think I was just trying to better appreciate these engravers' skills. I "pulled out the nose," ever so slightly. What a difference! Hey, I'm a little sick, I admit it. I love coins, and there's nothing anybody can do about it. [/QUOTE]
At a certain point where a buyer is paying thousands for nearly invisible minuta, it's not even a coin, it's a derivative talking backwards. An actual derivative gets it's value from an underlying asset, or so they claim. But market grading has even that beat when the asset gets it's value from an underlying minuta.