And then there was one: The 12 Caesars Imperial Budget Project

I believe this sums up my view as well. I do not go out looking for poor coins but when the coin is not realistically likely to be added to my collection in the reasonable future, I choose holding the possible coin to lamenting the one that will not be.

 

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Same here, this particular version of Galba's quinarius issue is pretty uncommon, and it just happened to come up for sale at what I thought was a reasonable price for it's condition (around $100 less than one just like it in similar condition which is being offered on vcoins). Could I have gotten a more common silver Galba denarius in aVF or VF for around the same I paid for it? Sure! But the more common Galba denarius will still be somewhat readily found for about the same price a year from now, this particular type of quinarius probably not so much.

That's why I went this route. I'll probably get my Galba denarius eventually, but I have no regrets about getting a rarer coin of his that I may not have probably ever purchased otherwise, and done so now when I had the chance to snap it up at a good price even if it is in a condition I normally don't go for.

 

Lovely and inspiring set @Sallent!

 

That's the game!