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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1756109, member: 19463&quot;]I own the book and liked many things about it although my definition of 100 Greatest would only include about half of the HJB selections.&nbsp; Major dealers will certainly place more emphasis on coins with high cash value than those of us whose collections are valued at less than most of those single coins.&nbsp;&nbsp; A quick count showed me 11 coins that I have at least a reasonable match in my collection.&nbsp; Some of the 100 are very specific while others are a bit general like &#039;Alexander the Great Tetradrachm&#039; showing one of a thousand variations on that theme.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Some here will recall I posted a series of my 25 favorite coins.&nbsp; When I got my copy of the Berk book, I expanded that 25 to 100 (actually 99 1/2 since one of my selections was a half Augustus/Agrippa crocodile coin) and considered making a page for my site showing and explaining the whys of those specific selections.&nbsp; I decided not to bother with a page that size that would be of so little value to so few people.&nbsp;&nbsp; In the time since then I know I have added at least five more coins that would cut in line for the 100 and every time I think about it I would change some of the orders.&nbsp; Similarly, then I should not be too hard on Mr. Berk for making my favorite coins fall after some things he values more highly than I do.&nbsp; I wonder now if I even saved that list of 100 so I could start again without starting over.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It is a beautiful book with beautiful photos of spectacular coins.&nbsp; I trust you will enjoy it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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