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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2040678, member: 42773&quot;]I like the idea of the $100 tray, and I will make one to post later, but in the meantime I&#039;ve been assessing my collecting habits over the year. I&#039;ve collected some very lovely high-grade coins, and my reasons for collecting them need no explanation, but lately I&#039;ve become intrigued with keeping my eyes open for scarcer coins that might be hiding among common offerings. This year I cherry-picked more of these coins than anything else.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a representative tray - I probably missed a few. Note that the Constantine/Sol coins are common types, but the two coins in this tray represent one unlisted, and one R3 variety. These are not always lovely coins, but I get a thrill out of finding something scarce that has seemingly gone unnoticed by other collectors...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]372460[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>To hone my cherry-picking superpowers, I&#039;ve been assembling and studying a synopsis of types from RIC VII and VIII. Here&#039;s a sample from RIC VIII</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3">Amiens</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">350 - 353</font></p><p><font size="3">GLORIA ROMANORVM; emperor on horseback, spearing enemy; Decentius, Magnentius.</font></p><p><font size="3">VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE; two Victories, VOT V MVLT X; Decentius, Magnentius.</font></p><p><font size="3">SALVS DD NN AVG ET CAES; Chi-Rho; Decentius, Magnentius.</font></p><p><font size="3">353</font></p><p><font size="3">FEL TEMP REPARATIO; falling horseman; Constantius II, Gallus.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">Trier</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">337-340</font></p><p><font size="3">AETERNA PIETAS; emperor holding globe and spear; Divo Constantino.</font></p><p><font size="3">Quadriga/Hand of God; Divo Constantino.</font></p><p><font size="3">GLORIA EXERCITVS; two soldiers one standard; 3 brothers.</font></p><p><font size="3">PAX PVBLICA; Pax holding branch and transverse scepter; Helena.</font></p><p><font size="3">PIETAS ROMANA; Pietas with infant; Theodora.</font></p><p><font size="3">VIRTVS AVGG NN; soldier with spear, resting on shield; 3 brothers.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rome commemorative; Remus/Romulus.</font></p><p><font size="3">Constantinople commemorative; Victory.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">etc.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>These lists are quite long, but by reading the volumes and writing down the different types produced at every mint, I develop my instincts for spotting things that look out of the ordinary. One of my goals this year is to finish these two lists and hopefully find a few more respectable scarcities.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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