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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3338017, member: 85693&quot;]What an enjoyable post - I really like the various facets of collecting posted here.&nbsp; As for me, quantity over quality... and even as I say that I have doubts.&nbsp; As several have noted, starting out, just getting some low-grade coin in hand is a great education.&nbsp; Later on perhaps you yearn for something better. </p><p><br /></p><p>Every once in awhile, while bottom feeding, I get something freakishly (for me) high grade.&nbsp; I got a Bavarian 1818 Constitution thaler a while back that is basically UNC - not a great rarity, but the photo on eBay was so poor I got it super cheap.&nbsp; In hand...it makes me nervous.&nbsp; I don&#039;t want to damage it with one of my greasy fingerprints.&nbsp; So it sits in its protective flip.&nbsp; I much prefer something that&#039;s been around the block that I can rub my thumb over. </p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s no right answer.&nbsp; And many of us have quirks that can&#039;t perhaps be justified - but collector&#039;s quirks can be interesting (or at least fun).&nbsp; Just today - it is below zero here, everything is closed, including my place of employment - I was idly poking around my scattered collection and found three of my favorite off-center ancients in a photo I&#039;d forgotten about.&nbsp; Few would find anything good to say about these, but I really like them. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]884122[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]884123[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>P.S.&nbsp; I am glad Doug clarified the pants-wearing situation around his collection.&nbsp; It is so cold here today I am actually wearing two pairs of pants right now as the furnace in my old leaky house tries to keep off the chill.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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