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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2385467, member: 19463&quot;]The current fad is very condition centered to the point that coins may as well not exist in some minds if they are not FDC.&nbsp; 200 years ago, rarity was more important and a collection was &#039;better&#039; if it contained the greatest possible number of varieties.&nbsp; I frequently buy coins because I like something others would consider a fault.&nbsp; Examples:</p><p><br /></p><p>Many coins have a test cut which is considered a fault but having three starts adding interest to my way of thinking.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]489454[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Do holes work that way, too???</p><p>[ATTACH=full]489455[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I have many fourrees but prefer ones with core exposure that follows a pattern that highlights details rather than destroying it.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]489456[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin below is both doublestruck and a reverse die clash.&nbsp; This proves that the clash damage was on the die rather than what some people believe to be a restruck brockage.&nbsp; To me, this is a very interesting coin far beyond a sum of its parts. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]489457[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>These are all technical oddities which is one of my specialty interests in collecting.&nbsp; None of these can be FDC since that term excludes oddity.&nbsp; Of course even technical coins come in &#039;grades&#039; considering factors like the placement of cuts and holes, surface condition of fourrees and general eye appeal of all coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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