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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 2845725, member: 85693&quot;]A very nice coin, David.&nbsp; Interesting reverse.&nbsp; You&#039;re sort of turning me into a Flavian enthusiast - maybe not a fanatic yet, but I&#039;m getting there. </p><p><br /></p><p>As for those old-time un-illustrated coin lists, I had really good luck back in the 1980s buying coins this way, but you did have to get used to your dealers.&nbsp; There was one world coin dealer (not ancients) in particular (I won&#039;t mention any names) who consistently over-graded <i>everything</i>.&nbsp; If he said F you could be sure it was VG.&nbsp; Not that I was ever much of a grade-seeker, but it was frustrating, until I got used to his method - he over-graded, but he was <i>consistent</i>, so I kept this in mind when looking at his catalogs. </p><p><br /></p><p>But pretty much everybody else I dealt with was just fine.&nbsp; Looking back on it, it is surprising the system worked as well as it did.&nbsp; Not that I&#039;d want to go back to the sight-unseen days...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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