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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2720451, member: 19463&quot;]I used to consider myself a fan of minutiae but now I reserve my admiration for things that I see even a slight chance were considered meaningful by the die cutter rather than a simple random variation.&nbsp; That doe not mean that I must understand what the meaning was but it prevents me from lavishing attention on a legend split or stray dot on an equal footing with a more obvious inclusion or omission.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>For example, I have quite a few coins of Septimius Severus from the Syrian mints with Fortuna seated.&nbsp; The chairs vary in the way legs were decorated but only one in my collection shows cross bracing.&nbsp; Most have two horizotal dashes instead.&nbsp; Should I value this coin more than others?&nbsp; I would if I knew why that diecutter decided that it was good to add this detail to that one die.&nbsp; I noticed that coin was different over 50 years ago but it still is just a question with no answer. Would I buy another if I saw one?&nbsp; Yes but I would not pay extra quite yet.&nbsp; I guess I;m not so much a minutiae fan after all. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]616088[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]616089[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]616090[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]616091[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]616092[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]616093[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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