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<p>[QUOTE="Parthicus Maximus, post: 4203761, member: 102867"]Nice find!</p><p>I think that you are right that many dealers incorrectly attribute the coins. I think that besides the fact that the coins have many legend differences, it also plays a role that some dealers do not have the recent Ric 2007. The old Ric lacks certain rarities. Because the dealers cannot find the coin, they attribute it to something that looks like it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I find it interesting if certain coins from one issue are rarer or more common than others in the issue. I realize that the coins we have do not accurately reflect the quantities that were produced at the time. But it still raises interesting questions. For example, did the production of the four Minerva types have to be in balance and were some therefore struck more than others in issues? Did they work faster at some officinae than at other officinae?</p><p>I think we will never get answers to these types of questions, but it is interesting to speculate.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Parthicus Maximus, post: 4203761, member: 102867"]Nice find! I think that you are right that many dealers incorrectly attribute the coins. I think that besides the fact that the coins have many legend differences, it also plays a role that some dealers do not have the recent Ric 2007. The old Ric lacks certain rarities. Because the dealers cannot find the coin, they attribute it to something that looks like it. I find it interesting if certain coins from one issue are rarer or more common than others in the issue. I realize that the coins we have do not accurately reflect the quantities that were produced at the time. But it still raises interesting questions. For example, did the production of the four Minerva types have to be in balance and were some therefore struck more than others in issues? Did they work faster at some officinae than at other officinae? I think we will never get answers to these types of questions, but it is interesting to speculate.[/QUOTE]
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