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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 947886, member: 19463&quot;][ATTACH]89447.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]89446.vB[/ATTACH] </p><p>I have to agree with medoraman that the coin that started this is gXF/VF, not FDC but it is still better than almost all of my coins of the period. The obverse die is of good style and well struck. The reverse die is lesser and shows some doubling or deterioration which is to be expected in this period. My personal preference here (a minority opinion) favors coins with wear and better strikes and/or style especially since the majority will pay more for the OP coin than they will for the kind I buy. With ancients, the numerical grading system &#039;MS64&#039; is meaningless IMHO because there are just too many factors to consider that do not come to play with modern machine made coins.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I feel 18 euros is cheap for nice coins but there are a lot of these coins and many are decent looking by any standards.&nbsp; There are enough common Philips to allow being selective whether looking for price of grade.&nbsp; I certainly would love to have the OP coin mostly due to its nice obverse. For comparison I&#039;ll post a couple in lesser grade that I still like.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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