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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Whizb4ng, post: 1975528, member: 54140&quot;]I think I had mentioned previously that I wasn&#039;t going to be buying any more coins for a bid. Little did I know I had forgotten that I had put on a bid on a lot of L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi denarii. Imagine my surprise when I noticed I had received an e-mail on my phone at work with Congratulations! You won! (not exactly but still). I had a moment of &#039;what the heck did I bid on?&#039; followed by &#039;I don&#039;t remember bidding on that&#039; and then continued with &#039;oh well at least they are cool coins&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Each one has a &#039;flaw&#039; in some way which is why I assume they were being sold as a group lot in the first place.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first has nice details throughout the coin but is slightly bent. You can see the line where the coin is bent on the obverse which takes away design. However, the reverse looks quite nice.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://imgur.com/2LRxAa2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The second has a metal flaw on the obverse, is very off centered and worn but has excellent details on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://imgur.com/h1SwHEE.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>The third is the most worn but overall I feel is a solid coin. It does, however, have a bankers mark on the obverse.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://imgur.com/vb2xR88.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As usual when I buy group lots I will most likely be sending two to new homes. I am curious of the three with their various flaws. Which one would you keep? I know some of you would say &#039;all three&#039; but if you had to choose one. What would it be?</p><p><br /></p><p>I also tried out a white background for taking pictures. Apparently with a white background my tablet likes to darken the coins slightly and makes them look a bit more toned than they are. Here is the picture of the lot from the auction. While I wouldn&#039;t say their pictures are a perfect match for the coin in terms of colour they do show the detail much better than my tablet.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://imgur.com/hyM7ubE.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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