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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 1968866, member: 39084&quot;]Depending on your 12 Caesars goal, it&#039;s not just 12 coins.&nbsp; My own collection goal includes all 12 emperors in gold aurei (completed), silver denarii (completed), as well as 10 in large bronze (sestertii, have nine of 10) and 10 in small bronze (dupondii or asses, have eight of 10).&nbsp; Julius Caesar and Otho didn&#039;t issue imperial bronzes, although &quot;provincial&quot; bronzes of Otho exist.</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s 44 coins, of which I have 41.&nbsp; I&#039;m currently still seeking small bronzes of Augustus/Octavian and Vitellius, as well as a Tiberius sestertius.</p><p><br /></p><p>And even having acquired most of these, there are certain types that remain desirable, such as Caligula&#039;s sestertius &quot;Three Sisters&quot; reverse.&nbsp; I don&#039;t yet know whether I want to have more than one emperor in my collection, or instead extend my collection into the &quot;good emperors&quot; era.&nbsp; Such is the nature of collecting ancients.</p><p><br /></p><p>Patience is required.&nbsp; I have been collecting for 6 1/2 years and my collection is still incomplete.&nbsp; During that time, prices on many of these coins has skyrocketed, so total investment becomes less meaningful since coins purchased years ago may have appreciated as much as 300% depending on the metal.</p><p><br /></p><p>My advice is that if you see a coin that appeals to you -- &quot;talks to you,&quot; as it were --&nbsp; don&#039;t hesitate to buy it even if it stretches your budget somewhat.&nbsp; Rarely, if ever, do you regret these purchases.&nbsp; This doesn&#039;t apply to all coins -- as much as I like every coin in my collection, not all of them &quot;speak&quot; to me.&nbsp; But I would regret not having purchased those special coins, and indeed have passed up a few that I would now like to have acquired when I had the opportunity.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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