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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 1819834, member: 39084&quot;]Let&#039;s be candid here: we&#039;ve all bought coins at an auction, or based on a picture, or recommended by someone else, that at first we didn&#039;t like as much as we thought.&nbsp; But then, after having the coin a while, and especially after handling it a few times, we&#039;ve concluded &quot;Wow, this coin is a lot cooler than I thought when I first got it.&quot;&nbsp; It might be amusing and interesting to see a few of those coins and learn why/how our thinking about those coins changed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s one of mine:</p><p><br /></p><p>CLAUDIUS&nbsp; 10 B.C. - 54 A.D.</p><p>AE Sestertius (29.21 g.)&nbsp; Rome 41 - 54 A.D.</p><p>TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP Laureate head right.&nbsp; Rev. SPES - AVGVSTA&nbsp; Spes, draped, advancing left, flower in right hand, raising skirt with left, S C in exergue</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]298629[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>When I first received this coin, I wasn&#039;t sure I liked the patina (and it&#039;s less mottled than the picture makes it appear) and I almost sent it back to my dealer!&nbsp; But he convinced me that it was a good coin, and after a few days my opinion changed 180 degrees on it.&nbsp; Not just the patina, but the level of detail and artistry on both the obverse portrait as well as the reverse rendering of SPES just grew enormously on me over the next week or so when I looked at it in hand.&nbsp; Now I can&#039;t imagine why I ever thought of sending it back!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a few others like this but I&#039;d like to see everyone else&#039;s examples before I post any more.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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