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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1159980, member: 26302&quot;]Always good advice, advice I cheerfully ignore. I agree with SOME organization, but I have tons of subcollections. I find something I like, make a small collection, learn a ton, and move on. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Sometimes they merge together to form a bigger collection, like my Byzantines.</p><p><br /></p><p>For grades, I think it has to depend on the coin. Overall I like the middle. If a lower grade, (meaning VG, not VF as some collectors may call &quot;lower grade&quot;), I prefer a coin with honest wear than major problems like excessive pitting, etc. Just my preference. Maybe my favorite ancient coin is a vg Ostrogothic coin struck in Rome about 485 Ad, with a &quot;Roma Invictus&quot; legend, talk about irony.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris</p><p><br /></p><p>Btw I agree with Stainless. If I wanted a coin that I was afraid to handle, I would buy BU modern coins, where a silly fingerprint can drastically affect value. Who wants coins you cannot touch? I have some BU US coins, but I don&#039;t love them the way I love my more worn ancients. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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