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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3147510, member: 56859&quot;]It&#039;s not just a popularity contest, which is not to say that biases do not appear <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are three categories for voting for each match:&nbsp; Eye Appeal, Best Bargain, and Historical or Numismatic Interest.</p><p><br /></p><p>I seriously doubt an EID MAR could win.&nbsp; It would surely take the Historical category but would likely suffer in the other two categories, depending on the opponent coin of course.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a very cleverly crafted competition and there is certainly strategy involved.</p><p><br /></p><p>There seems to be a bias against expensive coins, or perhaps people aren&#039;t taking the time to search for comparisons in sales archives.&nbsp; &quot;Expensive&quot; is a personal relativity though, and not every expensive coin played so far is a bargain.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rarity doesn&#039;t always help either.&nbsp; It&#039;s a complex contest <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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