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<p>[QUOTE="IdesOfMarch01, post: 7536320, member: 39084"]My own observations and thoughts about this coin and the accompanying thread are pretty much in alignment with AncientJoe's post, above.</p><p><br /></p><p>My first reactions on seeing the actual coin after reading that it had been smoothed were: (1) Really? It's pretty rare for Roman denarii to be smoothed (although the frequency of this is higher in the last few years), and (2) So what? I still found the coin to have an artistic obverse portrait, with the reverse well-centered and equally attractive.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the "chip," I'm not even sure why it was noted. For example, would you find the "chip" on my Domitian denarius (below) noteworthy?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1301041[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>If the radial striations on the obverse of your coin are, in reality, the smoothing marks to which NGC's comments refer, I would be far less concerned than if they were actual re-engraving or tooling. The term "smoothing" connotes (to me) that surface detritus that was NOT part of the coin when it ceased to circulate (but accumulated afterwards) was removed. That's all.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ultimately, the choice is up to you regarding the coin. But my personal opinion is that most of the negative issues raised, especially NGC's low "grade," are exaggerated and overblown.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="IdesOfMarch01, post: 7536320, member: 39084"]My own observations and thoughts about this coin and the accompanying thread are pretty much in alignment with AncientJoe's post, above. My first reactions on seeing the actual coin after reading that it had been smoothed were: (1) Really? It's pretty rare for Roman denarii to be smoothed (although the frequency of this is higher in the last few years), and (2) So what? I still found the coin to have an artistic obverse portrait, with the reverse well-centered and equally attractive. As for the "chip," I'm not even sure why it was noted. For example, would you find the "chip" on my Domitian denarius (below) noteworthy? [ATTACH=full]1301041[/ATTACH] If the radial striations on the obverse of your coin are, in reality, the smoothing marks to which NGC's comments refer, I would be far less concerned than if they were actual re-engraving or tooling. The term "smoothing" connotes (to me) that surface detritus that was NOT part of the coin when it ceased to circulate (but accumulated afterwards) was removed. That's all. Ultimately, the choice is up to you regarding the coin. But my personal opinion is that most of the negative issues raised, especially NGC's low "grade," are exaggerated and overblown.[/QUOTE]
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