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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 25380379, member: 10461&quot;]<b><i>Coin</i></b>gratulations!</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a timely thread for me, as a lifetime Julius Caesar denarius is at the top of my current hit list.&nbsp; I&#039;ve been shot down in flames in several recent auctions, and am beginning to consider that I need to compromise my standards somewhat.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have been after:</p><p><br /></p><ul> <li>A coin struck in 44 BC, with an acceptable portrait,</li> <li>Most or all of the name CAESAR on the flan, and</li> <li>In Fine or better condition (though a small flan crack or banker&#039;s mark or two would have been acceptable).</li> </ul><p><i>And</i> I was <i>hoping</i> I could get one for $2,500 or less, but it seems that is a pipe dream, and I&#039;m WAY behind the times.&nbsp; I keep getting utterly <i>crushed</i> at auction.</p><p><br /></p><p>So it&#039;s time to consider VG coins and/or coins without a full CAESAR on the flan, I suppose.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&amp;sid=8018&amp;lot=4149" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&amp;sid=8018&amp;lot=4149" rel="nofollow">This recent Künker example</a> was VG-ish and had only his title, not his name, on it, so I did not bid, but now I sort of wish I had.&nbsp; It went for €675, and I would have considered it a very reasonable compromise coin, since I think it had pretty good eye appeal for a low grade piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>So... my quest continues.&nbsp; I&#039;m either going to have to come up with a lot more money for my war chest, or compromise, or maybe even both.</p><p><br /></p><p>This time around is <a href="https://www.colleconline.com/en/collection-items/21345/coins-ancient-to-romans-imperial-and-republican-twelve-caesars?orderBy=Relevance" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.colleconline.com/en/collection-items/21345/coins-ancient-to-romans-imperial-and-republican-twelve-caesars?orderBy=Relevance" rel="nofollow">my second attempt at a Twelve Caesars set</a>.&nbsp; I currently lack only Julius Caesar and Vitellius.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/picture-repost-my-twelve-caesars-roman-collection-from-2011-2013.296895/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/picture-repost-my-twelve-caesars-roman-collection-from-2011-2013.296895/">The first time I did the Twelve Caesars</a> was in 2011-2013.&nbsp; I was constrained by a &lt;$500/coin budget at the time.</p><p><br /></p><p>This was the &quot;budget lifetime Caesar&quot; I had back then.&nbsp; It cost me just under that $500 threshold (maybe just a tiny bit over, after I had it slabbed).</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi88.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk173%2Flordmarcovan%2F12%2520Caesars%2520Roman%2520Coin%2520Collection%2FTC01-JuliusCaesar-046800-frame.jpg&amp;hash=5a7bc5d3662f8345a5515d9b91b16e7b" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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