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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FitzNigel, post: 2726610, member: 74712&quot;]i mostly use my collection as &quot;interest pieces.&quot;&nbsp; I&#039;m thinking more an assignment for my honors students to identify the emperor and the symbolism on the coin, then do a write up of the events that occurred when the coin was issued.&nbsp; This gives them the chance to really interact with an object from the past, plus exercise that &#039;detective work&#039; part of history.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I was planning on trying to get a variety of emperors and reverses from an upcoming coin show (likely just some cheap LRBs...), and fill in with some odd duplicates I have in my collection which will be easy enough to read and identify (if I gave them anything too worn, the kids would give up in frustration - unlike myself in high school who sought this stuff out).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll emphasize my request for the coin is only if no one else comes forward.&nbsp; I&#039;d hate to take away from a young numismatist with a real interest.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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