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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Calpurnia, post: 1342083, member: 35419&quot;]Hi Medorama:</p><p><br /></p><p>Good to hear from you.&nbsp; I have read many of your interesting posts in the past.&nbsp; I recognized your avatar as an&nbsp; RR, with Diana on the obverse and probably a hound on the Reverse.&nbsp; I especially like the toning on it; the contrast on it is outstanding and makes for a good avatar.&nbsp; A lot of American collectors probably prefer brilliant ancient coins, but I like toned coins, especially &quot;Cabinet Toning&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; I especially like good VF coins with a 2 tone(dark fields and lighter devices. Some EF and FDC&nbsp; RR denarii have weakly struck devices or the top most surfaces, even though mint state, are kinda bumpy, whereas a well struck specimen can be worn down a bit so that a VF specimen is to me much more pleasant and a whole lot less expensive. I think I read similar comments from Doug Smith here some time ago, so I think I am not alone in my thinking. Anyway I enjoy my dozen RR denarii.</p><p><br /></p><p>I never got into Byzantine or Central Asia coins but I think all coins are interesting, and often lack of a strong interest is due to lack of books on the coins or people to learn from.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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