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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1821628, member: 19463&quot;]Everything I know about this one has been covered but I&#039;ll emphasize the aleady mentioned fact that these coins are usually on a small flan that loses something you wish had been on your flan.&nbsp; I agree the camel head is nice to have but I wish mine had more of the REX ARETAS at the bottom.&nbsp; Certainly it would be nice to have all the names of the issuers since the story makes them more celebrities than the average Republican.&nbsp; Obviously one of our number has the answer here: Buy several centered different ways.&nbsp; It will be very hard to find a perfect single specimen.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As for the story:&nbsp; Truth is overrated.&nbsp; The idea of propaganda on coins is to make history your friend.&nbsp; I can not help wishing our current coins were issued by our politicians using Roman rules.&nbsp; I live in Virginia where we just endured a nasty race for Governor and a nastier one for Attorney General.&nbsp; We could have covered the complete cost of issuing money had we allowed those guys to issue 90% silver legal tender at their expense calling each other names like they did on TV.&nbsp; Canadians could trade with me since I&#039;d need a source for some Toronto mayoral coins.&nbsp; Roman coins, especially Republicans, were considerably more tied to their times than our modern sensibilities would allow but we need to study more deeply than most are willing to understand every issue.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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