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<p>[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 5453131, member: 14873"]I like that lead-off sentence of yours although I would temper it with some of the excellent advice and suggestions offered in other posts on how to start off collecting coins, especially the need to establish a personal reference library of standard and well respected books, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the criteria that I adopted when I started - and have pretty much stayed with over the years:</p><p><br /></p><p>1 Roman Imperial coins - mostly Julio-Claudian and particularly those associated with Roman Britain.</p><p><br /></p><p>2 Coins that have well documented historical association with the Emperor who issued the coin and/or significant contemporary events (battles, conflicts, buildings, etc.)</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Evidence of circulation and use: evenly worn, somewhat smooth surfaces - Portraits with well defined features. Complete depictions of devices etc. - pleasing patina.</p><p><br /></p><p>4. Very little evidence of post-collection surface cleaning.</p><p><br /></p><p>5. Well centered on flan.</p><p><br /></p><p>6. All inscriptions and legends complete and clearly visible/readable.</p><p><br /></p><p>7. Attributed as genuine in major research books and catalogs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 5453131, member: 14873"]I like that lead-off sentence of yours although I would temper it with some of the excellent advice and suggestions offered in other posts on how to start off collecting coins, especially the need to establish a personal reference library of standard and well respected books, etc. Here are the criteria that I adopted when I started - and have pretty much stayed with over the years: 1 Roman Imperial coins - mostly Julio-Claudian and particularly those associated with Roman Britain. 2 Coins that have well documented historical association with the Emperor who issued the coin and/or significant contemporary events (battles, conflicts, buildings, etc.) 3. Evidence of circulation and use: evenly worn, somewhat smooth surfaces - Portraits with well defined features. Complete depictions of devices etc. - pleasing patina. 4. Very little evidence of post-collection surface cleaning. 5. Well centered on flan. 6. All inscriptions and legends complete and clearly visible/readable. 7. Attributed as genuine in major research books and catalogs.[/QUOTE]
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