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Message:: [QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2937186, member: 19463"]I thought I had about a thousand coins in that category until I realized that I might rather see who they went to than to find out you really cant take it with you.  There are at least a hundred that I would much rather give away if I could find someone who would appreciate them in the way I do but the fact that this thread was started shows most people consider most coins just merchandise to be bought and sold for profit with only a few rising above that status to 'keeper'. In 1974 I sold about 150 coins to Joel Malter.  I asked him to return these three if he would not pay a premium for them as special in some way.  He saw nothing worth having so I got them back.  I regret selling any of what I had from a profit sense (the group included single coins that would sell today for more than he paid for the lot) but I am glad to have these three back.   I have posted each so many times that old timers here would have seen them (and agree that Malter was right).  No one cares about the X chair support on this dog of a denarius.  [ATTACH=full]714474[/ATTACH] I thought it was rare but now I have three and know Martin has some.  It was my favorite coin in the 1960's so I'll keep it.[ATTACH=full]714475[/ATTACH] This was my first overstrike and, therefore, special to me.[ATTACH=full]714476[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]