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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 3602323, member: 44316&quot;][USER=88829]@lrbguy[/USER] , I will consider your point, and that of [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER] too.&nbsp; My paragraph at the end of</p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/condition.html#II" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/condition.html#II" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/condition.html#II</a></p><p>began with a reference to a spectacular $47,000 coin that might have been $470 in clear, but far from perfect, grade. I want collectors to be able to think the $470 example is special and collectable--nothing to be ashamed of.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If you got that impression, I need to change the wording. </p><p><br /></p><p>To be not ashamed of coins that don&#039;t grade high is not the same as being ashamed of coins that do. I would never suggest being ashamed of great coins, not even the $47,000 sestertius. </p><p><br /></p><p>It is one thing to collect high-grade coins; it is another to discourage those who don&#039;t. I intended to say that we should not discourage collectors who have, enjoy, and are willing to share lower-grade coins. I thought I was clear that US coin publications do discourage the collecting of EF or lower-grade coins. Maybe not in so many words, but it is there in every issue. A collector&#039;s coins do not deserve distain because they are not EF. If someone doesn&#039;t want coins below EF, fine. Anyone can collect what they want. But, I hope that person will do nothing to discourage those who do buy coins below EF.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe I need to rethink how to say what I wrote. [Insertions in brackets here are not in the original and won&#039;t be in a revision]&nbsp; &quot;It is not good for the hobby if fewer collectors want the myriad medium- and low-grade ancient coins that most can afford. [When you show coins] don&#039;t emphasize grade [to rub it in to those who don&#039;t have such high-grade coins] and don&#039;t subtly imply that [high] grade is the key to a coin&#039;s desirability. It&#039;s not.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I might say &quot;only key&quot; but I thought the term &quot;key&quot; implied &quot;the one&quot; already. </p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=88829]@lrbguy[/USER] , I wonder if the Trajan DAC CAP denarius I showed in VF or lower grade, but pretty nice condition nevertheless, shows enough artwork for your purposes?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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