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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1640703, member: 19463&quot;]I&#039;ve never been a big fan of London coins but I understand how they win the popularity contest here where most of us are English as a primary language types.&nbsp; I suspect that German and French language sites would have more people liking other mints.&nbsp; In the time of Constantine, I like Rome followed closely by the neighboring mint at Ostia.&nbsp; It is a matter of style preferences or &#039;taste&#039;.&nbsp; I only have one Ostia and my favorite portrait from Rome happens to be on my doublestruck clashed dies coins (a bit of a mess).&nbsp; Every mint has good dies and bad.&nbsp; Some collectors pay extra for examples from better dies but they are a minority.&nbsp; Others of us are happy to have an example of 17 different mints even though some of them are decidedly second rate. </p><p>[ATTACH]236160.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]236161.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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