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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 5009743, member: 19463&quot;]I don&#039;t study Republicans but it seems from online postings that there are none that do not exist in mint state or in a quantity which would allow you to cull and upgrade every one that was not perfect.&nbsp; Are there types where the finest known is only &#039;Fine&#039;?&nbsp; Are there very rare (lets say under ten known) coins or is &#039;rare&#039; in this area something like the EID MAR denarius with a hundred known?&nbsp; Is there a Republican denarius known from only one example?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>When I bought my only ex. McCabe castoff, I was looking for a coin with more complete legends than what I had and was willing to accept what seemed like pedestrian style. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1201705[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It replaced my previous example which was shot on some legend.&nbsp; The part that bothered me was the lack of REX.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1201704[/ATTACH]</p><p>We often have to choose between grade and style when selecting common types.&nbsp; For less common things, I feel lucky to fine any example and avoid being picky.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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