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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4507440, member: 101855"]Frankly some rarities have ceased to provide any thrill for me when they are totally or virtually unobtainable. Two cases in point are the 1802 half dime and the 1876-CC Twenty Cent Piece. I have enjoyed collecting the early half dimes and the double dimes for mint years, but those two coins have prevented me from completing those sets. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now that I am collecting coins of the Roman emperors, I find an ironic situation. I enjoy the history more than anything else. Oddly enough, some of the emperors who issued few coins because the ruled for a short time are often the most expensive. Some of the emperors who ruled for a longer period issued coins that much more interesting and affordable. </p><p><br /></p><p>In summation, I can get as much or more enjoyment from a coin, token or medal that has a great story surrounding it as I can from an isolated rarity. That sentiment goes double or triple for these modern mint contrived rarities.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4507440, member: 101855"]Frankly some rarities have ceased to provide any thrill for me when they are totally or virtually unobtainable. Two cases in point are the 1802 half dime and the 1876-CC Twenty Cent Piece. I have enjoyed collecting the early half dimes and the double dimes for mint years, but those two coins have prevented me from completing those sets. Now that I am collecting coins of the Roman emperors, I find an ironic situation. I enjoy the history more than anything else. Oddly enough, some of the emperors who issued few coins because the ruled for a short time are often the most expensive. Some of the emperors who ruled for a longer period issued coins that much more interesting and affordable. In summation, I can get as much or more enjoyment from a coin, token or medal that has a great story surrounding it as I can from an isolated rarity. That sentiment goes double or triple for these modern mint contrived rarities.[/QUOTE]
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