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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7655958, member: 19463"]I feel guilty sticking a friend with a coin I regret buying but Coin Talk has made a condition snob out of me. I did not expect it to sell since some of my better items got no bids. I'm not sure I am in the hobby anymore. I still like the coins I considered part of my specialty but intend to cut back on the ones I bought because I thought I need them. I hope someone wants the semis.</p><p><br /></p><p>My favorite Decius coin is the antoninianus overstruck on a denarius of Geta. I like weird coins. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1316211[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Similarly, I like my 'thin' AE sestertius? that weighs only 11.2g. Was it the last blank poured and the ladle was running out? Was this a dupondius flan struck with sestertius dies? I don't know. Are the Victory reverse coins (like the double) lighter than others? I bought it from a 'good' dealer in 1989. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1316215[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7655958, member: 19463"]I feel guilty sticking a friend with a coin I regret buying but Coin Talk has made a condition snob out of me. I did not expect it to sell since some of my better items got no bids. I'm not sure I am in the hobby anymore. I still like the coins I considered part of my specialty but intend to cut back on the ones I bought because I thought I need them. I hope someone wants the semis. My favorite Decius coin is the antoninianus overstruck on a denarius of Geta. I like weird coins. [ATTACH=full]1316211[/ATTACH] Similarly, I like my 'thin' AE sestertius? that weighs only 11.2g. Was it the last blank poured and the ladle was running out? Was this a dupondius flan struck with sestertius dies? I don't know. Are the Victory reverse coins (like the double) lighter than others? I bought it from a 'good' dealer in 1989. [ATTACH=full]1316215[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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