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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 2762651, member: 85693&quot;]Thanks for your insights Doug.&nbsp; The Julia D. was the reason I bid on the lot - what makes this sort of find appealing (addictive) to me is the lack of description - I am indeed seeking Julia Domna coins (that I can afford) and like finding stuff on the cheap.&nbsp; Which is why I bought this lot.&nbsp; My garage sale mentality at work!</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps a topic for another thread, but I have a perverse love for ugly coins.&nbsp; But I am rather (weirdly) picky about ugly - for instance holes don&#039;t bother me, but I dislike grainy planchets.&nbsp; Damaged coins become for me affordable coins - not a good investment strategy, but I am not really investing.&nbsp; I just like &#039;em. </p><p><br /></p><p>Not an ancient, but here is an example of the kind of stuff I love to buy - an 1812 Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy 5 Lire (crown size, 25 grams) with a hole, graffiti, and only $8.59 (eBay 2013) - around $12 melt today.&nbsp; A cheap thrill...or an example of my poor collecting habits!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]635237[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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