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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2394949, member: 19463&quot;]A problem that the gold collector might not be accustomed to facing is the fact that some issues of silver and bronze were not made as carefully as the gold and soft gold is more likely to strike well with full detail and smooth edges.&nbsp; I really would like to have the statistics on the matter but all I can do is guess.&nbsp; Lets guess that there are one million types of ancient coins.&nbsp; Of those, I&#039;d guess that less than 10% even exist in EF+ (slab MS) grade and less than 1% in hardline FDC meaning a coin that could not be improved in any way imaginable.&nbsp; People like me who have no problem accepting coins for what they have to offer even if that means some faults (wear, strike, surface and plain old damage), then,&nbsp; have 100 times as many types of coins to consider owning and fully realize that they will never be able to own them all.&nbsp; Those for whom the best money can buy may not be good enough face a &#039;supply&#039; problem that a multi billionaire can&#039;t defeat.&nbsp; &nbsp; Like I said, my numbers may not be accurate but I hope all the experienced crowd here will agree that you can only buy what exists.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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