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<p>[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 1801428, member: 57463"]Mmmmm... I gotta go with "Thumbs Down." I mean the coin is what it is and if you have none in the series and just want the filler then that meets your needs. And it is always at least a real artifact of the time and place. So that's the plus side. You can carry it around and feel contacted with history.</p><p><br /></p><p>The downside is that our Spanish Knight seems to know about Rome and to care. I would save my money and buy a coin worthy of my own level of interest. I see this too often among too many collectors - and we have a thread going now from someone who cannot stop buying. You are better off not buying low-grade material. If you have money to burn, give it to the International Red Cross or Medicins sans Frontiers. </p><p><br /></p><p>If Valiant Knight wants to pursue the Legions of Marc Antony, going for one coin from each, then only the highest grades he can afford for his lifestyle are appropriate. At least that would be my own value system if I were collecting.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just to offer an opinion...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 1801428, member: 57463"]Mmmmm... I gotta go with "Thumbs Down." I mean the coin is what it is and if you have none in the series and just want the filler then that meets your needs. And it is always at least a real artifact of the time and place. So that's the plus side. You can carry it around and feel contacted with history. The downside is that our Spanish Knight seems to know about Rome and to care. I would save my money and buy a coin worthy of my own level of interest. I see this too often among too many collectors - and we have a thread going now from someone who cannot stop buying. You are better off not buying low-grade material. If you have money to burn, give it to the International Red Cross or Medicins sans Frontiers. If Valiant Knight wants to pursue the Legions of Marc Antony, going for one coin from each, then only the highest grades he can afford for his lifestyle are appropriate. At least that would be my own value system if I were collecting. Just to offer an opinion...[/QUOTE]
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