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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orfew, post: 2280181, member: 74968&quot;]I felt much better after cracking out my Claudius denarius from the slab. It was as if I were freeing the coin from a prison.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was at a show on the weekend and was laughing to myself as many people were obsessing as to whether or not their slabbed coin really should have been an ms 63 and not a 62 as graded. To me, most decimal coinage is boring. I do not understand how one can get so excited over coins that basically look the same. I really do not care if a coin has a small &quot;S&quot; or a large &quot;S&quot;. Now, show me a coin of Sulla, Scipio Africanus, or Marc Antony&nbsp; and you will have my undivided attention.</p><p><br /></p><p>I collect ancients because I enjoy the many opportunities for learning they present. It is really cool to hold a 2000 year old coin in one&#039;s hand. Holding a piece of plastic just is not[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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