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<p>[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 8343748, member: 86498"]Generally speaking when I look at a coin the first question that I ask is... Do I like this coin? Most ancient coins are something of a medley. I have to consider a huge number of factors including centering, surface, style, damage, price and a host of other factors. If I decide I still like it, then I might look at the grade ascribed to it by a vendor. Most of the time I may agree. I would hazard to say that I have only two grades. Either 1. I like it or 2. I don't. </p><p>Philip I Ae 8 assarion 247-249 AD Obv. Bust right laureate and draped seen from back . Rv Head of Tyche right draped wearing veiled turreted crown. McAlee 977var 15.39 grms 28 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1479907[/ATTACH]When I saw this coin it was in a bag with a number of other specimens. Thus it had no written grade. I thought it was more or less complete and reasonably well centered though with some damage on the obverse just below the bust. Probably a flan flaw. To me the damage was very localized and therefore not that distracting. I thought this coin was a better example than most and his price point was slightly less than I had anticipated so I bought it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 8343748, member: 86498"]Generally speaking when I look at a coin the first question that I ask is... Do I like this coin? Most ancient coins are something of a medley. I have to consider a huge number of factors including centering, surface, style, damage, price and a host of other factors. If I decide I still like it, then I might look at the grade ascribed to it by a vendor. Most of the time I may agree. I would hazard to say that I have only two grades. Either 1. I like it or 2. I don't. Philip I Ae 8 assarion 247-249 AD Obv. Bust right laureate and draped seen from back . Rv Head of Tyche right draped wearing veiled turreted crown. McAlee 977var 15.39 grms 28 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1479907[/ATTACH]When I saw this coin it was in a bag with a number of other specimens. Thus it had no written grade. I thought it was more or less complete and reasonably well centered though with some damage on the obverse just below the bust. Probably a flan flaw. To me the damage was very localized and therefore not that distracting. I thought this coin was a better example than most and his price point was slightly less than I had anticipated so I bought it.[/QUOTE]
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