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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 3513206, member: 39084&quot;]Let&#039;s evaluate this coin on a point-by-point basis:</p><p><br /></p><p>- Obverse and reverse centering is nearly perfect.</p><p>- Legends are fully readable and the lettering is well-rendered.</p><p>- Obverse portrait is clearly recognizable as Caligula, and (here I disagree with Doug) the style is quite good, well above average for these mints -- especially the facial features.</p><p>- Reverse scene is interesting and not just another god-holding-some-sort-of-ceremonial-item type.</p><p>- High spots of devices are worn but also possibly the flan wasn&#039;t thick enough and the strike was a bit flat, meaning that circulation wear isn&#039;t really too bad.&nbsp; I&#039;d hesitate to use the word &quot;fault&quot; to describe its wear.</p><p>- Color is attractive and fields aren&#039;t smoothed, adding to the subjective/emotional appeal of the coin -- it&#039;s easy to imagine it was actually used in commerce.</p><p><br /></p><p>Really, how many coins do you find that rate so highly on the above criteria?&nbsp; I can imagine a young child in ancient times holding onto this coin in much the same way as a kid in the 1950s might have held onto a worn 50-cent piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>A very appealing coin![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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