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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7973939, member: 19463"]The question to me is how much difference would the market make if these off centered examples also where full legend and balanced. Certainly the face of Christ is the prime consideration but, to get into the high dollar class, I would expect a crisp 'Emmanuel' and balance.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That is a small one which those who allow the distinction would call and A3 like the sand coin. I realize that there are those who disallow A3 altogether but I still would value a fully detailed (nose, obverse legend, reverse including BOTH decorations) that weighs 15g+ above a sub-10g coin all other factors being equal. My example below was $5. I regret its centering more than the ribbon shaped hole but agree that wear is what makes it a $5 coin.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1383489[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone have a fully detailed coin with good weight, good centering and full border of dots on both sides? I, most certainly, never will! Since relatively few sales are made to people who have handled the coin, price does not follow weight as it might have when A2 was used to denote heavy standard coins. Facial detail is prime but there are many other things to be considered. This one has everything but weight unless you are picky about the doubling and the tight reverse. It went for $1265 + add ons in 2009 (up from $650 +10% in 2000). Imagine what a similar 16g coin would bring. Perfection is not something easy to find if it even exists. </p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=133065" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=133065" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=133065</a></p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/enlarged/80000842.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>There is also the fact that some of these coins show some degree of overstriking and that is not popular in the high end market. I'm sure everyone is tired of seeing my 10.88g, full nose follis (OK, the nose belongs to Gordian III rather than Christ but it <i>is</i> a nose). <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1383506[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>We pay our money and pick our faults.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7973939, member: 19463"]The question to me is how much difference would the market make if these off centered examples also where full legend and balanced. Certainly the face of Christ is the prime consideration but, to get into the high dollar class, I would expect a crisp 'Emmanuel' and balance. That is a small one which those who allow the distinction would call and A3 like the sand coin. I realize that there are those who disallow A3 altogether but I still would value a fully detailed (nose, obverse legend, reverse including BOTH decorations) that weighs 15g+ above a sub-10g coin all other factors being equal. My example below was $5. I regret its centering more than the ribbon shaped hole but agree that wear is what makes it a $5 coin. [ATTACH=full]1383489[/ATTACH] Does anyone have a fully detailed coin with good weight, good centering and full border of dots on both sides? I, most certainly, never will! Since relatively few sales are made to people who have handled the coin, price does not follow weight as it might have when A2 was used to denote heavy standard coins. Facial detail is prime but there are many other things to be considered. This one has everything but weight unless you are picky about the doubling and the tight reverse. It went for $1265 + add ons in 2009 (up from $650 +10% in 2000). Imagine what a similar 16g coin would bring. Perfection is not something easy to find if it even exists. [URL]https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=133065[/URL] [IMG]https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/enlarged/80000842.jpg[/IMG] There is also the fact that some of these coins show some degree of overstriking and that is not popular in the high end market. I'm sure everyone is tired of seeing my 10.88g, full nose follis (OK, the nose belongs to Gordian III rather than Christ but it [I]is[/I] a nose). :happy: [ATTACH=full]1383506[/ATTACH] We pay our money and pick our faults.[/QUOTE]
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