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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2457912, member: 19463"]For the record, I loved the Berk book. In fact I loved it so much that I borrowed the concept for my page on my 99 1/2 Favorite Coins which showed coins from my collection not worth the $150,000 collectively. </p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/favs.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/favs.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/favs.html</a></p><p>Still my grouping includes many coins not available to many collectors - not because they were expensive but just because there are so many different ancient coins that some minor variations have no demand (therefore, low price) and even less supply. </p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps what we need is a new book showing not the 100 Greatest but the 100 'significant but realistically obtainable ancient coins'. The EID MAR coin of Brutus is expensive (but not as rare as several others in the book with much lower Greatest ratings) but many more can afford a coin of Caesar and many other really significant Romans. There are thousands of really nice Greek coins that exist in price ranges most can afford that contributed to the economy of their lands and show history at least as interesting as some of the Berk beauties. The Berk book is weak on coins of the East and minor civilizations (on purpose since it is a list of Greek and Roman wonders). </p><p><br /></p><p>I suggest we all buy the Berk book unless you are the kind of person who will be troubled by the fact that you will not have a collection quite like it. If you can't go to a car show without selling a kid so you can afford a Lamborghini; If you can't go to the movies without stalking a starlet --- perhaps you should not be allowed to look at <b>100 Greatest Coins</b> but, for most of us, it comes highly recommended.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2457912, member: 19463"]For the record, I loved the Berk book. In fact I loved it so much that I borrowed the concept for my page on my 99 1/2 Favorite Coins which showed coins from my collection not worth the $150,000 collectively. [url]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/favs.html[/url] Still my grouping includes many coins not available to many collectors - not because they were expensive but just because there are so many different ancient coins that some minor variations have no demand (therefore, low price) and even less supply. Perhaps what we need is a new book showing not the 100 Greatest but the 100 'significant but realistically obtainable ancient coins'. The EID MAR coin of Brutus is expensive (but not as rare as several others in the book with much lower Greatest ratings) but many more can afford a coin of Caesar and many other really significant Romans. There are thousands of really nice Greek coins that exist in price ranges most can afford that contributed to the economy of their lands and show history at least as interesting as some of the Berk beauties. The Berk book is weak on coins of the East and minor civilizations (on purpose since it is a list of Greek and Roman wonders). I suggest we all buy the Berk book unless you are the kind of person who will be troubled by the fact that you will not have a collection quite like it. If you can't go to a car show without selling a kid so you can afford a Lamborghini; If you can't go to the movies without stalking a starlet --- perhaps you should not be allowed to look at [B]100 Greatest Coins[/B] but, for most of us, it comes highly recommended.[/QUOTE]
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