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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paul M., post: 2552652, member: 73165&quot;]What I look for in an ancient coin is roughly the following:</p><ol> <li>Cost - Can I afford it, even theoretically? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></li> <li>Interest - how interested in the type am I?&nbsp; Does this even fit in my collection?</li> <li>Eye appeal - Does the coin look nice?&nbsp; Does it speak to me?<br /> </li> <li>Rarity - how available is the type to begin with?</li> <li>Surface quality - Is it good metal?&nbsp; Was it overcleaned?</li> <li>Centering - are well-centered pieces available at all in my price range?&nbsp; Are the important legends and devices on flan?</li> <li>Strike and wear/grade - Is all the detail that I&#039;d expect to be there given the amount of wear actually present?</li> </ol><p>Lower numbered items can override higher numbered items.&nbsp; That meant that this, although it&#039;s a nice coin (I have seen it in hand), did not make the grade:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]548679[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>If the obverse had been off center that much in the other direction, I wouldn&#039;t have even considered it.&nbsp; As it turned out, I ended up with a coin with just as nice a reverse and a much better centered obverse. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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