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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 8376265, member: 26302"]Yeah, style can be in the eye of the beholder occasionally, but most of the time not. Compare a number of coins in similar grades side by side and you will start to notice style. Lets say its a common standing goddess on the reverse. One may have facial features pleasing, robes flowing correctly, arms three dimensional, etc. Another might be a stick figure with no real face and cartoony robes. Its always about comparisons within identical types, (you cannot compare style between a Syracusan tet and a late roman bronze), and its a fairly advanced topic. Sure, on the high end coins it can make huge differences, but for beginners its a topic to be aware of, to start educating yourself on, etc. It should not make a huge difference in entry level coins. However, if a beginner is aware of it, he may have a chance to pick up a fine style coin for the issue if they know its something to be aware of. If I have a chance, I try to select the highest style of an issue, even at the expense of a slightly lower grade, if I have the chance. Even in late roman bronzes, there were some very talented celators.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 8376265, member: 26302"]Yeah, style can be in the eye of the beholder occasionally, but most of the time not. Compare a number of coins in similar grades side by side and you will start to notice style. Lets say its a common standing goddess on the reverse. One may have facial features pleasing, robes flowing correctly, arms three dimensional, etc. Another might be a stick figure with no real face and cartoony robes. Its always about comparisons within identical types, (you cannot compare style between a Syracusan tet and a late roman bronze), and its a fairly advanced topic. Sure, on the high end coins it can make huge differences, but for beginners its a topic to be aware of, to start educating yourself on, etc. It should not make a huge difference in entry level coins. However, if a beginner is aware of it, he may have a chance to pick up a fine style coin for the issue if they know its something to be aware of. If I have a chance, I try to select the highest style of an issue, even at the expense of a slightly lower grade, if I have the chance. Even in late roman bronzes, there were some very talented celators.[/QUOTE]
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