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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2572924, member: 19463&quot;]Call me unreasonable.&nbsp; I like girls with noses.&nbsp;&nbsp; There are many mint state coins with either poor style or style from a later period when Athens was not such a world power.&nbsp; I&#039;d rather have a nice VF of good style than a coin with nothing going for it other than being unworn.&nbsp; The whole point is the things exist by the hundreds of thousands.&nbsp; I once (years ago) saw a dealer at a show offering a pick out bag with at least a thousand owls (mostly Classical) at $500, your choice.&nbsp; Who buys coins from a $500 junk box? You do not have to pay too much for too little coin.&nbsp; There is enough demand that you are unlikely to get a coin that is great in every way for a low price either.&nbsp; Some of us would rather have a test cut than a nose off flan or an off center reverse.&nbsp; Some of us would be happy with any coin marked Mint State.&nbsp; Pay your money and take your choice. Should I mention you might want to have 5 or 10 each with different styles from different periods and different faults.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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