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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 8257690, member: 86498&quot;]When I started my collection I too fell into the &quot;trap&quot; of buying low grade coins because they were &quot;rare&quot;. Because of this I had a hodgepodge of coins ranging from EF to Good. Please note: I believe that the highest grade attainable for an ancient coin is EF but that is just me. The end result was that I became dissatisfied with the lower grade coins. I didn&#039;t even like looking at them.&nbsp; After awhile I established a minimum standard. This standard was not fixed. I believe that the more expensive the coin is the better the coin should look. For the last 40 odd years this system has worked for me. I have found that when I have broken my own rules I usually regret it rather quickly.</p><p>Denarius of M. Iunius 145 BC Obv, Helmeted head of Roma right. Rv. Dioscuri on horseback charging right spears leveled&nbsp; Crawford 220/1 4.13 grms 17 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1456051[/ATTACH]I bought this coin in 1986. It was in a Swiss auction and was remaindered. I bought it along with three other unsold lots another of which I still own. I have been happy with this coin ever since. As for the lower grade coins I purged them decades ago.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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