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<p>[QUOTE="Limes, post: 4534759, member: 101013"]Lovely coins! And i never heard of Wabi Sabi, great way of looking at 'coins with a flaw' in a positive way.</p><p>But to be honest, the 'Wabi Sabi' types in my collection are also a compromise between having the scarce type or emperor in my collection and budget. Do I really charish these coins <i>because</i> of their imperfections? Or do I like them, <i>despite </i>their flaws? It's a bit of both, I guess. I do lack a coin in my collection that truly speaks to me, <i>because </i>of its flaws(s).</p><p><br /></p><p>My current 'flawed' but nevertheless nice coins tend to be off flan, weakly struck or worn, or a combination of these three. Here is an example:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1122833[/ATTACH]</p><p>Same for this one, worn, corroded, but lovely portrait!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1122837[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER], I've seen your alexandria coin before, but it still is a really beautiful coin every time I see it again! A perfect example of 'grown beautiful' in my opinion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Limes, post: 4534759, member: 101013"]Lovely coins! And i never heard of Wabi Sabi, great way of looking at 'coins with a flaw' in a positive way. But to be honest, the 'Wabi Sabi' types in my collection are also a compromise between having the scarce type or emperor in my collection and budget. Do I really charish these coins [I]because[/I] of their imperfections? Or do I like them, [I]despite [/I]their flaws? It's a bit of both, I guess. I do lack a coin in my collection that truly speaks to me, [I]because [/I]of its flaws(s). My current 'flawed' but nevertheless nice coins tend to be off flan, weakly struck or worn, or a combination of these three. Here is an example: [ATTACH=full]1122833[/ATTACH] Same for this one, worn, corroded, but lovely portrait! [ATTACH=full]1122837[/ATTACH] [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER], I've seen your alexandria coin before, but it still is a really beautiful coin every time I see it again! A perfect example of 'grown beautiful' in my opinion.[/QUOTE]
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