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Message:: [QUOTE="nerosmyfavorite68, post: 24859903, member: 134416"]This discussion has been most informative.  Thank you, johnmilton and lordmarcovan, for posting your wonderful examples of U.S. coins. I don't feel like trawling through every Aaron Berk podcast, but one fairly recent one had grading in the educational bit.  I agreed with most of them, but like co-host Mike Nottelmann (whom I assume is the head of his U.S. dept.) said, one of those really hurt his heart.  It was a pretty decrepit example for that particular grade. The few times that I had the pleasure to go to Harlan J. Berk's Chicago store,  I would always race to the ancients and also go through the pick bins.  One magic day, there was a not-terrible Pescennius Niger in the window for $200 or 250, I forget which.  I raced inside and purchased it.  My most recent visit was in 1999. My local coin shop which sells some ancients is too far away to conveniently go to,but the few times I visit, I race to the corner which has ancients, ignoring virtually all else.  It's also pleasant to chat with the owner,who, by his own admission, knows little about ancients.  His bread and butter are the more modern coins.[/QUOTE]