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<p>[QUOTE="AncientJoe, post: 4321622, member: 44357"]I'll admit this is me. I'm a minimalist person/collector and generally try to tell the broadest story in as few pieces as possible. I can absolutely appreciate owning multiple examples of similar types but it would cause my collection to be too "imbalanced" in my own, personally convoluted perception of collecting.</p><p><br /></p><p>A related (and equally important) reason is that my resources are finite and owning two similar coins means I might not be able to buy a different type which could broaden my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>As an example, it would be a great goal to be build a Knossos Hera/Labyrinth denomination set but, for me, I'd rather have one coin to represent the series.</p><p><br /></p><p>I started with this drachm- a really great labyrinth but a Hera who moved while the picture was being taken:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1097994[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I then upgraded to this piece, which was ex-British Museum and which caused me to pay 10x the estimate:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1097995[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought I had "my" Knossos but then an upgrade opportunity came along privately from a dealer friend: the finest stater to reach the market in ~20 years.</p><p><br /></p><p>These coins are expensive and, with a number of other pieces coming up in an auction soon after, it wouldn't have been responsible to keep both. So, I consigned my drachm to an auction later in the year and happily brought home my stater which is now a permanent resident in my collection:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1097996[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="AncientJoe, post: 4321622, member: 44357"]I'll admit this is me. I'm a minimalist person/collector and generally try to tell the broadest story in as few pieces as possible. I can absolutely appreciate owning multiple examples of similar types but it would cause my collection to be too "imbalanced" in my own, personally convoluted perception of collecting. A related (and equally important) reason is that my resources are finite and owning two similar coins means I might not be able to buy a different type which could broaden my collection. As an example, it would be a great goal to be build a Knossos Hera/Labyrinth denomination set but, for me, I'd rather have one coin to represent the series. I started with this drachm- a really great labyrinth but a Hera who moved while the picture was being taken: [ATTACH=full]1097994[/ATTACH] I then upgraded to this piece, which was ex-British Museum and which caused me to pay 10x the estimate: [ATTACH=full]1097995[/ATTACH] I thought I had "my" Knossos but then an upgrade opportunity came along privately from a dealer friend: the finest stater to reach the market in ~20 years. These coins are expensive and, with a number of other pieces coming up in an auction soon after, it wouldn't have been responsible to keep both. So, I consigned my drachm to an auction later in the year and happily brought home my stater which is now a permanent resident in my collection: [ATTACH=full]1097996[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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