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<p>[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 2160911, member: 57495"]Welcome to the dark side, C-B-D, and congrats on your first ancient buys. My first purchase about 3 years ago was also a group of 10 coins. I was completely clueless and without a doubt you've done much better than I did. Your coins mostly all have good detail, decent surfaces and centering, and you've got a nice variety of rulers and types as well. A lot more than I can say for the group that I bought!</p><p><br /></p><p>To my eye the Postumus seems the weakest because of the poor surfaces, which is unfortunate if only because it detracts from what I think is the best portrait face of the 'Crisis of the Third Century' period. Get yourself a better Postumus already! </p><p><br /></p><p>Just kidding about that last statement <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />... eventually we all get around to buying better coins the more experienced we become and the deeper we delve into the incredibly diverse and absorbing world of ancient coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>I'm interested to see what your next purchases will be. Buy them soon, and show us pics! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 2160911, member: 57495"]Welcome to the dark side, C-B-D, and congrats on your first ancient buys. My first purchase about 3 years ago was also a group of 10 coins. I was completely clueless and without a doubt you've done much better than I did. Your coins mostly all have good detail, decent surfaces and centering, and you've got a nice variety of rulers and types as well. A lot more than I can say for the group that I bought! To my eye the Postumus seems the weakest because of the poor surfaces, which is unfortunate if only because it detracts from what I think is the best portrait face of the 'Crisis of the Third Century' period. Get yourself a better Postumus already! Just kidding about that last statement :D... eventually we all get around to buying better coins the more experienced we become and the deeper we delve into the incredibly diverse and absorbing world of ancient coins. I'm interested to see what your next purchases will be. Buy them soon, and show us pics! :)[/QUOTE]
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