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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1213849, member: 19463&quot;]Anyone that knows me knows I agree with Martin on what makes a coin worth collecting but his coins are generally nicer than mine.&nbsp; I have a couple to show here.&nbsp; First is the Lucius Verus that seems to have been copied for his coin.</p><p>[ATTACH]128496.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Next is my poor example of the same thing.&nbsp; It is not a nice coin but means a lot to me because the late Roger Bickford-Smith once offered my a ridiculous amount for the coin but when I would not sell, we became friends and he taught me everything I know about Alexandrian Severus (at least the part known before his death).&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH]128497.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>... and perhaps less common is the same thing with the COS II rather than COS at the end of the legend.&nbsp; You need some sharp eyed faith to see the II but the COS is clear and the spacing is correct.&nbsp; Sure I&#039;d like to have a mint state one but there are so many people collecting these now (maybe a dozen???) that the chance of me getting one is approaching zero. </p><p>[ATTACH]128507.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris:</p><p>I have been very happy with a decision I made a couple years back to rephotograph every coin I own and catalog the images so I can find them.&nbsp; That means the coin itself can stay in the bank box or, for that matter could be sold, and the image is available when the discussion comes up.&nbsp; I have a number of coins that don&#039;t rank high enough that they get seen more than every few years (and I recommend a special box for coins on &#039;watch&#039; for bronze disease) but the photos are enjoyable.&nbsp; I have seen more than one collection being carried photographically on an iPad or similar device making upgrade or duplication decisions easier.&nbsp; Technology works even when we are talking about things a couple thousand years old.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I wish you the best for a healthy child who rapidly develops a great interest in coins.&nbsp; I wish my dad had taken me to coin shows rather than out in the fields to watch the crop dusters fly over spraying DDT (seemed neat at the time). <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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