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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2455414, member: 19463&quot;]For those not familiar with Cohen:&nbsp; Cohen listed coins alphabetically by reverse legend but paid no attention to mintmarks or field letters so you can not equate an RIC numer to a Cohen number unless you understand the limitations.&nbsp; As a result it was easy to assign a Cohen number to part legend coins since it was fair to assume the encircling legend in many cases just based on the type (if it is a Falling Horseman, the legend was FEL TEMP REPARATIO).&nbsp; There is no scholarly organization or dating within the reign implied by the order.&nbsp; Coins from different mints that read the same have the same number.&nbsp;&nbsp; Cohen was a great book for its day and IMHO worth owning today if only in the public domain electronic free online.&nbsp; The 8 volume paperback set was not all that expensive a few years ago but modern collectors expect more organization so RIC numbers are much more popular.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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