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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kevin McGonigal, post: 5027463, member: 72790&quot;]Yes, and we collectors are glad that he did. Those big, and they are big, brass sesterces and dupondii are among the most attractive and impressive coins ever issued by any Ancient state. I would gladly give one denarius for four of those sesterces. When I was a kid and those big,90% silver dollars were still in circulation, I would plunk a few of those into my pocket and walk around feeling rich and important, much more so than with a few crumply, wrinkly, soiled tissues of rag paper. Who wants one measly little silver coin of 3.4 grams when he can have four of these impressive brass pieces?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1202024[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1202025[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>See what I mean? On far left a big, heavy brass sestertius of Titus with pax Augusti on rev. and the obligatory SC. Sear 2527. On the right, a dupondius of Vespasian with Fides on the rev. RIC 1211. Bottom left a dupondius of Nero with Securitas Augusta on rev. Notice the II on the reverse, bottom, of the coin for two asses. Sear 1968 (earlier edition). Last is one of those heavy US silver dollars that were in circulation (much to the irritation of Eastern US merchants) until about 1964. This one, 1921, is the last year of the Morgan issue. For those readers not familiar with US coinage, the US continued to mint these coins, with a different design, until 1935 and they did circulate widely in the Western US where, among other things, they were great for the Nevada casino&#039;s. Imagine a bucket load of these pouring out of a slot machine. Again for readers not familiar with US coinage, notice the use of Latin on the coin, E Pluribus Unum. From Many (states), One (country).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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