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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3541871, member: 19463"]I believe the point here is the old 'glass half empty/glass half full' question. Some of us can look at the sestertius below and see nice surfaces and color with a pleasing face while others can only see two headless figures on the reverse. The obverse is as poorly struck at the bottom as the reverse is at the top but the lost detail there is easier to tolerate. I could have held out for perfection and paid 10x the price of this one but I chose the half full option. My estate would profit more had I chosen otherwise but I do like holding this coin. [ATTACH=full]941478[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3541871, member: 19463"]I believe the point here is the old 'glass half empty/glass half full' question. Some of us can look at the sestertius below and see nice surfaces and color with a pleasing face while others can only see two headless figures on the reverse. The obverse is as poorly struck at the bottom as the reverse is at the top but the lost detail there is easier to tolerate. I could have held out for perfection and paid 10x the price of this one but I chose the half full option. My estate would profit more had I chosen otherwise but I do like holding this coin. [ATTACH=full]941478[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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