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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 26050171, member: 10461&quot;]That does seem to consistently be the crowd pleaser, though the two gold coins were of course much more expensive.&nbsp; The Titus aureus, struck for the opening of the Colosseum in 80 AD, is the most valuable in the set, and, up until last summer, was my second most valuable coin.&nbsp; I imagine it&#039;s still in my top five.&nbsp; Despite the modest grade, it&#039;s kinda hard to beat a Roman gold aureus with an elephant on it, tied to such a historic event.</p><p><br /></p><p>I made the obverse pic of the Claudius sestertius into a <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/new-mouse-pad.415947/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/new-mouse-pad.415947/">custom mouse pad</a>, since I needed a new one for my desk.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh- it&#039;s also the only star ★ rated NGC coin I own.&nbsp; Usually the NGC &quot;stars&quot; are seen on AU and MS coins.&nbsp; It&#039;s kind of unusual (for me, at least) to see one on a VF coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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