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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2184097, member: 19463&quot;]I know we will never hear the end of the &#039;rare&#039; question but wouldn&#039;t it be nice to see it replaced once in a while by the &#039;care&#039; question.&nbsp; Why should I care about this coin as opposed to a million other coins?&nbsp; Is it beautiful, interesting, educational, historical or on the want list of many of my friends?&nbsp; I know many of us &#039;care&#039; about any ancient just because it is 2000 years old and that is what makes a coin of a common ruler (I have ~3000 commons) worth more than melt.&nbsp; Add a little for small degrees of the other things I mentioned and we might be up to 10x melt or a couple dollars.&nbsp; Judging the difference between a great &#039;rarity&#039; and a coin with great &#039;carity&#039; is pretty much the name of the game for ancient collectors.&nbsp; The Pius shown is far from the worst since it is fully identifiable and has several legible letters.&nbsp; The coin TIF posted is far from the best since it has some wear and surface irregularities.&nbsp; I would love to own it ($92? - maybe) and there are those present who would find it too awful for words just as there would be others who would consider it too expensive for serious consideration.&nbsp; That is our hobby.&nbsp; Welcome aboard.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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