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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lrbguy, post: 3144682, member: 88829&quot;]What a masterful job of pairing contestants!! </p><p><br /></p><p>Eye appeal: both coins have engaging images flawed by damage.&nbsp; They are both artfully done.&nbsp; However, the jagged edge I found disquieting and agreed with TypeCoin that the chops on their coin fit the mood of what it portrays.&nbsp; And that little stag is too cute to miss.</p><p><br /></p><p>Best bargain: how can you talk about &quot;bargain&quot; with an unpublished variety, unless the seller missed something.&nbsp; CNG did not.&nbsp; I think the denarius fared about as expected for a great imperatorial with facial problems, but a sound specimen of this is quite pricey.&nbsp; I&#039;m giving the edge to AA because of the uniqueness factor.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Historical/numismatic writeup.&nbsp; AA connected the dots for the design elements on the coin and its historical setting.&nbsp; Big subject, deftly handled.&nbsp; But for a contest challenge the introduction of additional material not in the competition took up valuable space from what TypeCoin needed to say about their entry.&nbsp; More than half the writeup was about the other two coins; and did not substantially deepen my appreciation for the entry choice.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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