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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3894574, member: 19463&quot;]It took me a while to realize that I am a lot less impressed by coins in unworn condition than I am by coins made from dies that were fine style or interesting in terms of subject.&nbsp; Bing&#039;s galley is a coin I have always admired.&nbsp; Not all of those capture the perspective as skillfully.&nbsp; I have a few coins that are in mint state but I tend not to buy coins which would impress only people who know little about ancient coins.&nbsp; Sometimes it is necessary for a coin to be high grade to show an important detail but there are more examples of coins I find interesting that are not known to exist in mint state.&nbsp; That said, these are my coins some people might like.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Parthian, Mithradates II drachm - nice dies, well struck and attractively toned but worn to VF </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1027162[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Byzantine Anonymous A3 overstruck on an as of Gordian III that was over 700 years old - I like overstrikes and other technically interesting coins.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1027165[/ATTACH] </p><p>I love the style of this Alexandria mint denarius of Septimius Severus with the beyond rare Venus reverse.&nbsp; I know you don&#039;t care for rare and it was not expensive all things considered.&nbsp; VF is good enough for me.&nbsp; Show me a better one. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1027166[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>At Fine, this is one of my finer denarii of Pescennius Niger but the attraction to me was it was from the mint at Caesarea rather than the common Antioch coins.&nbsp; Few people care to own one Pescennius Niger since they are hard to find in high grade and never in really good metal.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1027170[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I know one other collector of ancients that lives only 18 miles from me.&nbsp; His coins are nicer and he is not a drooler.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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