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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tejas, post: 8197087, member: 84905&quot;]The more I think about it, the less the question of &quot;decrepit rarity&quot; vs. &quot;spectacular common coin&quot; seems to make sense. </p><p><br /></p><p>I think what is absolutely true for all collectors is that desirability of a coin rises with: </p><p>1. condition</p><p>2. pictoral/artistic interest</p><p>3. historical interest.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I could have a common coin in spectacular condition, with great pictoral and historical interest this coin is desireable, despite not being rare. Unfortunately, coins that display one or more of the above characteristics tend to be rare (and expensive). As somebody above wrote, any ancient coin in spectacular condition is a rarity.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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