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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Nap, post: 8200429, member: 73099&quot;]I like the rare stuff.&nbsp; It is silly to say condition doesn’t matter, it very much does and of course drives prices, but when dealing with such exquisitely rare items, it makes sense to be accepting of some problematic coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess it depends on how you collect.&nbsp; If you are collecting what you find aesthetically pleasing, then it doesn’t make a lot of sense to seek out rare but ugly coins.&nbsp; There are plenty of historic coins that do are readily available in appealing grades.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>However, if you are putting together a set with a completion type goal (even if unachievable) like every Roman emperor, every British king, or every date/mm of silver dollar, then you ultimately run into this problem with the rarer ones.&nbsp; I am always more impressed with a collection that has many of the rarities than one with many holes, even if the rare coins aren’t in as great shape.</p><p><br /></p><p>I posted this a few months back:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/wretched-rarities.390251/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/wretched-rarities.390251/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/wretched-rarities.390251/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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