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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2203415, member: 19463&quot;]This thread reveals the conflict of good and evil.&nbsp; It was evil that took away Bing&#039;s photos but out of the ashes rose not only his better images but those of others here that were inspired to reimage.&nbsp; I am working on a web page on the philosophical concept of beauty through the acceptance of what seems to be imperfection (Wabi Sabi).&nbsp; Where does patina stop and corrosion begin?&nbsp; Is my hair gray or platinum blonde?&nbsp; It is all in the way we look at things.&nbsp; Those few with unlimited funds compete for the fewnperfect ancients but my favorite coins are not all my highest grade ones.&nbsp; They are, like me, a bit raggedy.&nbsp; I do not go as far as some here in terms of accepting poor condition coins that are easily found better but I cherish many that have weathered their 2000 years no more gracefully than I have my 69. </p><p><br /></p><p>I must add, however, that accepting a less than perfect coin does not mean paying an exorbitant price to have it.&nbsp; Dealers who want us to pay extra for ugliness may have a long wait.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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