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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 7910846, member: 19463&quot;]24. Over the years, I have generally avoided buying coins just because they were high grade and have always preferred coins with some wear but good strikes and surfaces leaving the mint state rough ones for others who dislike wear and pay for that grade.&nbsp; I made a very uncharacteristic purchase in 1994 from Bill Porter probably made possible because the reverse centering kept the coin from being a super-coin.&nbsp; Worse, the thing is from the Rome mint and later (198-200 AD) than my prime period of interest.&nbsp; The portrait is quite nice.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1365828[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>As backup for this example of collecting for condition, I&#039;ll show my less perfect but still relatively high grade denarii of the other mints. Each of these were selected for reasons other than their letter grades.&nbsp; Eastern Septimius is not a good specialty for those who must have only MS coins with bold strikes and pristine surfaces. </p><p><br /></p><p>Alexandria </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1365829[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>&#039;Emesa&#039;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1365835[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>and &#039;Laodicea&#039;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1365832[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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