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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 5386710, member: 19463"]Perhaps this is just my attitude but I see a considerable difference between ugly coins acquired sight unseen as a lot with other coins that turn out to be ugly and ugly coins bought individually knowing full well just how ugly they are. A subset of those are ugly coins that are more beautiful/desirable because they are so ugly or coins made better by being worse. Wabi Sabi allows for beauty through change so it is not making a value judgement as to what is ugly and what is just 'in process' of becoming what it is to become. Some ugly coins started out ugly and never passed through a cute phase (I was cute 70 years ago but that did not last long). Below are a few coins that I consider in the three categories of ugliness:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Born ugly</p><p>My left facing barbarous radiate with figure with rudder reverse was born ugly. It may be less shiny now but that has nothing to do with its ugliness. It is my 'worst' barbarous radiate.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1231164[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Achieved ugliness</p><p>Through natural processes some coins have gained ugliness often through corrosion over a long time while buried. This as of Caligula was decent looking before the chemicals in the ground destroyed its surfaces. This is the more scarce of the obverse legends found on Vesta asses which explains why I have not disposed of the coin.....yet.[ATTACH=full]1231171[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>3. ...had ugliness thrust upon them</p><p>Many coins are made ugly through inept efforts at cleaning but other coins got ugly in only a few seconds as did this denarius of Augustus that was pierced by an iron nail (still partially present in the hole) and the ball peen hammer that kept striking even after the hole was made. This coin stopped being beautiful and started being 'interesting' in a matter of seconds.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1231170[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 5386710, member: 19463"]Perhaps this is just my attitude but I see a considerable difference between ugly coins acquired sight unseen as a lot with other coins that turn out to be ugly and ugly coins bought individually knowing full well just how ugly they are. A subset of those are ugly coins that are more beautiful/desirable because they are so ugly or coins made better by being worse. Wabi Sabi allows for beauty through change so it is not making a value judgement as to what is ugly and what is just 'in process' of becoming what it is to become. Some ugly coins started out ugly and never passed through a cute phase (I was cute 70 years ago but that did not last long). Below are a few coins that I consider in the three categories of ugliness: 1. Born ugly My left facing barbarous radiate with figure with rudder reverse was born ugly. It may be less shiny now but that has nothing to do with its ugliness. It is my 'worst' barbarous radiate. [ATTACH=full]1231164[/ATTACH] 2. Achieved ugliness Through natural processes some coins have gained ugliness often through corrosion over a long time while buried. This as of Caligula was decent looking before the chemicals in the ground destroyed its surfaces. This is the more scarce of the obverse legends found on Vesta asses which explains why I have not disposed of the coin.....yet.[ATTACH=full]1231171[/ATTACH] 3. ...had ugliness thrust upon them Many coins are made ugly through inept efforts at cleaning but other coins got ugly in only a few seconds as did this denarius of Augustus that was pierced by an iron nail (still partially present in the hole) and the ball peen hammer that kept striking even after the hole was made. This coin stopped being beautiful and started being 'interesting' in a matter of seconds. [ATTACH=full]1231170[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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