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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4076653, member: 19463&quot;]Disqualify is a hard word.&nbsp; Smoothing certainly lessens the appeal. </p><p>I own some smoothed coins of which I am aware and, I am sure, others that I missed.&nbsp; I would rather have a coin with no faults of any kind and smoothing is one thing I call a fault.&nbsp; There are worse faults like tooling which I really try to avoid.</p><p><br /></p><p>Exactly.&nbsp; The rules need to be a little flexible. Not everything is absolute. </p><p><br /></p><p>There even are <u>tooled</u> coins I would love to own.&nbsp; About 50 years ago, I was shown an as of Pescennius Niger which I then believed started life as another emperor.&nbsp; I would love to have it because any coin you remember after 50 years should be on your want list. </p><p><br /></p><p>My only toolie I love having is this Zenobia not-a- tetradrachm which I believe started as an as of Vespasian or Titus.&nbsp; I admire the thought put into making this ridiculous fake.&nbsp; Who would think of changing SC into the date LE?&nbsp; I wonder what else this person made (and when). It was worth my money ($12.50, I believe?).&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1064110[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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