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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2751901, member: 19463&quot;]Since a couple people have posted they like the Faustina best, I&#039;ll go to bat for the Caracalla.&nbsp; He was emperor for 20 years and we watch him grow on coins from a kid to a snarling beast.&nbsp; People seem to prefer the extremes of that span but it is harder to find nice examples of the middle period (like this one).&nbsp; I believe the seller has priced the two correctly in proportion and you would best advised to buy the one you like, not the one we like.&nbsp; You might consider seeing if the seller would take a lesser number if you bought both (85?).&nbsp; I will mention one other little point.&nbsp; If you have been milking this dealer for information and not buying much or anything in the process of building trust, you might consider paying just a little more or, conversely, not beating him to death asking for a discount no matter how fair his asking price might be.&nbsp; You both benefit from forming a long term relationship and you want him to think of you as the customer worth answers to questions and being glad (at least not run away) when he sees you coming.&nbsp; I was once told by a dealer that I was the second biggest cheapskate he knew.&nbsp; I&#039;m not sure that was a compliment.&nbsp; It has also been my experience over the years that when I really, really can not decide between two very different coins (as are these), the correct answer is either to buy neither or to buy both.&nbsp;&nbsp; Isn&#039;t it nice how I took a question with two answers and provided two more?&nbsp; When I see a coin I <u>know</u> I must have, I tend to be happy.&nbsp; When I go out wanting to buy <u>a</u> coin and take what I find even if I have some reservations, I sometimes suffer buyer&#039;s remorse. This is the hobby as I know it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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