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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eduard, post: 3393893, member: 8959&quot;]Black Friar, thank you for posting those beautiful Conder tokens. They are really very&nbsp; nice and in amazing condition!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Those are some nice half cents you have, TexasJarhead. Hopefully you&#039;ll find some interesting varieties as you progress with your collection.</p><p>Regarding grades and condition - my philosophy is similar to yours: I really do not mind if the coppers I collect are not &#039;perfect&#039; (can&#039;t be done anyway with much of early copper unless you are willing to spend enormous sums).&nbsp;&nbsp; I am perfectly happy and will accept details coins, imperfections, etc. To me numismatics is not about having &#039;the best&#039;, even if I have been very lucky to add some nice coppers to my collection for relatively modest sums. Numismatics to me is more about the historical context of the coin; what was happening in the United States when this coin was minted? what significant events? who carved the dies, where, and how was it made?&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Every time I add a new copper I also wonder, how did this US copper coin managed to get here, to me, so that I may take care of it.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Sentimental and idealistic ? Maybe. But it suits me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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