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<p>[QUOTE="Cherd, post: 8097648, member: 24754"]That is tragic news indeed, so sorry to hear that you and your family are having to deal with one of life's painful, random curve balls.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just so happens that my most recent acquisition was a Julius Caesar portrait denarius. I've really wanted one for quite a while, but I've found that it hasn't brought me the satisfaction that I was expecting. That is because, since purchasing the coin, I've only focused on the off-center strike, the fact that half of the reverse is missing, and that I probably paid way to much for the thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>I only bring all of that up because, after reading about your situation, and your bringing up JC coins, it immediately occurred to me that my emotional perspective toward this coin was a bit ridiculous. It sucks that we perpetually need reality checks to keep our priorities, perspective, and appreciation in check, but I guess that's just our nature <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1407789[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Cherd, post: 8097648, member: 24754"]That is tragic news indeed, so sorry to hear that you and your family are having to deal with one of life's painful, random curve balls. Just so happens that my most recent acquisition was a Julius Caesar portrait denarius. I've really wanted one for quite a while, but I've found that it hasn't brought me the satisfaction that I was expecting. That is because, since purchasing the coin, I've only focused on the off-center strike, the fact that half of the reverse is missing, and that I probably paid way to much for the thing. I only bring all of that up because, after reading about your situation, and your bringing up JC coins, it immediately occurred to me that my emotional perspective toward this coin was a bit ridiculous. It sucks that we perpetually need reality checks to keep our priorities, perspective, and appreciation in check, but I guess that's just our nature :banghead: [ATTACH=full]1407789[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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