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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gavin Richardson, post: 3119265, member: 83956&quot;]Doug Smith has a well-known page on the complexities of grading ancient coins, using the Augustus-Agrippa COL NEM dupondius for examples.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m currently shopping for a &quot;horned Elagabalus&quot; denarius and am experiencing similar struggles. What should I privilege? </p><p><br /></p><p>Take, for example, these two coins currently in the stock of VCoins dealers at comparable prices. I like both coins for different reasons. The top coin has a strong strike and detail but is off-center. The bottom coin is better centered (esp. the obverse) but doesn&#039;t have the level of detail the top coin has, at least on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, one could just keep shopping for the coin that has it all, but sometimes that&#039;s the difference between a $65 coin and a $165 coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>So what do you prefer--strike or centering?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]793313[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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