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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2929830, member: 19463&quot;]I have expressed my opinion that it is too early to post my ten favorites of 2017 because I hoped to add another winner.&nbsp; However I am comfortable posting these ten which you might term losers even though I do like most of them because I doubt they will be joined by more of their category.&nbsp; I have no shows to attend befor January and few coins like these turn up in big auctions.&nbsp; The image below shows my ten least expensive purchases of 2017.&nbsp; Actually, I had to fudge a bit here to get ten since the Caracalla at $30 was one of three coins that price but I did not want to show more or fewer than ten so....</p><p>[ATTACH=full]711066[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>1.&nbsp; $30 Caracalla denarius&nbsp; / Sol&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; coin show </p><p><br /></p><p>2.&nbsp; $29 Manuel I half tetarteron&nbsp; &nbsp; mail auction</p><p><br /></p><p>3.&nbsp; $28 Aurelian Alexandria tetradrachm&nbsp; &nbsp; mail auction</p><p><br /></p><p>4.&nbsp; $20 Probus antoninianus&nbsp; &nbsp; coin show</p><p><br /></p><p>5.&nbsp; $15 Gallienus with reverse referring to the army EXERCIT&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; eBay</p><p><br /></p><p>6,&nbsp; $15 Saguntum AE16&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; coin show</p><p><br /></p><p>7.&nbsp; $15 Bosporos AE Thothorses/Diocletian&nbsp; &nbsp; coin show</p><p><br /></p><p>8.&nbsp; $15 Bosporos AE Rhadamsades/Licinius&nbsp; &nbsp; coin show</p><p><br /></p><p>9.&nbsp; $14 Constantinopolis Commemorative Trier mint&nbsp; &nbsp; mail auction</p><p><br /></p><p>10. $10 Constantius II AE3/4 FH Rome mint&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; coin show</p><p><br /></p><p>That is $191 for ten coins.&nbsp; The question we each must ask is whether we would rather have these ten coins on one nicer coin that cost $191.&nbsp; This year I did not buy a single coin for that figure but I do have one for $180 so I&#039;ll show it to illustrate the point.&nbsp; Which is the better use of the money - the first nine above ($181) or the single below?&nbsp; Opinions will differ and include &#039;none of this junk&#039; as a perfectly fair option.&nbsp; I prefer to think that most would like the coin below more than any single from the low price group but even that is not a certainty in this hobby where we can select from thousands upon thousands of options.&nbsp; <i> For the money, </i>which is the best coin?&nbsp; That, too, will never be a matter of agreement.&nbsp; Right at this second, I might say #7 but ask me again in an hour and the answer might change. </p><p><br /></p><p>$180 Magnentius AE1 Trier mint Chi-rho reverse coin show</p><p>(For the record, this is not in my top 10 either - it was a very good year.)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]711078[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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