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<p>[QUOTE="red_spork, post: 4116841, member: 74282"]I've built my collection from cherry picking and paying very close attention to coins on the market. Some areas are very hard to do this in, such as the later Republican and Imperatorial issues, but within early Roman Coinage there are a lot of coins where style is the main way to differentiate them and for one willing to put in the time studying and learning about style, this sort of style of collecting can be really rewarding. Sometimes it's not even style but just spotting the fact that a symbol is in a different area, or is rendered a little differently or any number of other things. Of course, sometimes even I have to pay full price for a coin I really need, but being able to tell myself I got a deal on the last few helps me convince myself.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for the kind words Steve, and this is a really amazing coin too, much better than my 68/1b, and that provenance really can't be beat.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="red_spork, post: 4116841, member: 74282"]I've built my collection from cherry picking and paying very close attention to coins on the market. Some areas are very hard to do this in, such as the later Republican and Imperatorial issues, but within early Roman Coinage there are a lot of coins where style is the main way to differentiate them and for one willing to put in the time studying and learning about style, this sort of style of collecting can be really rewarding. Sometimes it's not even style but just spotting the fact that a symbol is in a different area, or is rendered a little differently or any number of other things. Of course, sometimes even I have to pay full price for a coin I really need, but being able to tell myself I got a deal on the last few helps me convince myself. Thanks for the kind words Steve, and this is a really amazing coin too, much better than my 68/1b, and that provenance really can't be beat.[/QUOTE]
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