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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 5380382, member: 110226&quot;]Hi Doug</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, I have read your interesting and informative article a couple of times.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I was young (Jethro Tull?) I was only interested in mint state Morgan dollars.&nbsp; My collecting universe revolved pretty much around collecting Morgan dollars based on VAM variety.&nbsp; That all changed when I saw my first 8 reales cob at the local coin shop that, by the way, was promoting Wayne Miller&#039;s book on Morgan dollars.</p><p><br /></p><p>I found the cob fascinating both for its historical interest and its sheer crudity.&nbsp; The coin was the antithesis of everything Morgan.&nbsp; It had the appearance of having been made in someone&#039;s garage.&nbsp; But then, that was its main selling point to me: it was saying, in effect, &quot;this is me, I am unique, and I am not from the US mint.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Over the ensuing years I sold off the Morgans, actually rather quickly and moved almost simultaneously into ancient and world coins.&nbsp; Now, over the past few years the focus is on ancients, for all of the wonderful diversity, history and artistry.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>While this thread looks at the chemical aspects of impermanence, and how this process manifests itself in the coins we collect, I think that I have been a adherent of Wabi Sabi for all these years without even being aware of it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a coin that is not everyone&#039;s cup of tea, but one that I like not only for its execution and modeling, but also for the effects that time has had on it:</p><p><br /></p><p>Celts in Western Asia Minor</p><p>Galatia</p><p>3rd-2nd centuries BC</p><p>AR Tetradrachm</p><p>In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon.</p><p>Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, lion skin draped over club. Price 4058. 15.99g, 23mm, 11h.</p><p>Rare.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1230443[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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