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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2017632, member: 19463&quot;]Seeing the great Postumus, I am struck with its beauty but what I&#039;d really like to know is why someone put a hole and a half in the location the did.&nbsp; Paired holes at the top usually suggest Indian use on clothing but at the bottom and one not completed leaves a question.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone remember Steve&#039;s old thread asking for a coin and a song?&nbsp; Please do not sing this at home.</p><p>Song:&nbsp; &nbsp; [MEDIA=youtube]9NF5XU-k2Vk[/MEDIA]</p><p>Coins:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/feac59ugl.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/feac59ugl.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/feac59ugl.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I do appreciate the pristine coins so much the rage of some of our members and more of the collecting public but I believe that the originator of the 70 point grading system was close to the relative values when he valued a perfect penny at 70 time the value of a basal one - not 70 times the value of one in a lower state of mint state.&nbsp; Dr. Sheldon of the &#039;Sheldon Scale&#039; was a really interesting guy.&nbsp; His profession no longer accepts his theories in his professional life (intelligence is related to body shape) but he lives on as a coin grader.&nbsp; I really hope cable TV does his life when they look for a sequel to Showtime&#039;s current one on Masters and Johnson.</p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_League_nude_posture_photos" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_League_nude_posture_photos" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_League_nude_posture_photos</a></p><p><a href="http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/11/up-against-the-wall/?hp&amp;_r=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/11/up-against-the-wall/?hp&amp;_r=0" rel="nofollow">http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/11/up-against-the-wall/?hp&amp;_r=0</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, great numismatists can be a bit odd.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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