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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4520740, member: 19463&quot;]It was never &#039;bad&#039; to be a &#039;dirty enlisted guy&#039;;&nbsp; it just doesn&#039;t pay as well as being an officer.&nbsp; I would suggest slowing up a mite so the happy wife is still happy.&nbsp; She might come in handy someday when the kids have moved on to independent housing and you want someone to talk to about something other than coins.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Of the three, I might have skipped the Pius just because I am increasingly bothered by rough surfaces.&nbsp; That said, my recent purchases have not been mint state either but I had a reason to want each one.&nbsp; Most have been shown here in the last week or so since the Robinson sale &#039;hoard&#039; arrived. I don&#039;t think I showed this AE12 Greek of Selge or Sell-gay as Frank put it.&nbsp; I had the type - sort of - but this was nicer than any I have seen and got a bid.&nbsp; What attracted me is the array of branches around the head of Herakles that tend not to be all that clear and certainly were not on my old one.&nbsp; The coin has wear but small Greek bronzes with clear details are not seen everyday.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1119909[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, I had forgotten I had the type before I bid so I was rather hoping to be outbid BUT when the coin came, I discovered that there are two variations in Sear and my old one was clearly the other one with the large K on the reverse.&nbsp; The sigma in SEL is not bold but is clearly not the same style boxy C as on the new coin.&nbsp; This means I can keep both and not give it to someone or be upset when no one would buy it is an auction.&nbsp; The demand for small, crude Greek bronzes is not quite what I might wish (speaking as someone who has a few).&nbsp; The fact is I am running out of disposable coins now thanks to JAZ and AMCC sales so maybe I&#039;ll just stop buying coins and enjoy the ones I have for a while.&nbsp; That doesn&#039;t seem as much fun but the lack of coin shows has been very good to my bank account.&nbsp; Come to think of it, not eating out, cheap gas and not going anywhere and cheap entertainment on TV could become a way of life.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1119919[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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