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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3080997, member: 19463&quot;]This is the question all specialists face.&nbsp; When you see a coin few people recognize as special but selling for high price, do you feel obligated to buy it or let it go on the theory that you will find another at a later date?&nbsp; If you feel the need for every little variation, you will pay high for some and low for others so it may all even out.&nbsp; If you need every variation the first time you see them, the expenses will go up.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t specialize in Constantine but recognize it has some differences from the ones we see everyday.&nbsp; That might drive me to pay a bit more but if all the people like me would leave these to people who really cared, the price and demand would balance out.&nbsp;&nbsp; I know that very few here are interested in the coins I like the best.&nbsp; I like it that way.&nbsp; Should we all stop pointing out what we like?&nbsp; It might make them cheaper but it would not add to the fun of Coin Talk.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A)&nbsp; I can no imagine collecting a common coin and feeling the need for 60 varieties differing only by some little point.&nbsp; I would pay more if and only if the coin in question had some particularly interesting nimbus rather than just different.</p><p><br /></p><p>B)&nbsp; The closer one gets to a full set, the more driven one feels to complete.&nbsp; There is a special merit to a variety that is either more interesting (chimera is better than a star) or one not shown in the literature previously.&nbsp;&nbsp; Do we know that the fancier types survive in smaller numbers?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>C)&nbsp; This is not a fair question since some FTR mints are vastly less common than others.&nbsp; Some were in operation for a very short period and made few coins.&nbsp; Others struck FTR of one sort or another for 15 years.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is not necessarily the case that the last mint you need will be the most rare one.&nbsp; You have to balance the chance of finding another against the rush you feel to have that coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There is a point not mentioned:&nbsp; There are millions of ancient coins I do not want at any price.&nbsp; There are thousands I will consider if the price is low enough.&nbsp; There are dozens I want for a &#039;fair&#039; price.&nbsp; There are very few that tempt me at a any price.&nbsp; There is a difference between &#039;tempt&#039; and &#039;buy&#039; at any price.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This is the advantage of having many interests rather than one obsession.&nbsp; Some of us here have more &#039;specialty interests&#039; than others have coins.&nbsp; There is a coin currently being auctioned that I have always wanted and if I get it, I will have one from its &#039;set&#039;.&nbsp; If not, I will still have that specialty interest but it will remain a null set.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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