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Message:: [QUOTE="Cherd, post: 25454505, member: 24754"]This is an interesting topic, would probably make for an engaging thread to get peoples perspectives on these types of things. Personally, I have a list of coins (people) that I want for my collection. I have a price range that I stick to, and I of course try to get the best coins that I can afford. But when it comes to the higher-priced people, I'm happy to go to the top of my price range for a "junky" example. In short, I'd rather have an ugly example than no example at all. Case in point, here is my Zenobia. Certainly not the most aesthetically pleasing coin, but I paid up for it and it's honestly a favorite in my collection: [ATTACH=full]1629169[/ATTACH] As for the OP Denarius, my first thought was "That's a denarius?" <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I'd call it a F condition wise, the corrosion is evenly distributed which doesn't detract much from the bust, which is pretty decent IMO. Problem is, with so many "attractive" JC denarii out there, people are going to tend to pass on a coin like this. If I were trying to pick it up in auction at what I felt was a good price, I wouldn't pay a total of more than $600 for it. I'm not taking the type and so forth into account though, just judging based on your typical denarius.[/QUOTE]