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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paul M., post: 4447057, member: 73165&quot;]This is a good list, except that I disagree with the entire premise that there are 10 “must have” coins for<i> every</i> collector. Go and float this list on the ancient coins forum and see what reaction you get.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I personally believe that things like the Athenian owl tetradrachm (which set the monetary standard for the ancient world for hundreds of years) and the shekels of Tyre (used to pay the temple tax in ancient Jerusalem, and widely considered to be the 30 pieces of silver mentioned in the Bible) both have a place on <i>my </i>“must have” list. </p><p><br /></p><p>Or, if you want to go with coins minted by machine, one of the 1561 issues of Elizabeth I certainly has a place as one of the first mulled coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>My point is that the only way you’ll get any 3 collectors to agree on a “top 10” like this is if 2 of them are dead. But, as a mini collection of interesting coins that most people can put together for a reasonable price, sure. It reminds me a lot of the “box of 20” concept, which I appreciate, although I don’t have the discipline to limit my collection to just 20 coins. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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