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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2256026, member: 19463&quot;]This is not a problem that comes up to modern collectors who can buy anything they can afford.&nbsp; Ancients are a bit different in that even a billionaire needs to decide whether he would rather have a coin in less than perfect condition or no coin at all.&nbsp; I suspect that well less than half of the ancient coin types exist in grades over VF and a significant number of the best known coins are what you would call &#039;damaged&#039;. Where we differ is that you select coins based on what comes in high grade while others select coin types they want in the grade they are found.&nbsp; Either works.&nbsp; When someone asks what you collect you can say &#039;Roman Republican&#039; or you can say &#039;Mint States&#039;.&nbsp;&nbsp; I wonder what the market effect would be if there were one year of silver dollar or cent that did not exist above Fine and that 99% were only Good.&nbsp; Would it follow the stamp collector market willing to pay millions for their damaged penny magenta?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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