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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 5560919, member: 19463"]I have a coin (or many coins) of each of the 12 but I do not know off the top of my head which one was the last acquired. Certainly I could look it up in my database but it is no a question with meaning to me. Neither could I tell you how many emperors (27 BC to 1453 AD) I have without looking it up. Sets are only sets when we define what is in a set. My definition of a collectible set is 'coins I like'.</p><p><br /></p><p>Opinion: Sets, as we who collect ancients use the word are not like the plastic wrapped proof sets Evan Saltis referred to. Many people collect sets of these sets meaning a run of several years of proof sets. In ancients, it is a bit unusual to see a complete 12 Caesars set sold as a unit since most collectors enjoy building their own from individuals and would break the set down if the bought it selecting only the ones that upgraded their coin of that type. Years ago I recall an auction with an interesting 'rule' The coins were sold one at a time to the highest bidder BUT those sales were provisional on a final lot where all 12 were offered together as one group. The coins went either to the winner of the individuals or the winner of the group whichever resulted in the highest total result. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/5244903_98-12-caesars-plastic-display-case-less-the-coins-of" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/5244903_98-12-caesars-plastic-display-case-less-the-coins-of" rel="nofollow">https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/5244903_98-12-caesars-plastic-display-case-less-the-coins-of</a></p><p>How many of you keep your 12 Caesars in a single holder like the one shown in the above link? There must have been a demand for these a few dacades back or they would not have been made but it has been years since I saw one offered filled with coins. The description here reads:</p><p>"12 Caesars Plastic Display Case, less the coins of course, unless you just purchased them in the previous lots."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 5560919, member: 19463"]I have a coin (or many coins) of each of the 12 but I do not know off the top of my head which one was the last acquired. Certainly I could look it up in my database but it is no a question with meaning to me. Neither could I tell you how many emperors (27 BC to 1453 AD) I have without looking it up. Sets are only sets when we define what is in a set. My definition of a collectible set is 'coins I like'. Opinion: Sets, as we who collect ancients use the word are not like the plastic wrapped proof sets Evan Saltis referred to. Many people collect sets of these sets meaning a run of several years of proof sets. In ancients, it is a bit unusual to see a complete 12 Caesars set sold as a unit since most collectors enjoy building their own from individuals and would break the set down if the bought it selecting only the ones that upgraded their coin of that type. Years ago I recall an auction with an interesting 'rule' The coins were sold one at a time to the highest bidder BUT those sales were provisional on a final lot where all 12 were offered together as one group. The coins went either to the winner of the individuals or the winner of the group whichever resulted in the highest total result. [URL]https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/5244903_98-12-caesars-plastic-display-case-less-the-coins-of[/URL] How many of you keep your 12 Caesars in a single holder like the one shown in the above link? There must have been a demand for these a few dacades back or they would not have been made but it has been years since I saw one offered filled with coins. The description here reads: "12 Caesars Plastic Display Case, less the coins of course, unless you just purchased them in the previous lots."[/QUOTE]
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