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Message:: [QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3204652, member: 19463"]I am not saying that this or any other rare coin should not sell for good money but I will never understand the desire of so many people to own a unique or rare coin unless they already specialize in coins of that particular genre.  In the case of Probus, I have no reason to want a unique coin unless it is particularly interesting for some reason other than being so rare.  I currently have 68 antoniniani of Probus including zero great rarities.  My knowledge level does not allow me to look at the OP coin or the one posted by Maridvnvm and say 'rare' or even have a clue why I might want one like them.  I know Maridvnvm collects Probus and specializes in those from Lugdunum.  I would be interested in hearing how many people there are in the world who would look at the OP coin and recognize what makes it special without looking it up in catalogs that give census numbers.  More, I wonder how many people could look at Maridvnvm or my collections of Eastern Severans and identify the rarities one or both of us have.  I suggest people like myself look for decent examples of interesting types and leave the rarities for those who can appreciate them.  A common coin:[ATTACH=full]830198[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]