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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2730550, member: 19463&quot;]The great advantage of ancients is there are enough different types to satisfy a wide variation of types.&nbsp; Yesterday a very old friend (long in term and tooth) and dealer * told me he had two rules.&nbsp; He never buys ugly and he never buys small.&nbsp; I collect ugly and small (and a few dozen other specialties).&nbsp; He is in it to make money.&nbsp; I&#039;m not.&nbsp; For the most part, ancients are smaller in diameter and thicker than most beginners expect.&nbsp; You might also consider that the larger silver coins played a role in commerce more like our $100 bills. A silver coin the size of a half dollar was not &#039;change&#039; but more like a paycheck for the common man.&nbsp; The need for smaller coins in daily commerce was real. </p><p><br /></p><p>* Yes, he is the dealer that supplied the Otho.&nbsp; </p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/show-report-one-otho.295880/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/show-report-one-otho.295880/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/show-report-one-otho.295880/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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