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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2024771, member: 19463&quot;]Other than posting our new coins when they are new, what can we post that might be different?&nbsp; One answer would be to close our eyes and stick a hand in our coin bag to draw out a coin we can talk about.&nbsp;&nbsp; I found a site that will simulate this randon grab nicely:</p><p><a href="http://www.random.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.random.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.random.org/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>My collection is numbered with sequential accession numbers.&nbsp; Low numbers have been with me a while; high ones came recently except when I reuse a number after selling a coin (I sell rather few so only about 1% of my numbers have been recycled so far).&nbsp; On the above site you put in the highest number (in this case the last coin number you bought) and push the button.&nbsp; It selects a random number up to that number.&nbsp; I tried it and got a number so below is my matching collection number.&nbsp;&nbsp; It may not be worth discussing and it may be one of my favorites.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know yet but will now go see.</p><p><br /></p><p>1080 is:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]367374[/ATTACH] Marcus Aurelius, AR denarius, Rome, 165 AD, Captive seated left reverse</p><p>ANTONINVS AVG&nbsp; ARMENIACVS / PM TRPXIX IMPII COSIII - ARMEN </p><p><br /></p><p>The interesting part of this coin, to me, is the naming of the specific foe, the Armenians on both sides of the coin.&nbsp; It dates to the period of joint reign with Lucius Verus but he gets no mention on the coin.&nbsp; The portrait has no laurel wreath which I usually use as a guide to grading but I&#039;d call it a VF with flatness on the high points of both sides.&nbsp; Most of my denarii are like this one since I consider them attractive but am not willing to pay the extra asked for EF coins with more hair detail.&nbsp; The reverse is similarly worn but we see the captive with hand under chin sitting amid a pile of weapons and a standard.&nbsp; All of the dating numbers are clear.&nbsp; I prefer coins with clear legends and would never take an unworn EF with centering problems over this clear coin.&nbsp; This coin was not in the running for one of my listed favorites but it is still what I would call welcome to my humble expectations group of coins.&nbsp; I have rather few coins of Aurelius and this is above average for him.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Now what should I ask you to post.&nbsp; Rather than adding an Aurelius you have shown before, perhaps you can use the random generator to select a coin you have not shown before.&nbsp; I wonder how many times I will use it before I get a number of a coin I know you are tired seeing because I have posted my favorites too often.&nbsp;&nbsp; It would be easy to toss that one back in the bag and draw again.&nbsp; What should I do if I draw a real loser?&nbsp; Are any ancients THAT bad?&nbsp; This first draw strikes me as a decent coin that I am glad I bought.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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