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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Meat man, post: 24775983, member: 135271&quot;]Interesting thread bump. My collection and my interests have developed in the last year or two.</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess I need to update my vote...this coin now tops my collection as far as expense (and satisfaction too!) I still haven&#039;t cracked $1k yet but this one came close.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1585071[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Yet it&#039;s funny how this coin, which cost less than 1/20th the price, also gives me great satisfaction as a collector:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1585076[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The historical aspect, good purchase price, and the fact that it&#039;s a very rare variant contribute to the satisfaction. I wasn&#039;t able to find any exact duplicates of this type online, and over on Numis Forums Richard Bourne (author and expert on the coinage of Carausius) had this to say:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>While I do greatly enjoy my more expensive coins, I&#039;m also glad that the cheap ones bring satisfaction too. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>(Here&#039;s the thread, by the way, where I talked about this Carausius coin - both on <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/inexpensive-carausius-turns-out-to-be-more-interesting-than-i-thought.407577/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/inexpensive-carausius-turns-out-to-be-more-interesting-than-i-thought.407577/">CoinTalk</a> and <a href="https://www.numisforums.com/topic/4814-inexpensive-carausius-turns-out-to-be-more-interesting-than-i-thought/#comment-61512" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisforums.com/topic/4814-inexpensive-carausius-turns-out-to-be-more-interesting-than-i-thought/#comment-61512" rel="nofollow">Numis Forums</a> - for those who might be interested)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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