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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3031880, member: 19463&quot;]Once I tried to decide when <i>I</i> thought <i>my</i> definition of collectible coins ended taking into consideration my aversion of machine made coins.&nbsp; My oldest machine coin is a sixpence of Elizabeth I made during the short experiment with milled coinage.&nbsp; After that time, the mint returned to old style hammered issues so I was able to ignore the &#039;problem&#039; of that one coin.&nbsp; </p><p>1567 milled 6d</p><p>[ATTACH=full]755566[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I thought those crude wire silvers of Russia must qualify but was really turned off when I discovered that the dies were produced by hubbing which is way too mechanical for me.</p><p>Peter I - Russia - 1699 AR kopeck</p><p>[ATTACH=full]755567[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Then I decided that the whole idea of categories was faulty save the one that means everything:&nbsp; Collect what you like and like what you collect. Just because it is Roman does not mean I need it.&nbsp; Just because it is modern does not mean I can&#039;t have one. </p><p><br /></p><p>This is one of very few US coin I ever actually paid over face value to obtain since about 1970.&nbsp; I gave up waiting to find a half dime in change. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]755575[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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