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Message:: [QUOTE="AncientJoe, post: 2344146, member: 44357"]Thanks for the compliments on some of my coins! Personally, I would recommend coins graded VF with the full detail visible. I consider that to be a "sweet spot" in pricing. I paid premiums for many of my coins for either pedigree or condition but just a couple grades down doesn't sacrifice that much for the same history. My Aegina tortoise is a good example - it isn't a perfect coin but it's the highest relief and broadest flan of any I've come across. You'll come to determine what attributes "speak" most to you, and many of those can be acquired in quality coins for much less than I've paid. For me, I wasn't going to bid on the coin based on the catalog image but when I saw it in hand, I couldn't let it go and I'd have paid a fair amount more, but that's just because it "spoke" to me: <img src="http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y342/AncientJoe/Aegina_zps998c58be.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> And, for what it's worth, this used to be in an "AU" NGC holder but it was promptly cracked out.[/QUOTE]