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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 5133800, member: 26302&quot;]Ancients are always tricky. Yes, we have a TON of &quot;rare&quot; coins. But like others mentioned, it will always be of when does it matter? You guys are talking in the realm of small legend or bust variations, one important area where degree of variation is the main determinant factor. However, another huge one is area of collecting. I have coin TYPES from Central Asia that only a handful or one is known and I didn&#039;t pay much for them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rarity only matters when there is demand. That is why a lincoln cent where they polished away a mintmark is worth so much, or an insignificant tiny difference in tail feathers on a silver dollar matters in terms of price, while other areas of the world you can own unique types for a fraction of that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Its actually a wonderful benefit of our area of the hobby versus others. An average collector, with knowledge and perseverance, can still assemble an important collection of rare coins on a collector budget. That simply is not possible any more in many other areas of numismatics.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would direct everyone to read [USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER] wonderful page on the subject. I read it years ago and still reread every few years, it is so good:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/rarity.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/rarity.html" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/rarity.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Btw, his whole site is excellent and in my mind required reading for all ancient collectors.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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